ABSTRACT
This chapter examines current water conservation strategies at the household level in urban and rural areas, and suggests improvements. It also examines the major choices in agriculture, notably efforts to persuade farmers to use water more efficiently-through improved technology, pricing, and the like. Thoughtful Egyptians are beginning to realize that water conservation is essential for the future water supply of Egypt. Although any examination of water conservation in Egypt must consider all sectors, any substantial savings must come from the biggest user, agriculture. The Ministry provides water for the mesqa according to its guidelines, but the farmers are responsible for maintaining the mesqa as an effective transmitter of water. Lifting water from the government canals to the private field ditches is typically done either through animal powered water wheels or through small diesel pumps. There has not been much research about the potential water saving of reforms in the Egyptian industrial sector.
