Cooperative Diplomacy, Regional Stability and National Interests
Cooperative Diplomacy, Regional Stability and National Interests

Author: Korwa Gombe Adar

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0798302879

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Nile River is the longest river in the world covering nearly 7,000 kilometres. It traverses ten countries in Africa, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, with South Sudan as the eleventh riparian state once it acquires its sovereignty. Of the more than 300 million inhabitants in the ten riparian states, the Nile River Basin is home to nearly 160 million people. The interlocking controversies surrounding the utilisation of the waters of the Nile River and the resources therein have centered on the 1929 Anglo-Egyptian and the 1959 Egypto-Sudanese treaties, which have largely ignored the interests of the upstream states. Through the initiative of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) established in 1999, the riparian states concluded, in 2010, the Agreement on the River Nile Basin Cooperative Framework (CFA) based on the principle of equitable and reasonable utilisation, the objective of which is to establish durable legal regime in the Nile River Basin. This book addresses the complexities inherent in the colonial and post-colonial treaties and agreements and their implications on the interests of the riparian states and the region in general. It is the first book of its kind that covers the ten riparian states in a single volume and deals comprehensively with politico-legal questions in the Nile River Basin as well as conventions on the international water courses and their relevance to the region.

The Nile River Question and the Riparian States
The Nile River Question and the Riparian States

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Nation- state crises here are manifested by the inability of state institutions to penetrate the society, the crisis of identity, the crisis of resource distribution and allocation, the crisis of participation and the crisis of conflict resolution and management. [...] By the turn of the century, the European colonialists had subdivided the Nile basin into zones of influence, and Britain had recognised that the primary consideration of its imperium on the Nile and at Suez rested on the security of Egyptian Nile waters (Collins, 1990: 67). [...] Within a year, the two countries re-negotiated the 1929 agreement and developed the 1959 Agreement between the Republic of the Sudan and the United Arab Republic. [...] Despite international controversy over the impact of the canal on the swamps and the people the canal would displace and disturb, work commenced on the canal in 1978. [...] The development of the Nile will then benefit all, resolve the contradictions between Egypt and other Nile countries, and should Egypt make the mistake of resorting to the use of force and war, it is the one which stands to suffer and lose most.

The Nile
The Nile

Author: Gebre Tsadik Degefu

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 1412000564

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The study focuses in particular on the Nile Basin, which has 10 riparian states sharing the waters of the Nile. As water scarcity and population is the #1 problem of the 21st century, a fair and equitable distribution of the available waters among the riparian states is a must. The book is divided into 4 parts: Diplomatic, History, Legal Analysis and developmental analysis.

Water Resources and Inter-Riparian Relations in the Nile Basin
Water Resources and Inter-Riparian Relations in the Nile Basin

Author: Okbazghi Yohannes

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0791478548

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Human demand for water resources is rising at an alarming rate in response to rapid population growth, rival development requirements, and the depletion of ecological resources. In this book, Okbazghi Yohannes examines the various facets of the competition for water resources among the ten Nile River Basin countries as they compete to harness the river's resources for purposes of irrigation-based agriculture and hydropower-based industrialization. Through a careful investigation of the rival states' strategies to capture greater shares of water resources, Yohannes assesses the lasting impact on the watershed ecology in the basin and on the hydrological demand of the river itself. He proposes the formation of a radically different water regime to address the looming demographic crisis, the stark regional food insecurity, and the region's collapsing hydro-ecology. This book shows how the effort to construct a regional water regime cannot be separated from the necessity to construct an ecologically sustainable internal water regime in each co-basin state, particularly in terms of ecological resources conservation and ecosystem services protection.

The Nile Basin water resources: overview of key research questions pertinent to the Nile Basin initiative
The Nile Basin water resources: overview of key research questions pertinent to the Nile Basin initiative

Author: Yasir Mohamed

Publisher: IWMI

Published: 2008-06-24

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9290906898

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is a remarkable achievement towards the cooperative management of the common Nile water resources. Based on a Shared Vision Program and a Subsidiary Action Program, the NBI has numerous ongoing projects on the ground. Research on the Nile water resources has been recognized to be crucial for successful implementation of the NBI projects. Therefore, IWMI and other research centers have worked together with the NBI to identify knowledge gaps pertinent to the Nile water resources. This report presents prioritized research questions, pertinent ongoing research projects and the implementing institutions; and available databases on the Nile.

How this Happened: Demystifying the Nile
How this Happened: Demystifying the Nile

Author: Dereje Befekadu Tessema

Publisher: Gashe Publishing

Published: 2023-02-07

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Ethiopians had to wait over a thousand years to be able to use their waters for their own development. Ethiopian emperors and leaders have tried to build a dam on the Nile River as part of their development efforts. Unfortunately, due to varying reasons and circumstances, including external pressure from countries near and far, geo- and hydro-political balance shifts, and internal conflicts, they were not successful in realizing their wishes. Instead of giving up, though, each leader contributed to different extents, by laying the foundation for and addressing challenges faced in making this dream a reality. The masterplan for the dam designed in 1964 has been the seed in waiting ever since, waiting for the right opportunity to arise for construction to start. Following the decade long negotiation and an agreement on the equitable use of the Nile waters by most Nile riparian countries, and the subsequent Cooperative Framework Agreement, the Ethiopian government started the construction of the GERD in 2011. The waiting had finally ended ... It was time for the seed to grow. Twelve years later, the construction program is almost done. The reservoir already holds billions of cubic meters of water, and the country has produced power from the first two turbines as part of the early power generation milestone. The seed has sprouted, and the tree is on track to be the tallest in Africa. In this six-part book, Dereje Befekadu Tessema discusses events that started thousands of years ago, culminating in the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). He also shares a recount of his trip from the sources to the mouth of the Nile River.

Governing the Nile River Basin
Governing the Nile River Basin

Author: Mwangi Kimenyi

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 2015-02-12

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 0815726562

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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. Of critical importance to the people of this part of Africa is the reasonable, equitable and sustainable management of the waters of the Nile River and its tributaries. Written by scholars trained in economics and law, and with significant experience in African political economy, this book explores new ways to deal with conflict over the allocation of the waters of the Nile River and its tributaries. The monograph provides policymakers in the Nile River riparian states and other stakeholders with practical and effective policy options for dealing with what has become a very contentious problem—the effective management of the waters of the Nile River. The analysis is quite rigorous but also extremely accessible.