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That's a solid insight (the bit about 7 years), thanks for finding that. More detailed excerpt for other HN readers stumbling on this comment: > Ethiopia, one
by herodoturtle 5y ago
That's a solid insight (the bit about 7 years), thanks for finding that.
More detailed excerpt for other HN readers stumbling on this comment:
> Ethiopia, one of Africa's fastest growing economies in recent years, insists the dam will not affect the onward flow of water.
> But Egypt fears its supplies will be reduced during the time it takes to fill the 74-billion-cubic-metre capacity reservoir.
> Egypt considers the dam as a threat to its existence and Sudan has warned millions of lives will be at "great risk" if Ethiopia unilaterally fills the dam.
> A decade of negotiations have failed to result in a deal.
- beerandt 5y agoThe issue is: there are treaties that split water rights between countries, but flooding beyond 100% of capacity at any given point isn't counted. Egypt has been taking advantage of this, allowing the "overflow" from their dam/lake nassar to be syphoned off into the desert, to the extent of trying to develop an entirely new drainage valley into farmland. It is a mega project. Any upriver country that is able to divert the "overflow" water before it gets too Egypt can keep it. So it's basically an argument over who gets to keep the surplus in the water balance of the river. >[1]Use of Nile resources is governed by the Nile Basin Initiative; but the Toshka project does not breach the agreement as water is diverted from Lake Nasser only after heavy water flows upstream have raised lake levels above 178 metres (584 ft) (see above). [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_Basin_Initiative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_Basin_Initiative [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Valley_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Valley_Project [3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshka_Lakes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshka_Lakes