Worldview: Ethiopia's grand dam and the end of Egypt's control of the Nile February 26, 2018 10:30 pm by David Damiano In 2011, Ethiopia began construction of a massive dam located in the headwaters of the Blue Nile River.
Worldview: Ethiopia's grand dam and the end of Egypt's control of the Nile February 26, 2018 10:30 pm by David Damiano In 2011, Ethiopia began construction of a massive dam located in the headwaters of the Blue Nile River.
VIENTIANE — Parts of an environmental impact assessment for the controversial Pak Lay dam in Laos was copied word for word from an assessment of the equally contentious Pak Beng dam, an advocacy group has claimed.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will not only be Africa's largest dam, but it is also essential for future cooperation and development in the Nile River Basin and East African region.
Sudan; "the diversion of the Blue Nile's course by Ethiopia as part of a grand Dam construction is routine action that will not affect the river flow. Similar action was cited during the construction of the Meroe, Setit and Upper Atbara Dams." "the diversion will not impact the river flow."
Impacts of climate change on Blue Nile flows using biascorrected GCM scenarios M. E. Elshamy1,2, I. A. Seierstad3,4, ... (used for the IPCC Third Assessment Re ... squares indicate dam locations, and stars indicate raingauges used in the estimation of gridded rainfall
INVESTIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW REQUIREMENTS AT THE SOURCE OF THE BLUE NILE RIVER Abeyu Shiferraw1 and Matthew P. McCartney2 ABSTRACT Environmental flow assessment and maintenance are relatively new practices for the water sector, especially in developing countries. The concept of environmental flow
Update Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt İnk Deal For Nile Dam Study Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have signed a deal with two French consultancy firms to study the anticipated impact of a massive hydroelectric dam currently being built on Ethiopia's Blue Nile River on downstream states.
Waterfalls on the Blue Nile. Ethiopia has plans to grab hold of a bigger share of the river despite Egypt's long held monopoly. ... 52 thoughts on "Defiant Ethiopia To Proceed With Massive Dam On The Nile River" ... And it will be better if your government takes time to conduct environmental assessments and considers the long term impact ...
The Blue Nile, which the dam sits on, is the source of an estimated 84 percent of the combined Nile Rivers' water supply, and the 74 billion cubic meters the reservoir will hold is nearly an entire year's worth of the Nile's water supply.
Ilısu Dam and HEPP Project – Review of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report 1 SUMMARY This report is a review of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) of the Ilısu Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant Project (Ilısu Project) prepared by Doğa Derneği. The report indicates that: 1.
Oct 21, 2013· As suggested by the panel, which included two specialists from each country and four international experts, the assessment will weigh the impact of other Ethiopian dams planned on the Blue Nile ...
Diamond clarity is the assessment of small imperfections on the surface and internally. The surface flaws are called blemishes, and internal defects are known as inclusions. ... Blue Nile does not carry I3 diamonds. I1I2 Included Diamonds. ... Diamond shape and cut play with and impact .
Jul 15, 2017· French on Grand Renaissance Dam EIA Al Jazeera TV published on 30 December 2015 a report on the Renaissance Dam on the River Nile and its impact on the environment of its valley throughout the 3 neighbouring countries.
Jun 13, 2013· Ethiopia's initiation of a dam project on the Blue Nile has quickly drawn the ire of Egypt, which is critically dependent on it as a source of much of the country's freshwater needs.
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT OF GURARA DAM ON THE INHABITANTS AND ITS ENVIRONS J Y Magaji,University of Abuja ... AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIOECONOMICS IMPACT OF GURARA DAM THE INHABITANTS OF ITS ENVIRONS BY Magaji, ... (Tigris, Nile and Egypt, Volta, and Akosombo dam, and so on). The
Dam Geopolitics: Intrigue and Risk on the Blue Nile ... joined the ranks of large dam builders in 2011 when it launched construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, on the Blue Nile. ... make it hard to assess whether the GERD will have a positive or negative longterm impact in the region. The Power of the Nile.
Sediment management modelling in the Blue Nile Basin using SWAT model G. D. Betrie1,2, Y. A. Mohamed1,2,3 ... The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was used to model soil erosion, identify soil erosion prone areas and assess the impact of BMPs on sediment reduction. For the existing conditions scenario, the model results showed a ...
Blue Nile Basin . Understanding challenges and opportunities for ... the Blue Nile supplies water for major irrigation development and also for livestock produc levels. I ... we focus on the assessment offederal land and water management institutions as they apply to regional, subbasin and local scales. We focused only
SOURCE OF THE BLUE NILE RIVER Abeyu Shiferraw1 and Matthew P ... The river provides 62% of the flow reaching the Aswan High Dam and is a vital source of water for both Sudan and Egypt (World Bank, 2006). ... (Figure 1). An environmental impact assessment was conducted prior to construction of the and estimates of flow requirements were ...
Impact Assessment (EIA) of the proposed decommissioning or removal of the Eel River Dam. The EIA study will examine the potential environmental effects (both positive and negative) of removal of the dam and of the status quo or null alternative (leaving the dam in place), and will identify appropriate mitigative/optimization measures.
Cooperation for Dam Safety in the Eastern Nile Dams provide critical services such as flood protection, irrigation, hydropower generation, and water supply for 156 million people in the Eastern Nile subbasin spanning Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan.
Hammond M (2013) The Grand Ethiopian renaissance dam and the Blue Nile: implications for transboundary water governance GWF Discussion Paper 1307, Global Water Forum, Canberra, Australia. ... (2014) Assessment of the impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the performance of the High Aswan Dam. J Water Resour Prot 6(6):583 CrossRef ...
Upper Blue Nile basin water budget from a multimodel perspective ... Part of theClimate Commons,Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment Commons, ... pared to the lower Blue Nile basin which includes Roseires Dam in Sudan, the White Nile .
of the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Merowe Dam Project (Nile River, Sudan) Cristian Teodoru, Alfred Wüest, Bernhard Wehrli ... Merowe Dam will genetically isolate an important reach of the Nile River. • The dam and the hydropower station are designed for peak operation during a .
catchments for climate change impact assessment. 2. Study area This study covers the entire Blue Nile river basin including Lake Tana and its drainage area. The Blue Nile river basin has a drainage area of about 310,000 km2 just upstream of Khartoum (Sudan), where it eventually joins the White Nile.