Case Study: Shared water resource

Question 1

Geographical Information

Answer 1

Runs through:
-Sudan
-Kenya
-Ethiopia
-Egypt
Source: Burundi
Mouth: Mediterranean Sea
6650km long
longest river in the world
very prone to drought

Question 2

Who are the 2 main stakeholders of the Nile?

Answer 2

Egypt and ethiopia

Question 3

Describe Egypts share of the Nile

Answer 3

There is no rainfall in Egypt, 97% of its energy is from the nile
- egypts part of the river is more salty
- Aswan Dam, last in line
It is ineffective
In 2015 after migrants from europe came in, there has been strain on the water source

Question 4

Describe ethiopias share of the nile

Answer 4

Due to ethiopias irrigation, water in egypt is very saline
Has the grand renaissance dam on the blue nile
- this will take 7 years and will drain the other countries of their resource, this is unfair
- will make 6000 surplus which is useful for the expansion of adis ababa
They have frequent rain fall

Question 5

Solutions to the conflict

Answer 5

Ethiopia could finance the agriculture in Egypt (as they salt the water in Egypt)
- solar powered irrigation
UV index is always high