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ELSS - Nile Basin CS Flashcards

1
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How much of the African population does the Nile Basin host?

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20%

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2
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What are the two tributaries?

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-White Nile (Equatorial Plateau of East Africa)
-Blue Nile (Ethiopian Highlands)

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3
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Whats the second largest freshwater lake?

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Lake Victoria

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What are the riparian states of the Nile?

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Burundi, DRC, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

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5
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Whats the biggest economic sector?

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Agriculture

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6
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What can the nile river be used for?

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Hydro electrical power

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7
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What is the dominant sector in most Nile riparian states?

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Agriculture

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8
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How much of the renewable water resources do the countries near the Nile use?

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Almost 90%

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9
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How much do Egypt account for all water withdrawals?

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57%

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10
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How much does Sudan account for all water withdrawals?

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31%

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How is the stream flow of the Nile allocated?

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-industrial
-domestic
-agricultural
-ecological water supply

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12
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How much of the Nile reaches the Mediterranean?

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12-14 BCM

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13
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What did the 1929 Nile Waters Agreement - Anglo Egyptian Treaty grant?

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  • Egypt annual water allocation of 48/84 BCM
  • Egypt veto power over construction projects to minimise water interference flow downstream
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14
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What did 1959 Nile Waters Agreement included?

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  • Bilateral agreement between Egypt and Sudan
  • Increased Egypt water allocation to 55.5 BCM and Sudan to 18.5 BCM
  • No allowance for water needs of other states
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15
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How much water do the Ethiopian highlands supply?

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> 80%

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16
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Why has conflict in the Nile Basin arisen?

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  • Unfair allocation of water resources
  • States not allowed to construct along Nile River
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17
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Which riparian states said they weren’t party to the agreements made?

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  • Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia
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18
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Who has threatened to go to war against other riparian states?

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Egypt

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19
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What is the Nile Basin Initiative?

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10/11 riparian states signed to enhance cooperation on the use of the common Nile Basin water resources.

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20
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What is the Shared Vision Objective?

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‘To achieve sustainable socio-economic development through equitable utilisation of and benefit from the common Nile Basin resources’.

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21
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What is the highest political decision making body?

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Nile Council of Ministers

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22
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What framework did NBI develop?

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Cooperative Framework Agreement

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23
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What did the Cooperative Frame Work Agreement include?

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  • Concept of equitable water allocation
    -Water security
24
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Who did not want to sign the framework agreement?

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Egypt and Sudan

25
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What construction was in the process in 2011?

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Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam

26
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What agreement was settled to resolve disputes surrounding the plan to construct the Dam in Ethiopia?

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Khartoum Declaration

27
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What issue remains unresolved?

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How water resources should be allocated between riparian states.

28
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Whose sovereignty could be potentially threatened?

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Egypt

29
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Why could Egypt’s sovereignty be threatened?

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Ethiopia have the ability to cause significant harm to the quantity and and quality of water flows downstream.

30
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How will the flows downstream of the Nile affected by Ethiopia’s dam?

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The speed at which Ethiopia fill the dam will have an impact on the flows.

31
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How big is the reservoir going to be?

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74 billion cubic meters

32
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Why is it better for Ethiopia to take a longer time to fill the reservoir?

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So the water level doesn’t drop drastically.

33
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How long do Ethiopia want to take to fill the reservoir?

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6 years

34
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Whose trying to mediate talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia?

A

US

35
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How could the reduction in river discharge affect Egyptians?

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  • affect transport
  • affect livelihoods of farmers (irrigation)
  • Lake Nasser
36
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How much will agricultural production reduce by from a reduction in 1 BCM of water?

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430 million USD

37
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How much of Ethiopians population is not connected to the grid?

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65%

38
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Who else will benefit from the power generated by the Ethiopian dam?

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Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Djibouti

39
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Why does Sudan benefit from the dam?

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  • The dam will regulate the flow of water
  • Usually the country suffers from flooding
40
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Why is it not beneficial to Sudan?

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  • farmers resorted to using diesel pumps
  • farmers who can’t afford pumps lose their job
41
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What arrangements must Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt agree on?

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  • identification of drought conditions
  • a willingness from Egypt to constrain usage during such conditions
  • a willingness from Ethiopia to release additional water
42
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What lakes and wetlands minimise seasonal flow variation in the White Nile?

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Lake Victoria and Sudd Wetland

43
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How floods limited during the wet season?

A

High evaporation rates from the Sudd Wetland

44
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What is the largest trasnboundary resource in the Nile Basin region?

A

Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System

45
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What are RAMSAR sites?

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Wetlands of international importance

46
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What is the total capacity of lake Nasser?

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168 BCM

47
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How many storage dams along the Nile?

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14

48
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Why is it important to protect wetlands?

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  • Increase surface water storage
  • Regulate river discharge during seasons
49
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What size is the Sudd wetland in the wet season?

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90,000km^2

50
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How is the Sudd wetland sustained?

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  • By the flow of the White Nile from Lake Victoria in Uganda
  • Rainfall runoff
51
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What type of vegetation does the Sudd wetlands have?

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  • Swamps, river and rain flooded grasslands
  • Floodplain woodlands
52
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How would constructing canals around the Sudd affect flows of water?

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  • Regulate floods
  • Reduce current evaporation
  • Release additional water for downstream countries
53
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What do the Nile Basin wetlands do for the surrounding area?

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  • Protect people from floods
  • Reduce droughts
  • Control erosion
  • Improve water quality and hydrology
  • Store carbon
  • Irrigation
54
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How are wetlands threatened?

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  • Pollution
  • Siltation
  • Conversions into agricultural land
  • Climate change
  • Deforestation dumping
55
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What is a wetland?

A

Is an area covered or submerged by surface or groundwater supporting plants and animals.

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