Downstream egypt and the sudan are arid but benefit from a notional total use of the flowing surface waters. The river nile in the post colonial age download ebook pdf. The world economic forum has ranked water crises as the greatest global risk to economies, environments and societies in the next decade, posing even greater threats than climate change. One of the major scenes of a potential water crisis and conflict is. Challenges and new investments earthscan studies in water resource management sandstrom, emil, jagerskog, anders, oestigaard, terje on. The nile basin is characterised by a number of asymmetries. An attempt is made to examine the ongoing political and economic changes in the upstream countries as well as in sudan and on how these dynamics might affect and challenge both the regional balance of power and the ongoing issue of hydro politics. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the hydrology of the nile. The tensionridden hydropolitics of the nile ethiopia al. Nile 0 hydropolitics and water security in the nile and jordan river basins sea dumont 2009, 121.
A sobering article about the nile and its precious water delivery through 11 african countries. The nile basin initiative nbi is an intergovernmental partnership of ten nile riparian countries that is seeking to manage and develop the common nile water resources in a cooperative manner and promote regional peace and security. Its interests continue to be influential across the basin in the initiatives that emerged in the 1990s as an organisation established in 1999 the nile. Hydropolitics of the nile river 31 tanzania have shared longterm tension over their primary water source the nile river. Final report to the eastern nile council of ministers, nile basin initiative, entebbe, 83 pp. There is not enough water on this planet for its global population. Ethiopia and the nile research collection eth zurich. Zoonotic transmission of wnv occurs between avian hosts and ornithophilic mosquito vectors 64, 141. First, the water endowments and use are asymmetrical.
It seemingly follows that ethiopia could mobilize these fears and occasional resentments into an alliance of upper basin riparians. Conflict and cooperation in the nile basin countries. Hydropolitics a close look at the worlds international basins gives a sense of their significance in terms of area and conflict potential see map. All upstream riparians in the nile basin, including the sudan share varying degrees of suspicion towards egypt and egyptian motives in seeking cooperative understandings. I just finished reading john waterburys the nile basin. Hydropolitics of the nile, the 18th camel and water diplomacy shafiqul islam on february 7, 2014 in opinions from the cairo airport lounge returning to boston from nazareth, ethiopia after leading an intensive twoday workshop organized by entroensap. Mb i think that land and hydropolitics in the nile river basin.
The declaration will only change the hydropolitics of the nile if egypt, ethiopia, and sudan walk the talk. Jordan jordan is 80 percent desert and ranks among the nations with the scarcest. The history of water relations in the nile river basin indicates the existence of cooperation as well as conflict since the 1950s. Population concentration, water scarcity and the changing. The worlds longest river, which flows northwards and crisscrosses eleven countries, has been a particular point of tension between egypt and ethiopia for a long time. Hydropolitics of the nile valley contemporary issues in.
Ana cascao provides an original and critical account of the contemporary hydropolitics of the nile river basin, focussing in particular on the postcolonial era and taking into account the crucial changes in the regional. Changing land and waterscapes, from the neolithic to the roman era. Unfortunately, hydropolitics has taken the front seat in the inter play of forces. Challenges and new investments earthscan studies in water resource management. Population growth, poverty, ecosystem degradation and water scarcity are serious threats to political stability in the nile basin nations. The case of ethiopia and egypt joel okundi obengo abstract this article analyses the political relationship between ethiopia and egypt. Egypt and the hydropolitics of the blue nile river project muse. It illustrates the crucial need for careful, scientific and transparent planning for its best future use against the background of highly complex hydropolitics. Hydropolitics of the nile, the 18th camel and water. West nile virus wnv is an emerging mosquitoborne rna virus of global significance that can infect the central nervous system cns of various host species and cause severe neurological disease. Water struggles in the nile basin have recently intensified as egyptian nationalists denounce ethiopias building of the grand renaissance dam on the blue nile, the rivers largest tributary. The filling of ethiopias grand renaissance dam using water from the nile river threatens egypts agriculture industry even as it promises to boost ethiopias hydropower industry.
