Addressing Water Scarcity Using Digital and Smart Technologies: The Case of Egypt
Access to clean and freshwater remains a fundamental human right as driven by the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (UN’s SDG 6) Number 6. Unfortunately, access to clean water as an essential resource in Africa is not yet fully realized. The UN has estimated that 1 in 3 people across the African continent lack access to this vital resource.[1] Efforts to enhance access to clean water remain essential and a priority for the African continent. This will enhance the health of Africans, more especially children, to enable drinking, irrigation, farming, and industrial applications. However, access to fresh and clean water remains scarce for most African countries such as South Africa, Niger, Egypt, Sudan, and Chad, among others. African countries, more