Egypt’s climate has been defined by its hot desert, scarce rainfall, and vulnerable water resources dependent on the ebb and flow of the Nile, sporadic rains, and dwindling groundwater reserves. As the world faces threats from climate change, questions about Egypt’s agricultural sector’s ability to adapt and endure arise. On 21 November, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly inaugurated the New Valley Agricultural Exhibition, where many agricultural and industrial companies discussed scientific research in the field of agriculture, and how climate change impacts farming practices in Egypt in arid regions. According to a 2007 research paper by the World Bank Development Research Group, climate change impacts agricultural activities significantly for low-input farming systems in developing countries in Africa. Egypt is particularly vulnerable to climate change, as reported by a 2021 paper on Climate Change and Egypt’s Agriculture, as it threatens the country’s primary water resource, the Nile River, crucial for food production and other essential uses, according to a 1997 paper on the impact of climate change on Egyptian agriculture. In the early 1990s, Egypt’s water availability fell below the international water scarcity threshold of 1,000 cubic meters per capita per year….
Climate Change Endangers Egypt’s Food Security and Agricultural Sector
December 3, 2024
By Nadine Tag
Journalist
