River Nile

How long is the river nile?

6700km

What are the two main sources?

White nile and Blue Nile

Where is the confluence?

Khartoum

How many countries compete for the Nile’s water?

11

What is the flow of the Nile?

84 billion

What is the greatest contributor to the lower Nile flow?

Monsoonal rainfall

How much of Africa does the Nile basin cover?

10###5

What’s a challenge to river basin planners?

Seasonal variation and decade fluctuations brought by the ENSO cycle

What problem does being in an arid are bring to the nile?

High rates of evaporation

When did Ethiopia announce plans for a huge new HEP?

2011

What does GERD stand for?

Grand Ethiopian renaissance dam

How much did GERD cost?

$4 billion

What does Egypt believe about GERD?

Endanger its share of the Nile waters

Population of egypt?

100 million

How much of the nile does egypt rely on?

90%

Whats the aim of GERD?

to be the biggest power exporter

What is GERD’s projected power capacity?

6000 MW

How many jobs does egypt estimate will lose?

1 million

If the jobs are lost, what will be the economic loss?

$1.8 billion

How much water does Egypt want released annually?

40 billion