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ESRS Group 2023

News

In the upcoming years, Egypt will be facing challenges meeting its increasing needs for freshwater resources compounded by the reduced River Nile flow due to the completion of the construction of the Renaissance Dam along the Blue Nile. Our recent findings from STDF- and NASA- funded projects indicated that Lake Nasser is the main source …

Over the past few decades, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been witnessing an increasing demand for developing new urban centers and expanding existing ones together with the associated infrastructure to cope with and facilitate the livelihood of its growing population. The most significant ongoing activities have occurred in the Provinces of Mecca and …

Dr. Mohamed Sultan, ESRS Director, took the stage as a keynote speaker at the 8th Arab Conference on Astronomy and Geophysics (ACAG 8) hosted by NRIAG in Cairo, Egypt. His presentation, titled “Keeping an Eye on the Aswan High Dam and the GERD from a Distance,” unveiled pioneering techniques for remotely overseeing these vital structures. …