The Nile - water conflict

Question 1

River Nile stats

Answer 1

• Drained by the Nile River and its tributaries
• Runs through 11 countries
• over 6000km long
• North, East and central africa

Question 2

Conflict

Answer 2

• In 2011 ethiopia lanched 5 bil dollar project to build biggest dam in africa dam
• Needed for power, water and food shortages
• Would bring i 1 bil dollars a year of revenue from selling excess electricity
• But would cut off water supply to egypt and sudan
• Could trigger war

Question 3

Increasing tensions

Answer 3

• Increased population in egypt increases demand for water
• Climate change increases temp
• Egypt rivers already drying up and hard to farmers to grow crops
• Nile egypts only water source
• Water getting dirtier and more polluted
• Shorter rainy season

Question 4

Attempts for resolution

Answer 4

• Deals mediated and contacts signed between countries
• Ethiopian can’t fill reservoir too full
• Egypt need to use new irrigation techniques to farm