Acronyms and Abbreviations

aprp Agricultural Policy Reform Program
arc Agricultural Research Center (malr)
are Arab Republic of Egypt
asme Agricultural Sector Model for Egypt
cida Canadian International Development Agency
dri Drainage Research Institute, nwrc
dss Decision support system
eeaa Egypt's Environmental Affairs Agency
epadp Egyptian Public Authority for Drainage Projects
fwmp Fayoum Water Management Project
goe Government of Egypt
gofi General Organisation for Industrialisation
ihe International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental      Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands
le Egyptian pound           le 1 = eur 0.133 (March 2005)
m&i Municipal and Industrial (water demand, etc.)
madwq Monitoring and Analysis of Drainage Water Quality (project)
malr Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation
mee Ministry of Electricity and Energy
mhunc Ministry of Housing, Utilities and New Communities
mohp Ministry of Health and Population
moi Ministry of Industry
mot Ministry of Transportation
mpwwr Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources
mwri Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation
nawqam National Water Quality and Availability Management
nopwasd National Organisation for Potable Water and Sanitary Drainage (mhunc)
nlg Netherlands Guilder (nlg 1 = eur 0.4538)
nri Nile Research Institute, nwrc
nwrc National Water Research Centre, mpwwr
nwrp National Water Resources Plan
o&m Operation and maintenance
ribasim River Basin Simulation Model
rigw Research Institute for Groundwater (nwrc)
riza Institute for Water Management and Wastewater Treatment, the Netherlands
sps Strengthening the Planning Sector
sweri Soil, Water and Environment Research Centre (arc, malr)
tc Technical Committee of nwrp
tpwwr (Dutch Ministry of) Transport, Public Works and Water Resources
usaid United States Agency for International Development
wlm Waste Load Model
wrm Water resources management
wrri Water Resources Research Institute (nwrc)
Since 2000: Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI)