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5 days ago · A regional partnership of 10 countries says an agreement on the equitable use of water resources from the Nile River basin has come into force despite the notable opposition of Egypt.
Jun 2, 2021 · The GERD may constitute a single, non-continuous water withdrawal project, but the dispute is not just about the dam’s filling and operation. Throughout the negotiations, Ethiopia has been challenging Egypt’s claim to a Nile inflow of 55.5 BCM/yr, which has been promised to Egypt in bilateral agreements with Sudan going back a century.
Jul 23, 2021 · Through the 1959 Water Agreement between Sudan and Egypt, Egypt would be allocated 55.5 km 3 of the Nile water annually while Sudan was allocated 18.5 km 3 (ref. 20). When the treaty was ...
- Catherine A. Nikiel, Elfatih A. B. Eltahir
- 2021
4 days ago · He said that this water scarcity – defined by the UN as 1,000 m³ per person annually – has driven Egypt to develop a national water resources plan for 2037, which is currently being updated ...
Jan 23, 2024 · The UN warns that Egypt “could run out of water by 2025,” with the Nile, Egypt’s crown jewel, coming under particular stress. The river has slowed down from lack of water, while a 2023 study warned of “large-scale,” “unprecedented,” and “irreversible” pollution. Many of these problems arise from Egypt’s mismanagement of the ...
- The New Arab
Nov 7, 2019 · Mud and soil. Egypt’s figure is expected to drop to 500 cubic meters by 2025. That is without taking into account the impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Egypt says will lower water levels further, though Ethiopia says it has taken the needs of Egypt and Sudan into account. The stakes are high.
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Apr 19, 2024 · As water supplies dwindle and drinking water needs increase because of the effects of warming, disenfranchised segments of the region’s population that live in rural areas or refugee camps, and cannot financially afford to acquire adequate supplies of drinking water, may make difficult and dangerous decisions when it comes to meeting their water needs.
