I could easily picture a war over fresh water, I noticed large companies snatching up springs around the country (world) years ago, honestly, I'm surprised it hadn't happened sooner...of course I hope it doesn't come to that!
I could easily picture a war over fresh water, I noticed large companies snatching up springs around the country (world) years ago, honestly, I'm surprised it hadn't happened sooner...of course I hope it doesn't come to that!
Peter1469 (09-25-2021)
jigglepete (09-25-2021)
I have to side with Ethiopia on this one. 3/4 of their people do not have electricity and they cannot build their economy without it.
They just need to increase water levels responsibly. Sudan and Egypt should be building reservoirs and looking at other options.
jigglepete (09-25-2021)
This would certainly be a concern even more so than the soil salinity issue. There is a dam above a hydro plant in my town (of course on a much, much smaller scale than the Nile), when the water level is too low above the dam, during the dry season, enough to release the main water flow (from the top section of the dam) there are releases on the bottom of the dam as well, if they worked it this way they could send water downstream even during construction.
Update on the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam.
With Nile talks stalled, Ethiopia plans to fill dam, buy Turkish dronesTalks to resolve dam issue have zero traction….
Ethiopia is preparing for the third filling of the reservoir created by the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The dam, which is being built on an important tributary of the Blue Nile, could affect water supply to Egypt, which depends on the Nile for over 90 percent of its water, and Sudan.
But the dispute over the GERD is no longer just about water. Increasingly, it is a catalyst for regional alignments and realignments, as Ethiopia faces international scrutiny not only over the dam but for its conduct in in the restive Tigray region.
Meantime, Sudan’s political situation is fragile, following an attempted coup against the transitional government last month.
Ethiopia casts the dam as a matter of national right and pride, a potential source of regional influence that will enable it to export hydroelectric power. The dam’s third filling, as Mohamed Saied reports here, will likely take place during the rainy season starting in June, but the preparations have commenced.
Diplomats have been scrambling to keep the dam dispute from escalating. On Sept. 15, the UN Security Council called on Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume negotiations under the sponsorship of the African Union (AU), currently chaired by the Democratic Republic of Congo, for “a mutually acceptable and binding agreement.”
The AU talks have gotten zero traction, and left alone, it will be unable to get the parties on track.
Cairo is seeking a more active role for the US, the UN and the European Union in the negotiations; Addis Ababa, in keeping with its view of the dam as a matter of national pride, wants only the AU as mediator.
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