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bicusa.org/westdelta Problem Project West Delta Irrigation project BIC is no longer actively working on this project. Overview Concerns Updates Resources Contacts RSS Update \| 19 August 2011 World Bank closes Egypt's West Delta project Read more Correspondence \| 25 March 2010 CSO exchanges letters with WB & Egypt's Min. of Water Resources re: controversial West Delta project Habi Center for Environmental Rights continues to engage the World Bank and the Egyptian government on the West Delta project. Egyptian CSOs have been urging the Bank to consider an alternative irrigation project which would help poor farmers as well. Read more Update \| 29 September 2009 WB and Egyptian government before Egyptian courts for violating rights of Delta farmers Egyptian NGO, Land Center for Human Rights, has filed an appeal on behalf of farmers in the Egyptian Delta, citing that the joint World Bank and Egyptian government 'West Delta project' violates the Egyptian constitution that should protect the rights of farmers, and not just the interests of wealthy investors. Read more Update \| 4 September 2009 The World Bank on the West Delta Project: Sorry we can’t consider other options! Egyptian civil society groups suggest an alternative water route for the West Delta Irrigation Project, that could serve poor farmers as well as rich investors, but the World Bank refuses to consider it. Read more Press Clipping \| 6 July 2009 New crisis in the Nile: geologist warns that Egypt may lose 8mn cubic mtrs of water for next 20 yrs Will the new crisis in the Nile affect the implementation of the West Delta project? Read more Update \| 23 June 2009 Egyptian Ministry of finance partners with multinational companies in West Delta project The Egyptian government's engagement in the West Delta project raises many questions regarding the repayment of the World Bank's loan. Read more Update \| 16 December 2008 Stakeholders convened in Cairo to debate contentious issues surrounding the West Delta project Concerned parties threaten to file a court case against the Egyptian government if they do not receive satisfactory answers. Read more Update \| 2 October 2008 New irrigation project in Egypt’s West Delta raises critical questions about the World Bank’s priorities in reducing poverty The project will divert water from the Nile to the reclaimed lands in the West Delta region, while the introduction of the private sector for the first time in Egypt could leave small farmers behind. Read more Print Email

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