Hence, the bottom line of the precipitating hydropolitics in the eastern nile basin. The hydropolitics of dams download ebook pdf, epub. Nile watershydrological cooperation vs hydropolitics. Salman member, iwra as a result of the choice of the people of southern sudan for secession during the january 2011 referendum, a number of dif. Challenges and new investments earthscan studies in. Drivers include changes in demography, climate, the socioeconomy, and politics, all of which are likely to increase the demand for freshwater and thus competition over its use across riparian countries.
In the past, tensions were muted by several factors. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the hydrology of the nile river, especially the ecohydrological degradation and challenges the basin is facing, the impact of climate change on water availability and the transboundary water management issues. Elhances definition of hydropolitics is the systematic study of conflict and cooperation between states over water. Aug 03, 2016 the river has been the subject of a series of important historical treatments, including the classical account by waterbury that coined the term hydropolitics waterbury 1979. A total of 214 international basins were listed in 1978, the last time any official body attempted to delineate them, and 261 were listed in a 2002.
The book offers a concise introduction to the politics of international water basins as well as the various points of contention among the riparian states in the wider nile basin. The nile river is the worlds longest river and an estimated 123 million people depend on it for survival 1. Chapter three hydropolitics and water security in the nile. The new state of south sudan and the hydropolitics of the. Buy hydropolitics of the nile valley contemporary issues in the middle east on free shipping on qualified orders. Hydropolitics of the nile valley by waterbury, john. Resource management pdf from routledge land and hydropolitics in the nile river basin. It is the worlds longest river flowing 6,700 kilometers through ten countries in northeastern africa rwanda, burundi, democratic republic of the congo drc, tanzania, kenya, uganda, ethiopia, south sudan, sudan and egypt with varying climates considering the basin area of the nile, sudan has the largest size 1. It has since spawned a series of monographs assessing the legacy of colonial control and the evolving determinants of collective action tvedt 2004. Egyptian protests, ethiopian dams, and the hydropolitics. It aims to provide an analytical framework to unpack this complex relationship and assess the impacts that the nile river has on. Egyptian protests, ethiopian dams, and the hydropolitics of. Recently, there has been negative escalation of disputes regarding the hydropolitical interactions within the regional system of the nile basin region.
West nile virus and its emergence in the united states of. This paper analyzes drivers of global change and their impacts on the current and future availability and accessibility of water resources in the nile basin. Shafiqul islam on february 7, 2014 in opinions from the cairo airport lounge returning to boston from nazareth, ethiopia after leading an intensive twoday workshop organized by entroensap. Kenya says sudan and egypt want to monopolize nile water. It aims to provide an analytical framework to unpack this complex relationship and. The resource is the focus of much contested development, not only between upstream and downstream neighbours, but also from countries outside the region. The resource is the focus of much contested development, not only between. Hydropolitics of the nile valley contemporary issues in the middle east hardcover december 1, 1979 by john waterbury author visit amazons john waterbury page. Hydropolitics of the nile valley contemporary issues in the. All upstream riparians in the nile basin, including the. Catchment management agencies and inter basin transfers, j.
A history of the hydropolitics of the nile, volume 2 jonglei. The findingsthat global change might well bring down the old hydropolitical regimeare confirmed by recent developments, in particular, the signing by five upstream countries of a new framework. Impact and benefit study of grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd during impounding and operation phases on downstream structure in the eastern nile. Professor, statistic department, yildiz technical university, turkey mehmet samil gunes researcher at hydro politics association in ankara, turkey abstract.
