NLIS 1
April 28, 2005
(Environment and Conservation)


Province shares water resources management expertise with Egyptian delegation

The Minister of Environment and Conservation, Tom Osborne, today extended a welcome to an Egyptian delegation visiting St. John�s on an information exchange to assist the Government of Egypt in the area of water resources management.

The delegation�s visit to the province is part of a National Water Quality and Availability Management Program, which is a joint initiative of the Government of Egypt�s Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources and the Government of Canada�s Canadian International Development Agency.

"Government is extremely pleased to share its water quality and monitoring expertise with the Egyptian delegation during its visit to Newfoundland and Labrador," said Minister Osborne. "Having such a delegation come to our province to acquire knowledge on water resources management and learn from our experience and approach to water quality management is indeed a unique international recognition of the expertise that exists in the Water Resources Management Division of the Department of Environment and Conservation."

Minister Osborne added that the project�s goal is to assist various Government of Egypt national institutions to manage water resources in three key areas, including improved water quality and quantity data, better analysis of supply demand variables, and safe re-use of drainage water.

The delegation�s visit to the province includes meetings and training sessions with the department�s water resources officials on water quality monitoring, data analysis, management and communication.

"I wish the Egypt delegation both a productive and enjoyable visit to our province and I would also like to thank officials in my department for their participation in this valuable project," said Minister Osborne. "Government is committed to sound and prudent water resources management and we are delighted to be able to share our expertise with the Government of Egypt and assist them in whatever way possible in this area."

The six-member delegation, representing a number of national institutions in Egypt, arrived in St. John�s on April 17 and will return to Egypt on April 30.

Media contact: Sonia Glover, Communications, (709)729-2575, 685-6612

2005 04 28                            8:35 a.m.


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