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Author Milas, Seifulaziz Leo, author

Title Sharing the Nile : Egypt, Ethiopia and the geo-politics of water / Seifulaziz Milas
Published London : Pluto Press, 2013

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Contents 1. Introduction and Overview -- 2. The Upstream States Reject Egyptian Control of the Nile Waters: The Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) -- 3. Nile Waters, Drought, Poverty and Conflict Risk -- 4. Who Needs the Nile Waters: One River, Eleven Countries -- 5. Who Owns the Nile Waters: The Legal Context -- 6. Egypt and the Nile: Cairo's Quest for Hegemony -- 7. The Nile Basin Initiative: Efforts at Cooperation in the Nile Basin -- 8. The Imperative of Equitable Allocation of the Nile Waters -- 9. Regional Inequity in Water Resource Development and Conflict Risk -- 10. Nile Basin Initiative to Cooperative Framework Agreement -- 11. After the CFA, What has Changed? -- 12. Dimensions of the Threat of Conflict: Egypt's Military Might -- 13. Egypt's Nile Waters War: Could it Ever Become Real? -- 14. The Way Forward -- 15. Conclusions
Summary The Nile is widely regarded as the longest river in the world and has played a crucial role in the development of both agriculture and industry in the Horn of Africa, particularly Egypt. In Sharing the Nile Seifulaziz Milas draws on decades ofexperience in the region to reveal the politics of the 'Great River', and the long-standing dispute between Egypt and the upstream countries over control of its waters. Milas challenges the myth that any attempt by those countries to use this resource intheir own interests, without Egypt's permission, would inevitably lead to war. The book examines Cairo's interest in Ethiopia's Blue Nile, the main source of Egypt's water supply. It recounts the history of the dispute, and describes the impact of successive Egyptian regimes' policies toward Ethiopia. Finally, Milas suggests a way forward, based on co-operation, peace and development
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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In Academic Library
Subject Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Africa
Water rights -- Africa
Water resources development -- Africa
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
Water resources development
Water rights
Water-supply -- Political aspects
SUBJECT Nile River. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091951
Subject Africa
Nile River
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2012533378
ISBN 9781849648134
1849648131