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With the escalation of the economic crisis in the world, Deleseps is back in control of irrigation water in Egypt

While Egypt's Delta was suffering from global warming by 2020 seems that the Egyptian government had recognized the status quo instead of trying to combat this scourge which threatens the outcome is catastrophic to Egypt in the loss of some 15% of the total land Delta and the displacement of more than three Millions of farmers from their land.
Has been approved by the cabinet in March of 2005 a national plan for water resources until 2017 in order to shift to the use of economic water through their projects and especially the mega project investment to help the farm where he started the countdown for the implementation of the phenomenon devote class differentiation and care for the interests of big investors at the expense of Hard-working farmers Delta provinces.
The project is promoted as the government aims to irrigate an area of 925 feddans (approximately Leroy currently on 255 feddans groundwater), through the transfer of the Nile water project through the conduit at the bottom of wind lake to feed them water and wind to project areas Owned by a group of senior business and finance in Egypt no more than the fingers of one hand, and will be financed the first phase of the project through a World Bank loan worth 145 million dollars paid in 20 years grace period of 8 years. The project includes three areas are:
First: the southern region and improve irrigation in an area of 255 feddans. II: Central Region, an area of new rehabilitation driven 170 feddans, 70 thousand north-west city of Sadat, and 100 thousand acres south and west through the valley flags Nitrite.
According to the environmental assessment policy applied by the World Bank had been assessed on the mega project that the project of 'a', and here refers Land Center for Human Rights and the Center for Environmental Rights favor to the Egyptian Environmental Law No. 4 of 1994, requires an environmental impact assessment studies for projects of national Before proceeding to implementation, it has been conducting such studies and submitted to the Ministry of the Environment and approved in accordance with the law of the environment?!
The Land Center for Human Rights and the Center for Environmental Rights favor that the project would devour thousands of acres have been reclaimed in the past two decades thanks to the efforts of peasants who were holders of the Delta system seizure of land, and will cause displacements and forced the reinstatement of hundreds of thousands of people from the Delta, including measures taken The claim for the confiscation of the rights of passage for the establishment of facilities for the project, construction and maintenance of pipes buried in the ground, which was confirmed by the Minister of Irrigation, the Government's full commitment to ignore a hand in this region, as land for the project at the disposal of actors, adding that the most important components of the project Include the establishment of a new bridge on the South Branch of Kafr al-Rashid, about 30 kilometers, construction of new canal length of 31 kilometers, with winds under Bzharat Buhairi, railway, with the establishment of a lifting capacity of 12 Million cubic meters per day.
The Land Center for Human Rights and the Center for Environmental Rights favored as call into question the government's claims that Egyptian territory west of the Delta will provide half a million job opportunities for Egyptians? Particularly as we know that the land under agricultural mechanization not accommodate the modern labor force, and that the project which will be held under the pretext of planting 925 feddans in Western Delta, is - as is our - inflated, if it became aware that all that has been reclaimed Of new ground in the past three decades did not exceed two million acres!!
Worse, it is currently a new bill in the corridors of the National Party brings to mind the commitment during the reign of Mohamed Ali Pasha each Aourath and disadvantages, gives foreign investors - the side of the Egyptians - the right to a concession period of 30 years after construed projects of the State, This is my photos to calm Akhawatrlon bill to allow businessmen to renew the concession period, although it prohibits the assignment of the concession to others without the consent of the State, namely, that Egyptian businessmen and foreigners of their right will be renewed for further periods of use, with a concession to the non-consent of the State, which Is likely to bias in the economic policies of the State of businessmen in recent years as in the decisions and customs laws, taxes and new investment, especially as the proportion of businessmen in the government and the people over from time to time which would make any legal restriction on the renewal or transfer of non-use of non - Useless.
The call Land Center for Human Rights and the Habi Center for Environmental Rights to the dubious role played by the World Bank to the Egyptian Agriculture and the pressure exerted by Egypt to enter into this thorny economic policy for the approval of new loans to the Egyptian government, provided that private sector involvement in this project, and in this context The management of the project in collaboration with the World Bank's mission to explore the views of investors in the region and a blind eye completely category, which will project results are disastrous Delta peasants who would confiscate their land, the Egyptian government paid them to an unknown fate.
The Land Center for Human Rights and the Center for Environmental Rights favored as warn of the danger of this project because of its negative effects may be the first to affect the simple peasant smallholdings and dwarf, in addition to devote the government from the privatization of water for irrigation, as the supplier of water is the most important element of a specific Horizontal expansion of agriculture in Egypt, all partners in this source, in principle, both for human consumption or agricultural use, and subject to the rules of water supply and demand, means control of human life and, therefore, must move away from that completely, as a right of the citizen , Particularly in countries experiencing water scarcity, such as Egypt.
His workshop is under a deep financial crisis affecting the global economy have all caused by the U.S. main supporter of capital reassigned to the wealth of peoples particularly the peoples of the Third World because of the foolish policies imposed by all countries in the world under various names, hence it is imperative for the Egyptian government that Reconsider the extent of transparency in the policy, which was done since the seventies of last century, which proved its failure to prevent or reduce the risks that could threaten the economy.
This workshop will also come under growing government's determination in accordance with this project irrigation water pricing, and this policy were not present at any one time throughout the history of successive governments of Egypt, and the pricing of this resource now means that agriculture in itself will turn to economic activity, Because the water needs of agriculture significantly and purchasing power which can provide nutrition and human needs that come from agriculture is limited, if we add the price of water in addition to other resource prices, this means that citizens will not be able to provide the needs of primary commodities.
The private sector given the right to use irrigation projects for 30 years is unacceptable in form and substance because of irrigation projects, which the sovereign can not be allocated and must not give any creature whoever the franchise it because the concession to the Egyptian government alone as responsible for people's interests Which identifies priorities and strategies.
Hence workshop will discuss the following points:
1. Water policy strategy in Egypt (see the cash).
2. Mega project (the legal dimensions, and environmental impacts).
3. Agricultural policy and the future of peasants Delta ... Dangers and threats.
To be held on 23/11/2008 at the Land Center for Human Rights office on Sunday 23/11/2008 at the LCHR headquarter from 9 am to 5 pm and we hope that your participation will enrich the discussion and dialogue on these important issues and to support and ensure the rights of our people in mainland Egypt in a dignified and safe life.
Workshop timetable
Opening session 9am - 10 am
Role of the World Band and the economic crisis
The West Delta project (aims)
First session 10am – 11:30am
The water policy strategy in Egypt
Break 11:30am – 11:45am
Second session 11:45am – 1:15pm
The West Delta project (legal dimensions and effects)
Lunch 1:15pm – 2:15pm
Third session 2:15pm – 3:45pm
The agricultural policy and the future of the Delta farmers
Fourth session 3:45pm – 4:45pm
Work plan and final recommendations