Sunday, May 11, 2014

Egypt to use 'eye-in-the-sky' to monitor their water security


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Water security in the Middle-East is of the utmost importance. In this region of the world, the use, supply, control, and allocation of water has been politically motivated, as well as a defining issue in many conflicts.
Because the Middle-East is an extremely water-scarce region, any loss of a country's water supply would impact the health of the population as well as the bio-diversity and eco-systems of the country.
In most cases, getting a fair share of the water rights from river systems running through or bordering a country is an elaborate process usually accomplished in three stages. First, a country must assert its claim to the water rights. Then they must receive recognition by the other countries who also use the waters. The final step would be a country finally attaining those water rights, but over the years, this last step has usually ended in political strife, so much so that "non-agreed" water sharing has become the reality.


Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/science/egypt-to-use-eye-in-the-sky-to-monitor-their-water-security/article/383326#ixzz31OiC7KVI

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