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Conflict On The Nile: The Future Of Transboundary Water Disputes Over The World’s Longest River
November 25th, 2013
Via Future Directions International, an interesting article examining the shifting geostrategic currents in the Nile Basin and evaluating the potential for water crises and interstate conflict as upstream nations develop and Egypt’s reliance on the river increases: Key Points The Nile River has had a major impact on the interstate politics of the region through […]
Read more »Egyptian Farmers Fear Water Supply Threat From Ethiopian Dam
November 12th, 2013
Via Seed Daily, an article on the continuing tensions arising from the planned Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia: With an economy already in tatters, Egypt’s farmers fear the building of an upstream Nile dam in Ethiopia could lead to water shortages and crop failures with catastrophic effects on their livelihood. “We don’t want this dam,” says […]
Read more »Egypt And Ethiopia Disagree On Probe Of Nile Dam Impact
November 6th, 2013
Via Bloomberg, an update on the planned Renaissance dam: Egypt called for international experts to help prepare a new study on the regional impact of a $4.2 billion dam in Ethiopia, which said a team made up of officials from the two nations and Sudan is enough. Egypt wants “trusted international consultancies” to look into […]
Read more »Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Mull New Probe Into Nile Dam Impact
October 23rd, 2013
Via Reuters, an update on Ethiopia’s Renaissance dam: Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt agreed to examine the regional impact of a $4.2 billion dam being built on a Nile river tributary in Ethiopia after experts said earlier studies were inconclusive. A meeting of water ministers and delegates in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, on Nov. 4 will discuss […]
Read more »Super Dam: Egyptian Concern for Nile Water Security Spurs Cooperation Over Ethiopia’s New Dam
October 6th, 2013
Via Circle of Blue, an interesting look at the regional rivalry arising around the Nile river: The Blue Nile Falls are located near the city of Bahar Dar, Ethiopia, and are fed by water from Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile. One of Ethiopia’s foremost tourist attractions, the Blue Nile Falls demonstrates Ethiopia’s […]
Read more »Nile Water Dispute Stymies Egypt Reset with African Union
September 15th, 2013
Via Al-Monitor, a look at the tension over the Nile River: Egypt is still facing multiple hurdles in managing its diplomatic relations and national security interests with other African nations, particularly those of the Nile basin. This is despite the new Egyptian political administration showing capacity to bolster relations with countries of the African continent. […]
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