Molle François. (2019). Egypt. In :
Molle François (ed.), Sanchis-Ibor C. (ed.), Avellà-Reus L. (ed.). Irrigation in the Mediterranean : technologies, institutions and policies. Cham : Springer, p. 243-277. (Global Issues in Water Policy ; 22). ISBN 978-3-03-003696-6. ISSN 2211-0631.
Titre du document
Egypt
Année de publication
2019
Type de document
Partie d'ouvrage
Auteurs
Molle François
In
Molle François (ed.), Sanchis-Ibor C. (ed.), Avellà-Reus L. (ed.) Irrigation in the Mediterranean : technologies, institutions and policies
Source
Cham : Springer, 2019,
p. 243-277 (Global Issues in Water Policy ; 22). ISBN 978-3-03-003696-6 ISSN 2211-0631
In no other country, perhaps, is the identification between water, irrigation, and agriculture as strong as in Egypt. Several phases of agrarian and technical change throughout its long history have taken Egypt to a situation where farmers grow between one to three crops a year on 3.78 million ha after lifting water from canals and drains, and sometimes from aquifers. This chapter first reviews the extraordinary cost of maintaining the delta 'irrigation machine', the history of irrigated agriculture expansion, and the evolution of public policies. It then examines key issues and challenges, including irrigation modernization, the search for water savings, the multiple experiences with participatory management at various scales, inter-sectoral integration, the water-food-energy nexus, the recent masterplan, and finally transboundary threats.
Plan de classement
Gestion, prévision en temps réel et modélisation [062EVAEAU03]
;
Impact socio-économique des aménagements hydro-agricoles [098HYSOC]
Descripteurs
IRRIGATION ; AMENAGEMENT HYDROAGRICOLE ; COUT ; MODERNISATION ; TECHNOLOGIE ; BILAN HYDRIQUE ; CULTURE IRRIGUEE ; EXPANSION ; HISTOIRE ; PENURIE ; RESSOURCES EN EAU ; BESOIN EN EAU ; DELTA ; VALLEE ; REUTILISATION DE L'EAU ; GESTION DE L'EAU ; POLITIQUE DE L'EAU ; GOUVERNANCE
