2.5 Nile Solutions

Question 1

Name a top down project to solve the water crisis from the river Nile

Answer 1

Toshka, the ‘‘Project of the Milennium’’

Question 2

What does the Toshka top down project aim to do

Answer 2

irrigate areas away from the densely populated Nile Valley

Question 3

How much will the Toshka project cost?

Answer 3

$70 billion

Question 4

The Toshka project is part of a long-term plan to boost _____________

Answer 4

food production for the growing urban population and for export

Question 5

Where are the loans to fun the Toshka project mainly coming from?

Answer 5

Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Question 6

Give an example of a TNC from the USA that will be overseeing the production, processing, harvests, storage and marketing of the Toshka project.

Answer 6

Cadiz

Question 7

How many people is the Toshka project estimated to support?

Answer 7

16 million

Question 8

How much % of Egypts population lives within 16km of the Nile

Answer 8

95%

Question 9

How many people live per km2 in Cairo

Answer 9

40,000

Question 10

Give 3 examples of Toshka’s aims

Answer 10

• provide food, electricity and jobs
• relocate people to farms in irrigated areas
• use pumps and canals to transfer water from lake Nasser into the Western desert

Question 11

How much will the Toshka increase Egypt’s irrigated land by?

Answer 11

30% (2000km2)

Question 12

Give an example of an international charity working on a small scale project for people living near the Nile

Answer 12

Water Aid

Question 13

What do Water Aid aim to do?

Answer 13

enable the worlds poorest people to gain access to SAFE WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE EDUCATION

Question 14

Who does Water Aid work closely with?

Answer 14

Local Communities