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 Greening the desert: is Sisi’s grand plan using up all of Egypt’s water?

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/30/egypt-greening-desert-sisi-future-of-egypt-plan-food-price-inflation-water-deficit-irrigation

> The ‘Future of Egypt’ envisages turning tracts of desert into farmland to grow crops for exports. But with sky-high food price inflation and a water deficit, critics doubt it is viable