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    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!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jigglepete View Post
    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!
    Egypt doesn't have a choice- 90% of their water comes from the Nile.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Egypt doesn't have a choice- 90% of their water comes from the Nile.
    I'm definitely going to have to learn more about this situation, thanks for linking the articles...this is the first time I've looked at this thread, I've got some catching up to do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jigglepete View Post
    I'm definitely going to have to learn more about this situation, thanks for linking the articles...this is the first time I've looked at this thread, I've got some catching up to do.
    It isn't something on the "medias'" radar. I have been following it for a long time.
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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Egypt doesn't have a choice- 90% of their water comes from the Nile.
    Okay, so, if I'm not mistaken, this is going to be a hydro-electric dam? Isn't the process of power generation based on the water flowing through the dam?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jigglepete View Post
    Okay, so, if I'm not mistaken, this is going to be a hydro-electric dam? Isn't the process of power generation based on the water flowing through the dam?

    The controversy is that they have to fill it first and Egypt is afraid that if there is a drought while the reservoir is being filled to dam height then they don't get 1/2 their water.

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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    The controversy is that they have to fill it first and Egypt is afraid that if there is a drought while the reservoir is being filled to dam height then they don't get 1/2 their water.
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    I have warned that this event may lead to war, although experts like Stratfor disagree.

    Sisi warns of ‘grave threat’ from Ethiopia



    Read the rest at the link.
    In the OP they talked about US involvement. Why as a agent of the UN or the bank?

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    Update on the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam.

    With Nile talks stalled, Ethiopia plans to fill dam, buy Turkish drones

    Talks 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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