Egypt Ethiopia Water Crisis

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Egypt ethiopia water crisis. As climate change continues to warm the earth and exacerbate droughts a dispute over the grand ethiopian renaissance dam is showing the world what a fight over water rights looks like. A rapid increase in demand due to population growth severe mismanagement of resources and a lack of investment in water infrastructure have led to egypt being one. Despite egypt s fears of hydro hegemony and concerns it will worsen water shortages in sudan ethiopia s controversial dam project is close to fruition a farmer in the district of jureif gharb in. Nile water crisis places sudan egypt and ethiopia on the brink of war january 15 2018 at 6 00 pm published in.

Yes there is a solution to egypt s water crisis with ethiopia water. The potential economic benefits of the dam for ethiopia however come at a cost to sudan and to a much greater extent egypt. Already facing water shortages egypt is. Egypt has laid claim to the largest share of the nile s water and points to two agreements made in 1929 and 1959 to substantiate its claim.

Ethiopia argues the dam will bring electricity to more than 65 million people who currently live in complete darkness. Egypt is beating the war drums against ethiopia over its plan to build a giant dam on the nile affecting a quarter of egypt s. Ethiopia is building africa s largest dam the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Situated on the blue nile the dam could threaten egypt s water supply.

The latest talks to resolve the dispute between ethiopia and egypt over the future of a giant hydropower project on the nile river are due to resume in washington later.