Case study: Aswan Dam

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

Across Nile
S. Egypt
4km wide
Holds Lake Nasser

Question 2

Social impacts

Answer 2

Resettling 100,000 people
Jobs
Agricultural boom
Less risk of famine or droughts

Question 3

Economic impacts

Answer 3

Fertile land strengthens local economy
25,000 tonnes of fish annually
Fertiliser needed downstream

Question 4

Environmental impacts

Answer 4

Local investment in HEP
1/10th of countries electricity
Erosion of coastline in Rosetta and Danietta
1/5 of dam is clogged by sediment
Mediterranean has lost nutrients
Decrease in bilharzia 
Increase in algae
Reliable water supply