Although this sharp decrease in water availability can be mostly blamed on skyrocketing demographics in the face of a constant Nile water allocation of 55.5 billion m3 per year, water pollution and industrial wastewater pollution specifically have significantly reduced the amount of water available for irrigation and human consumption. Second only to the sector of agriculture, which is responsible for 80% of freshwater abstraction for irrigation, the industry resorts to Nile surface water for 54% of its freshwater needs, and uses desalination (27%) and groundwater (19%) as well.

On September 25, the German Science Center (DWZ), in partnership with the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW), called for an expert workshop on ‘Industrial Wastewater Management in Egypt’ to give a clear outlook on current challenges in this sector and highlight the latest innovations. Best practice models and cutting edge research that Egyptian and German scientists engage in were presented, and their merits discussed during this one-day workshop.

Programme

• Industrial Activities in Egypt: An Overview
  Prof. Dr. Rifaat Abdel Wahaab, R&D Sector, HCWW
• Industrial Wastes in Egypt: Management, Perspectives and Innovations
  Prof. Dr. Fatma El-Gohary, National Research Center
• Industrial Waste Water Management – Perspectives and Fields of Action
  Prof. Dr. Sven-Uwe Geißen, Technische Universität Berlin
• Nitrogen Treatment in WWTP – State of the Art and Perspectives
  Prof. Dr. Martin Denecke, Universität Duisburg-Essen
• Biofilm-Hybrid-Processes for Capacity Increase of overloaded Wastewater Treatment Plants in North African Climate – Theoretical Benefits and practical Applications
  Dipl.-Ing. Carsten Riechelmann, Technische Universität Berlin
• Successful Implemented Case Studies for Industrial Wastewater
  Prof. Dr. Sohair Abo Elela, National Research Center
• HCWW Rule & Responsibility to Control Industrial Pollution
  Dr. Sherif Sorour, R&D Sector, HCWW
• Industrial Wastewater Management: Case Study
  Mr. Gamal Kamal