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APRP |
Agricultural Policy Reform Programme |
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ARD |
Agriculture and Rural Development Department of the World Bank |
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BCM |
Billion cubic metres |
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BCWUA |
Branch canal water user association |
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BOD |
Biological oxygen demand |
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COD |
Chemical oxygen demand |
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CUA |
Collector user association |
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DAS |
Drainage Advisory Service |
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DFID |
United Kingdom Department of International Development |
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DrainFrame |
Drainage Integrated Analytical Framework |
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DRI |
Drainage Research Institute |
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EA |
Environmental assessment |
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EEAA |
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency |
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EIA |
Environmental impact assessment |
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EMP |
Environmental management plan |
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EPADP |
Egyptian Public Authority for Drainage Projects |
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EQIP |
Environmental Quality Incentives Program |
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ERR |
Economic rate of return |
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EU |
European Union |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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GARPAD |
General Authority for Reclamation Projects and Agricultural Development |
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GDP |
Gross domestic product |
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GIS |
Geographic information system |
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GOE |
Government of Egypt |
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IAS |
Irrigation Advisory Services |
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LAU |
Local administrative units |
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IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
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ID |
Irrigation Department |
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I&D |
Incision and drainage |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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IIP |
Irrigation Improvement Project |
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IIIMP |
Integrated Irrigation Improvement and Management Project |
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IMT |
Irrigation management transfer |
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IRU |
Institutional Reform Unit |
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IWRM |
Integrated water resource management |
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KfW |
Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (German Bank for Reconstruction) |
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Km |
Kilometre |
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LE |
Egyptian pound |
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m |
Metre |
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mm |
Millimetre |
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MADWQ |
Monitoring and Analysis of Drainage Water Quality project |
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MALR |
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation |
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M&E |
Monitoring and evaluation |
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MED |
Mechanical and Electrical Department of Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation |
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MEP |
Monitoring and Evaluation Programme |
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MIS |
Management information system |
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MPN |
Most probable number |
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Msl |
Mean sea level |
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MWRI |
Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation |
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NAWQAM |
National Water Quality and Availability Management project |
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NWRC |
National Water Research Center |
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NDP |
National Drainage Project |
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NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
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NPSRP |
National Pumping Station Rehabilitation Programme |
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O&M |
Operation and maintenance |
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PCD |
Project concept document |
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PRA |
Participatory rural appraisal |
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RIGW |
Research Institute for Groundwater |
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SAR |
Staff appraisal report |
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SEA |
Strategic Environmental Assessment |
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SOGREAH |
Société Grenobloise d'Etudes et d'Applications Hydrauliques |
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STW |
Sewage treatment works |
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WBP |
Water Board Project |
