| Project Detail |
The proposed operation, Sustainable Development of the Abu Rawash Treatment Plant -Phase IV, contributes primarily to one of the three main priorities established by the Egyptian government in its new 2023 -2027 program, namely “promoting the green economy and achieving water, food and energy security”. Indeed, the project promotes the optimization of the use of water resources in a context of climatic vulnerability, generating positive impacts on their availability for production purposes (in particular, food and energy production) and paving the way for the use of renewable energies that help mitigate the impact of climate change. Increased water availability will contribute to climate change adaptation.
Project Objectives
The purpose of the ARWWTP-IV project is to increase the availability of water of sufficient quality in Egypt for productive (e.g. resilient agriculture) and ecosystem needs in a context of climatic change and increased variability.
Beneficiaries
The proposed project integrates the construction plan for the Greater Cairo treatment plant, whose treatment facilities are divided into four main zones, including the area covered by this project, the West Bank. In fact, wastewater from all project areas on the West Bank flows into the Zenien treatment plant (with an average capacity of 330000m3/day) and the Abu Rawash complex. The treatment plant is located in the village of Abu-Rawash (see appendix 1-5), in the Giza governorate, which is one of the main villages in the Kerdasa district, with a total population of 31741 (including 14090 women), who will benefit from the creation of green jobs and hygiene promotion campaigns. The proposed project will benefit an additional 2 million people (men, women and children) through improved sanitation services in the projects main service area covering Giza and western Greater Cairo, including the area bounded by the Nile to the east, Mohammed Island and Tanash to the north, Sheikh Zayed, Manyal shiha, Abu-elnomros, and the Great Pyramids to the south. The population of Giza governorate is estimated at 8.6 million, with a growth rate of 2.5% and a female proportion of 48% (EIESdu project, 2017). The illiteracy rate in Giza governorate stands at 27.3%, while the enrolment rate at primary level is 94.2%, 80.6% at preparatory level and 95.1% (EIESdu projet, 2017) at secondary level. The governorate is characterized by a high rate of recoverable and effectively cultivated areas, amounting to 198929 feddans, or 2.55% of the total cultivated area nationwide. The 2018 Giza governorate census indicates that the percentage of the workforce in the 15+ age category constitutes around 30% of the total population. The unemployment rate has reached 19.6% due to the stagnation and reduction in the number of tourists and the closure of a number of small factories and stores. According to the projects ESIA, the proportion of the workforce (15+) in the agricultural sector is 11.1%, 32.6% in industry and 56.3% in the service sector. |
