Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hany Sewilam, met with Hatem Nabil, head of the Central Agency for Organisation and Administration, to discuss institutional reform and ways to address staffing shortages at the ministry, according to a ministry statement.
The discussions reviewed proposals to modernise the ministry’s administrative structure, fill technical and craft positions at the Mechanical and Electrical Department, and explore contracting engineers and technicians from outside the ministry to address current gaps.
Sewilam stressed the importance of governance and institutional development in improving performance, accelerating decision-making, and enhancing decentralisation and transparency. He noted that governance is a core pillar of Egypt’s “Water System 2.0” reform programme.
The minister said the ministry aims to attract the most qualified staff to support major projects and address challenges facing Egypt’s water sector.
For his part, Nabil said the agency supports the ministry’s institutional development efforts by reviewing and updating organisational structures to clarify mandates, improve efficiency and optimise human resources in line with civil service regulations.
He added that coordination is under way to assess mechanisms for filling technical staffing gaps based on actual needs, with a focus on selecting highly qualified personnel to support the ministry’s plans and national projects on a sustainable institutional basis.
