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Ethiopia and the Eastern Nile Basin

Ethiopia and the Eastern Nile Basin

Autor(en): Yacob Arsano, Imeru Tamrat
Journaltitel: Aquatic Sciences: Research Across Boundaries
Band: 67
Ausgabe: 1
Seiten: 15-27
Verlag(e): Birkhäuser Basel
Publikationsjahr: 2005

Ethiopia is the main source of the Nile River, and the country urgently needs water for irrigation and hydro-electric power development. To-date, however, Ethiopia is the country in the Eastern Nile basin that uses the least amount of water from the Nile run-off. There is no basin-wide agreement on the utilization and management of the water resources of the Nile Basin. Unilateral planning and implementation approaches have hindered the possibilities of cooperation and coordinated development. On the national level, economic and institutional capacities are also limited. Past initiatives as well as the current Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) are outlined regarding how far these dilemmas are dealt with. The article ends with suggestions on how to deal with open questions and lessons learned from the ongoing NBI process.