Social capital and water conservation behavior in Egypt

Abstract EN

Water represents national security issue in Egypt due to population rising, agricultural expansion, industrial development and recently construction of Ethiopian great dam.

facing such communal issues is affected by the levels of social capital.

the Egyptian government guaranteed water conservation by issuing laws to be officially implemented.

this paper examines water conservation strategies as environmentally sustainable commitment of embracing new activities, gaining behavioral norms, and getting used to saving water as unrenewable resource for life.

social capital is the relationship in which individuals can obtain information, knowledge, and resources through social networks, shared norms and values, and trust.

it requires measuring the effect of individual’s attitudes based on the above three categories to find sound solutions for changing water saving behaviors.

the researchers explored how social capital standards could be carried out by Egyptian youth in an effective manner through conducting 400 questionnaires using "convenience sample" distributing them among MSA university students measuring the relationship between social capital (individual engagement and participation) and water conservation behavior.