Climate
Egypt Irrigation Minister Discusses Climate Fund Funding for Wadi al-Naqra at Cairo Water Week
October 27, 2026 at 07:28 PM
Egyptian Irrigation Minister Hani Sweilem met IFAD's Peternell Bojard at the ninth Cairo Water Week to advance joint water-management projects and climate funding.
- Sweilem met IFAD managing director Peternell Bojard on the sidelines of the ninth Cairo Water Week to review shared water-resource and agricultural projects.
- Sweilem said the CROWN climate-adaptive water-management project agreement will be signed on November 1.
- Sweilem said the Wadi al-Naqra irrigation scheme is being prepared for submission to the Green Climate Fund for financing.
- The ministry has worked with IFAD for over a year on the Wadi al-Naqra concept note and pre-feasibility study.