Implementing and Institutionalizing Water Accounting Innovation in Egypt

"Egypt faces a widening gap between water supply and demand, underscoring the urgent need for efficient, economically viable, and socially equitable water planning and allocation. To address this, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI) has established a national water accounting unit to provide spatially detailed information on water availability, use, and productivity. The CGIAR’s Science Programs on Policy Innovations and Scaling for Impact are collaborating to support the implementation and operationalization of Water Accounting Plus (WA+) in Egypt. This session will highlight technical aspects of WA+, drawing on IWMI’s innovations from different regions, and will analyze its institutionalization, value chain, and workflow across scales, sectors, and users. It will also explore the policy drivers and bottlenecks influencing the uptake and sustainability of WA+ at scale. "