Dr. Hani Sweilem, Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, signed a grant agreement with the Dutch Invest International today to finance a feasibility study for a project aimed at protecting Egyptian shores in the Nile Delta using nature-based solutions.

“I expressed my appreciation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Dutch side for this agreement, noting that the €1.575 million grant will finance pre-feasibility studies for five priority coastal sites and a detailed feasibility study for the most critical protection areas in the Nile Delta, ” Dr. Hani Sweilem said.