Case study (relationship between resource security and human wealthfare) NILE

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Location and context?

  • 6,700km long

  • covers 2.9 million km2

  • white nile source = Sudan

  • Blue nile soure = Ethiopia

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2

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

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3

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

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4

What positive impacts will GERD have on employment?

  • 12,000 jobs will be created

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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

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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%

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What are negative impacts of GERD (impact on other dams)?

  • reduces the electricity production of the High Dam and the Ashwan Reservoir by 20%

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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

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