The Nile River and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14738/abr.107.12737Keywords:
GERD, Nile River, SDGs, Water SupplyAbstract
Scarcity of freshwater supplies is rapidly becoming an important factor in reducing regional growth and creating tension among regions with the same water resources. The main concern of the paper is to clarify the extent of the problems and tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia regarding the construction of the Grand Renaissance Ethiopian Dam. In the paper, some facts regarding the previous agreements and tensions between the two countries will be discussed. Some recommendations for policymakers will be presented in the last section.
References
Abdelhaleem, F., & Helal, E. (2015). Impacts of Grand ETHIOPIAN Renaissance dam on different WATER usages in Upper Egypt. British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 8(5), 461-483.
Abdulrahman, S. (2019). The River Nile and Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam: Challenges to Egypt’s security approac. International Journal of Environmental Studie.
Abebe, D. (2014). Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Nile: The Economics of International Water Law. Chicago Journal of International Law. Retrieved from https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1944&context=public_law_and_legal_theory
Al-Anani, K. (2020). Water conflict Between Egypt And ETHIOPIA: A defining moment for both countries. Retrieved May 07, 2021, from http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/water-conflict-between-egypt-andethiopia-a-defining-moment-for-both-countries/AUC. (n.d.). Egypt and the ETHIOPIAN Renaissance Dam. Retrieved May 07, 2021, from https://www.aucegypt.edu/news/stories/egypt-and-ethiopian-renaissance-dam
Barton, A. (n.d.). Water in crisis - Spotlight SUDAN. Retrieved from https://thewaterproject.org/watercrisis/water-in-crisissudan#:~:text=Sudan%20faces%20ecological%20crises%20like,a%20lack%20of%20agricultural%20production.&text=Eighty%20percent%20of%20the%20country,rural%20and%20fed%20by%20rainwater
Dakkak, A. (2020, August 26). Water crisis in Egypt. Retrieved from https://www.ecomena.org/egyptwater/#:~:text=Egypt's%20Water%20Crisis%20and%20Degeneration,threshold%20for%20absolute%20water%20scarcity.
Dormido, H. (2019, August 06). These Countries Are the Most at Risk From a Water Crisis. Retrieved from https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-countries-facing-water-crisis/Ebrahim, N. (2019, November 07). This is the water crisis that Egypt is facing. Retrieved from https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/11/water-crisis-builds-in-egypt-as-dam-talks-falter-temperaturesrise/Hofste, R., Reig, P., & Schleifer, L. (2019, August 06). 17 countries, home to one-quarter of the world's Population, face extremely high water stress. Retrieved May 07, 2021, from https://www.wri.org/insights/17-countrieshome-one-quarter-worlds-population-face-extremely-high-water-stress
Hussein, W. (2014). Economic cooperation between EGYPT, Ethiopia on the rise. Retrieved from https://www.almonitor.com/originals/2014/07/egypt-ethiopia-coordination-continue-renaissance-dam-dispute.html
Mahmoud, S. (2020). The Impact of Renaissance Dam on the Agriculture Sector in Egypt and Ethiopia. Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies, 6, 215-236.
Mark, A. K. (2019, October 10). Sudan water crisis. Retrieved from https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/60088f40ca654e48b22ef9df3a45060e
Mbaku, J. (2020, August 05). The controversy over the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Retrieved May 07, 2021, from https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2020/08/05/the-controversy-over-the-grand-ethiopianrenaissance-dam/
Mohyeldeen, S. (2021). The dam that broke open An Ethiopia-Egypt dispute. Retrieved May 07, 2021, from https://carnegie-mec.org/2021/02/12/dam-that-broke-open-ethiopia-egypt-dispute-pub-83867
Mutahi, B. (2020, January 13). Egypt-Ethiopia row: The trouble over a Giant NILE DAM. Retrieved May 07, 2021, from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50328647
Naik, P. (2016). Water crisis in Africa: Myth or reality? International Journal of Water Resources Development.
Ottaway, M. (2020). Egypt and Ethiopia: The curse of the Nile. Retrieved May 07, 2021, from https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/egypt-and-ethiopia-curse-nile
Rosberg, A. (2014). Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Nile Understanding: Egypt´s Refusal to Renegotiate the 1929 and 1959 Agreements Concerning Rights and Allocations of the Nile. University of Oslo. Retrieved from https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/40296/Rsberg_Master.pdf?sequence=7
Swain, A. (1997). Ethiopia, the Sudan, and Egypt: The Nile River Dispute. The Journal of Modern African Studies, 35(4), 675-694.
Tomlinson, W. (2013, February 20). Sudan’s environmental issues. Retrieved from https://www.ics.uci.edu/~wmt/courses/ICS5_W13/Sudan.html
UN. (2020). Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam agreement within Reach, under-secretary-general Tells Security council, as Trilateral Talks proceed to SETTLE remaining differences | Meetings coverage and press releases. Retrieved May 27, 2021, from https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sc14232.doc.htm
Wichelns, D., Barry, J., Muller, M., Nakao, M., Philo, L., & Zitello, A. (2003). Co-operation regarding water and other resources will enhance economic development in Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 19(4), 535-552.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2022 Amal Soliman Elghouty, Dina Ali, Rawand Ayman
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
