Activities in Egypt
Overview & key elements of interventions
- The African Development Bank Group commenced operations in Egypt in 1974.
- The Bank Group financing totals over USD 4.5 billion in all sectors of the country’s economy.
- Since its first intervention in 1974, the Bank has been involved in the development of the water and sanitation through interventions for drainage improvements in agricultural development.
- The ongoing operation in the water and sanitation sector fully comply with Egypt’s National Long Term Vision 2030, with its Medium Term Plan and the Bank’s Medium Term Strategy.
- The Bank’s current portfolio in the water and sanitation sector includes a) Gabal El Asfar Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase II Stage II Project and b) African Water Facility financed studies in the sector.
The ongoing operation is in line with the Bank’s 2008-2012 Medium Term Strategy and Egypt’s ongoing Sixth Five Year Development Plan (2007-12). It is also anticipated that the Bank will continue to be a key development partner in the Egyptian water and sanitation sector.
Latest update March 2012
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24/05/2012 - African Water Facility Helps Boost Socio-economic Development in Ethiopia and South-Sudan through Water Investments
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18/05/2012 - AfDB praises 10 years of African Ministers’ Council on Water at 4th Africa Water Week in Egypt
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15/05/2012 - AfDB draws lessons from participatory rural development in Burkina Faso
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15/05/2012 - Low access to water and sanitation mainly results from water poor management, pollution, waste and inadequate infrastructure, Water expert says
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14/05/2012 - AfDB to participate in 4th African Water Week
Documents
Policy Brief - Financing Water Security for Economic Growth in Africa (458 KB)
2010 Annual Report of the African Water Facility (AWF) (3.4 MB)
2009 African Water Facility (AWF) Work Plan and Budget (268 KB)
2008 Annual Report of the African Water Facility (AWF) (2.1 MB)
The AfDB in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia : ‘DROPS’ of Information on Africa’s water sector (637 KB)
African Water Facility Operational Programme for 2005 - 2009 (201 KB)
Water Sector Governance in Africa, Vol. 2: Assessment Guidelines (4.5 MB)
Water Sector Governance in Africa, Vol. 1: Theory and Practice (3.7 MB)
