{"id":259515,"date":"2010-02-01T11:27:08","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T16:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenrightnow.com\/?p=8554"},"modified":"2010-02-01T11:27:08","modified_gmt":"2010-02-01T16:27:08","slug":"rising-seas-threaten-fertile-nile-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/259515","title":{"rendered":"Rising seas threaten fertile Nile Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong><strong>From Green Right Now Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8555\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 125px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8555\" title=\"Nile_A2002154_0835_115x150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenrightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nile_A2002154_0835_115x150.jpg\" alt=\"Nile Delta. Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA\/GSFC \" width=\"115\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nile Delta. Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA\/GSFC <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Half a million inhabitants displaced. About 70,000 jobs lost. A major source of both food and revenue drowned by salt water.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the grim forecast for Egypt\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/visibleearth.nasa.gov\/view_rec.php?id=3147\" >Nile Delta<\/a>, as rising seawaters threaten the nation&#8217;s\u00a0legendary\u00a0 food-producing region.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last century, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/aatlas\/infopage\/medsea.htm\" >Mediterranean Sea<\/a> has risen about six inches, according to a recent government study. The introduction of so much salt water already has forced some farmers off their land, while others struggle to find ways to protect their homes and livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>As industrialized nations wrestle with how to handle their impact\u00a0on the environment, Egypt may be left to deal with the mistakes of others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Egypt is only responsible for 0.6 percent of <span id=\"lw_1264702546_11\"><span>global greenhouse gas emissions<\/span><\/span>,&#8221; Mohammed al-Raey of the Regional Disaster Response Centre told the AFP news agency. &#8220;There is no doubt that (<span id=\"lw_1264702546_14\"><span>climate change<\/span><\/span>) poses a threat to food security and a threat to social systems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the <span id=\"lw_1264702546_7\"><span>Nile Delta<\/span><\/span> provides around a third of the crops for Egypt&#8217;s population of 80 million. Excess yields\u00a0are exported, an important source of revenue.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"lw_1264702546_8\"><span>While some farmers have simply given up, others of greater means attempt to <\/span>adapt by covering their land with beds of sand to isolate it against seawater infiltrations. Engineering firms specializing in underwater projects are experimenting with more permanent fixes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hamza.org\/\" >Hamza Associates<\/a> has proposed to build a waterproof wall that would effectively separate the sea from the land and raise the shore by six feet. The project has been on the drawing board since 2007. Opponents argue that a\u00a0wall would negatively impact Egypt&#8217;s Mediterranean beach resorts, crippling the lucrative tourist trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Green Right Now Reports Nile Delta. Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA\/GSFC Half a million inhabitants displaced. About 70,000 jobs lost. A major source of both food and revenue drowned by salt water. That\u2019s the grim forecast for Egypt\u2019s Nile Delta, as rising seawaters threaten the nation&#8217;s\u00a0legendary\u00a0 food-producing region. 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