I don't give a dam...
This photo shows the Renaissance Dam built by Ethipia at the end of the 2019 rainy season
So what's the problem?
It was reported by BBC news that
"The long-running dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over a massive hydroelectric dam being built on the River Nile shows no sign of being resolved.
The UN Security Council have to discuss it for the first time, as some fear it could lead to conflict."
Who needs this water? Who shares this resource?
Egypt, a desert country with very low rainfall per annum, relies almost entirely on the Nile for its water supply, sees the dam as being detrimental to it's existence.
Sudan's water supply has been disrupted by the filling of the dam.
Ethiopia, the owner of the dam sees it as a way to bring electricity to millions of its citizens.
What will happen if Egypt doesn't get enough water?
Cairo's 80 million people rely on the Nile for it's drinking water. Water is already scarce, and reducing the amount flowing to the Nile delta will mean important crops like rice, wheat and cotton won't be grown.
Egypt wants a guarantee of a certain volume of water.
So what do you think? Can the UN solve this crisis?
"The United Nations stands ready to support Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in efforts to resolve their decade-long disagreement over the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), senior officials told the Security Council on Thursday."
Read more here https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1095552
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