Egypt’s Irrigation Minister Reviews Wider Use of Satellite Images to Improve Water Management

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, held a meeting to review the ministry’s efforts to use remote sensing and satellite imagery to improve the efficiency of the country’s water management system.

The review covered the analysis of satellite images and spectral indices as part of the ministry’s work with these technologies.

Sewilam highlighted the expansion of satellite imagery use as a means of strengthening water management, placing the technology among the ministry’s tools for improving system performance.

The meeting formed part of his follow-up on the ministry’s remote sensing efforts. The brief account provided no details on specific projects or a timetable for expanding their use.