Egyptian Water Resources Minister Hossam Moghazi urged Nile basin countries to understand Egypt's position as it depends on the Nile water to fulfill 97% of its needs.
Speaking during a meeting with his Nile basin counterparts here on Saturday on the sidelines of a Nile Basin Initiative extraordinary conference, Moghazi said Egypt's water resources are facing challenges with the country's growing population and climate change.
Egypt participates in the conference for the first time in five years as it froze all its NBI activities following the Entebbe Framework Agreement.