Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam affirmed the ministry’s commitment to leveraging specialized international expertise and adopting the latest scientific approaches to coastal protection, while developing sustainable, nature-based solutions for the Nile Delta coastline to address the impacts of climate change.
Sewilam received a report from the Chairman of the Shore Protection Authority, Mohamed Ghattas, on the status of a feasibility study to protect the coastal areas of the Nile Delta most vulnerable to risk, using environmentally friendly natural materials. Sewilam said that coastal protection projects, particularly those in the Nile Delta, represent a successful model of practical climate change adaptation efforts aimed at protecting citizens and infrastructure.
He noted that climate change and rising sea levels pose a major challenge, particularly to coastal areas of river deltas such as the Nile Delta. He stressed the importance of coastal protection projects in safeguarding infrastructure and agricultural land located behind the protection works, halting shoreline retreat in areas experiencing severe erosion, and restoring beaches lost to erosion.
Such efforts, he added, contribute to stabilizing the coastal areas where protection works are being carried out. The report reviewed field visits conducted by a number of Shore Protection Authority officials, accompanied by a team from the international consultancy responsible for the feasibility study, to inspect five priority coastal sites: west of the Rosetta Branch outlet, east of the Rosetta Branch outlet, the Burullus area, east of the Damietta Branch outlet, and the El-Deeba area in Damietta and Port Said.
The five sites were selected from among nine locations assessed as part of the study based on a number of criteria. The field visits aim to assess existing technical, natural and environmental conditions, as well as evaluate the challenges and opportunities at each site, in preparation for identifying the most appropriate sustainable protection alternatives for each location.
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