page_title: Environmental issues in Egypt
section_title: A New Capital City
hierarchical_section_title: Environmental issues in Egypt / Urbanization / A New Capital City
caption_attribution_description: English: Location map of Lower Egypt Topographic scale: 1:4,932,000 (precision: 1,233 m) Equirectangular projection, WGS84 datum *Standard meridian: 030° 45' E *Central parallel: 26° 42' N Geographic limits of the map: * Top: 31° 45' N * Bottom: 29° 00' N * Left: 027° 00' E * Right: 034° 00' E
context_page_description: Egypt's environmental problems include, but are not limited to, water scarcity, air pollution, damage to historic monuments, animal welfare issues and deficiencies in its waste management system.
context_section_description: On March 13, 2015, Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced Egypt's plans for a $45 billion project constructing a new capital city just east of Cairo. The new city, which is currently unnamed, is estimated to take only five to seven years to complete and house up to seven million people. Madbouly reported the goal of the project to be a major reduction in the congestion and population of Cairo, which is expected to double over the next 40 years. The city's brand new website describes the development as "a momentous endeavour to build national spirit, foster consensus, provide for long-term sustainable growth and address various issues faced by Egypt through a new city, which will create more places to live, work and visit".
  The plans have received skepticism for being fairly ambitious, boasting new administrative and government buildings, an international airport, a technology and innovation park, solar energy farms, eighteen hospitals, and thousands of schools and universities. The situation was complicated further when President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi cancelled the project a month after its unveiling due to a lack of government funds. However, Madbouly stated that the project will continue with funding from the private sector.
caption: The location in Lower Egypt.
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