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IDRC photo: Peter Bennett

IDRC has directed much of its recent support in Egypt toward helping farmers gain access to scarce water and make better use of this resource. Research funded by the Centre also aimed to improve living conditions for the poor and enhance opportunities for small businesses to compete in global markets.

 

Farmers resettling desert land west of Lake Nasser are the focus of one current example of IDRC-supported research. The Centre is providing funds to the Near East Foundation, a US-based international nongovernmental organization, for its work with community members, as well as with local and national decision-makers, to ensure that the settlers integrate successfully, with minimal environmental impact on the fragile ecosystem.

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