Hydropolitics and regional stability in the nile basin. Water security and hydropolitics of the nile river. Grand renaissance dam dursun yildiz director of hydro politics association, ankara, turkey dogan yildiz assist. The nile river basin supports the livelihoods of millions of people in egypt, ethiopia, sudan and uganda, principally as water for agriculture and hydropower. Jordan jordan is 80 percent desert and ranks among the nations with the scarcest available renewable water resources per capita in the world murakami. A history of the hydropolitics of the nile, robert o. Project muse the hydropolitics of the nile revisited. The nile river is subject to political interactions. Considering the basin area of the nile, sudan has the largest size 1. A game theory approach to understanding the nile river basin.
Download land and hydropolitics in the nile river basin. Ana cascao provides an original and critical account of the contemporary hydropolitics of the nile river basin, focussing in particular on the postcolonial era and taking into account the crucial changes in the regional and national. Water politics, sometimes called hydropolitics, is politics affected by the availability of water and water resources, a necessity for all life forms and human development. The eight upstream riparians provide all the surface water in the basin but they make negligible use of these surface waters. The new state of south sudan and the hydropolitics of the nile basin salman m. Aaron tesfaye william paterson university, wayne, nj. The tensionridden hydropolitics of the nile ethiopia. Nile being a major factor shaping alliances and hostilities. New york tadias hydropolitics flare up is not new to africas nile basin region. In may 2010, upper riparian states reinforced this statement by opening the nile basin cooperative framework agreement for signature. Martens aj 2011 impacts of global change on the nile basin options for hydropolitical reform in egypt and ethiopia.
The modern history of hydropolitics in the nile basin is very complex and has had wide ramifications both for regional and global developments. Hydrology and hydropolitics portland state university. Protestors gathered in front of the ethiopian embassy. Avenues for hydropolitical reform, including the nile basin initiative, and the role of china and other donors or investors are discussed. The concept of hydropolitics the geopolitics of water first emerges in a book in 1979 waterbury, 1979. The hydropolitics of the nile river basin springerlink.
The water imported in this way can be called virtual water. Geopolitics of the eastern nile basin 81 introduction 81. Planned corner stone of the new nile hydropolitics. Jun 04, 20 water struggles in the nile basin have recently intensified as egyptian nationalists denounce ethiopias building of the grand renaissance dam on the blue nile, the rivers largest tributary. The effective and efficient management of water is a major problem, not just for economic growth and development in the nile river basin, but also for the peaceful coexistence of the millions of people who live in the region. The hydropolitics of dams download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. This agreement claims to announce the rights of upper riparian states to use the waters of the nile. The nile can not be an exception to this general law of international rivers.
International water law project hydropolitcs southern. The river has been the subject of a series of important historical treatments, including the classical account by waterbury that coined the term hydropolitics waterbury 1979. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This era can be called the bilateral period as it is dominated by. The river nile in the post colonial age download ebook. Ethiopia is now diverting the river in preparation for construction, angering many egyptians, whose country is heavily dependent on the nile flow.
Ecohydrological challenges, climate change and hydropolitics springer international publishing assefa m. Environmental scarcity, hydropolitics, and the nile population. In the 1990s and 2000s the concept was further detailed but rare definitions were. A cryptic hydropolitical history of the nile basin for students of hydropolitics. Jun 18, 20 according to a newly launched historical data visualization web site, timeline ethiopia, the colonial era agreement had allocated 55. The complexity of the problem of equitably sharing and utilising the water of the nile river is underscored by the nature of colonialera treaties and centuryold mistrust between egypt. The first use of the term, hydropolitics, came in the book hydropolitics of the nile valley. In the 1929 nile treaty between britain and its egyptian. Environmental scarcity, hydropolitics, and the nile. Ethiopian megadam causes stir in egyptethiopia relations. Hydropolitics of the nile, the 18th camel and water diplomacy. Importing a ton of wheat therefore relieves a community from having to harness one thou. Transboundary rivers, water sharing and hydropolitics. Tanzania, kenya, uganda, rwanda, burundi, drc, ethiopia, egypt, sudan and eritrea.
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