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 book includes analysis and approaches that will help provide different insights into the hydrology of this complex basin, which. This study deals with the current and the potential future conflict about the water crisis between countries of the nile valley, which could escalate even more fiercely during the next 20 years. The hydropolitics of the nile river basin springerlink. The hydropolitics of dams download ebook pdf, epub. 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. The nile river water quality and its bed sediments were studied for two successive years 2011 and 2012 at ten sites along the nile river from aswan to assiut during low and high flow conditions. Hydropolitics of the nile river 31 tanzania have shared longterm tension over their primary water source the nile river.
Grand renaissance dam dursun yildiz director of hydro politics association, ankara, turkey dogan yildiz assist. Hydropolitics and water security in the nile and jordan river basins sea dumont 2009, 121. Hydropolitics and regional stability in the nile basin. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Conflict and cooperation in a transboundary watercourse by. Nbi climate change strategy 1 nbi climate change strategy 1.
The new state of south sudan and the hydropolitics of the. One can easily confirm this fact by looking its policies and the speech addressed by its leaders. In the 1929 nile treaty between britain and its egyptian. Water sharing in the nile river valley unepdewagridgeneva dr i abstract the issue of freshwater is one of highest priority for the united nations environment programme unep. As a result, egyptian authorities have adopted a policy of moving people out of the old valley towards new reclaimed lands in the desert, wherein new agricultural. The african continent, while contributing least to greenhouse gas ghg emissions, is most vulnerable and will be hit hardest by the. The teleology of water scarcity and conflict is refuted, with the discourse of cooperation providing the main backdrop to the chapter. Geopolitics of the eastern nile basin 81 introduction 81. Via water international, a detailed look at issues related to the sharing and management of the waters of the nile river, the conservation and use of the waters of the huge swamps of southern sudan, and the relationship with the other nile riparians faced by the new state of south sudan faces in connection. Challenges and new investments earthscan studies in water resource management sandstrom, emil, jagerskog, anders, oestigaard, terje on. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The hydro politics of nile, past, present and future. 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. The latest egyptian hydropolitics with respect to the nile is the new valley project where 415,000 acres at abu simbel and its environs will be irrigated and finished by the year 2001 and allow at least 7 million egyptians a new home.
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. A cryptic hydropolitical history of the nile basin for students of hydropolitics. The first use of the term, hydropolitics, came in the book hydropolitics of the nile valley. The wadi passes through gharb darfur near the northern border with chad and meets. The nile river basin water, agriculture, governance and livelihoods the nile is the worlds longest river and sustains the livelihoods of millions of people across ten countries in africa. The blue nile and white nile merge near khartoum in sudan and flow northwards, mostly through desert into egypt. 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. Egyptian protests, ethiopian dams, and the hydropolitics. New york tadias hydropolitics flare up is not new to africas nile basin region.
Chapter three hydropolitics and water security in the nile. Unfortunately, hydropolitics has taken the front seat in the inter play of forces. The main nile riverine states involved in the conflict are egypt, sudan and ethiopia. South sudan and the hydropolitics of the nile basin may 7th, 2011. 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. The nile basin by its size, political divisions and history constitutes a major freshwaterrelated environmental resource and focus of attention. Nile river basin the international water management. This agreement claims to announce the rights of upper riparian states to use the waters of the nile.
First, the water endowments and use are asymmetrical. The nile basin initiative act food and agriculture. The water conflict in the nile valley watersexpert. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
Challenges and new investments earthscan studies in water resource management. Egypt, nile river regulation, nile river valley politics and government, nile, nil fleuve. Hydropolitics of the nile valley contemporary issues in the middle east hardcover december 1, 1979 by john waterbury author visit amazons john waterbury page. 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. Jordan jordan is 80 percent desert and ranks among the nations with the scarcest. The nile river is subject to political interactions.
Hydrology and hydropolitics 4000 cubic kilometersyear 70 % irrigation 20 % manufacturing. The nile ends in a large delta that empties into the mediterranean sea. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Elhances definition of hydropolitics is the systematic study of conflict and cooperation between states over water.
Population growth, poverty, ecosystem degradation and water scarcity are serious threats to political stability in the nile basin nations. Slope of the nile from lake victoria to the mediterra. The eight upstream riparians provide all the surface water in the basin but they make negligible use of these surface waters. Professor, statistic department, yildiz technical university, turkey mehmet samil gunes researcher at hydro politics association in ankara, turkey abstract. West nile virus and its emergence in the united states of. Downstream egypt and the sudan are arid but benefit from a notional total use of the flowing surface waters. In may 2010, upper riparian states reinforced this statement by opening the nile basin cooperative framework agreement for signature. 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 nile can not be an exception to this general law of international rivers. It aims to provide an analytical framework to unpack this complex relationship and assess the impacts that the nile river has on. Aaron tesfaye william paterson university, wayne, nj.
Environmental issues and the hydropolitics of the eastern. Zoonotic transmission of wnv occurs between avian hosts and ornithophilic mosquito vectors 64, 141. 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. Horses and humans are regarded as deadend hosts while. An act to confer legal status in uganda on the nile basin initiative, and otherwise give the force of law in uganda to the signed agreed minute no. The land here is sloping, often steep, and does not allow the river to create an alternative course. This chapter examines the nile and okavango basins in a comparative manner. The new state of south sudan and the hydropolitics of the nile basin salman m.
Click download or read online button to get the hydropolitics of dams book now. I just finished reading john waterburys the nile basin. The concept of hydropolitics the geopolitics of water first emerges in a book in 1979 waterbury, 1979. Environmental issues and the hydro politics of the eastern nile basin. Central issues raised include the aspect of scale, not only in terms of actual numbers, but also in terms of political complexity. Egypt claims that it has historical and natural rights on the river and will be governed by the hydropolitical doctrines of primary need, prior use and acquired water rights. It provides fresh water not only for domestic and industrial use,but also. The nile basin is characterised by a number of asymmetries.
Hydrology and hydropolitics portland state university. Most of egypts cities and population lie along the nile valley, north of aswan and most of its cultural and historical sites lie along the banks ofthe river. This era can be called the bilateral period as it is dominated by. The case of ethiopia and egypt joel okundi obengo abstract this article analyses the political relationship between ethiopia and egypt. Protestors gathered in front of the ethiopian embassy. Nile watershydrological cooperation vs hydropolitics. Hydropolitics of the nile valley contemporary issues in. Needless to say, without the water of nile, egypt is totally a vast desert land 98% of the total land except small. Ethiopia is now diverting the river in preparation for construction, angering many egyptians, whose country is heavily dependent on the nile flow. Hydropolitics of the nile valley by waterbury, john.
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