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Location and context?
6,700km long
covers 2.9 million km2
white nile source = Sudan
Blue nile soure = Ethiopia
Issues linked to water in this region?
arid country - recieves less than 80mm of rainfall a year = water scarce
dependent on Nile for industry and irrigation
What positive impacts will the GERD have on electricity?
GERD will quadruple Ethiopia’s electricity
millions of Ethiopians will now have access to electricity
will rise from 1,591 MW to 6,000 MW
What positive impacts will GERD have on employment?
12,000 jobs will be created
What positive environmental impacts will GERD have?
will regulate flow of the Blue Nile
building a reservoir = will help in times of drought
will irrigate over 1.2million acres of lang
formerly arid land becomes useful
What are negative impacts of GERD (Blue Nile)?
Ethiopia will have full control over the Blue Nile
flow into egypt could be cut by 15-25%
What are negative impacts of GERD (impact on other dams)?
reduces the electricity production of the High Dam and the Ashwan Reservoir by 20%
What are negative impacts of GERD (environmental)?
lowers water level
destroyed millions of acres of agricultural area
environmental degradation and an increase in pollution
increased saltwater intrusion on groundwater sources
if dam collapsed = Sudanese cities sunk