Drainage in Egypt: A story of determination, continuity, and success

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Abdel Dayem, Safwat ^a   Abdel Gawad, Shaden ^a   Fahmy, Hussam ^b  

^a Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation Egypt   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Drainage; Institutions; Integration; Productivity; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349096728     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.335     Document Type: Article

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