Al-Ahram Weekly Online   2 - 8 February 2006
Issue No. 780
ENVIRONMENT
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Water for life
Blessed with excellent resources, Egypt suffers from its own share of water-related problems, Dena Rashed investigates
Polluted playground
Once known as "the great lake" but later downgraded to "the Fayoum swamp", Lake Qaroun has had its ups and downs. Amira El-Noshokaty reports on the lake's current environmental status
Water and the web
How far can you go to save water? Nader Habib reviews a website that offers creative insights
Small jaws
They are vicious, they are aggressive and they've been loose on the Nile. Amany Abdel-Moneim warns of the crayfish menace
Death of a lake
Amira El-Nakeeb follows the tragic saga of a lake destroyed
Eco nation
The environment now tops the national agenda for sustained development. Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Maged George tells Mahmoud Bakr about the ministry's most recent plans
Water music
Amany Abdel-Moneim listens to the splish-splash of Arab identity

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