Water Resources and Inter-Riparian Relations in the Nile Basin

Human demand for water resources is rising at an alarming rate in response to rapid population growth, rival development requirements, and the depletion of ecological resources. In this book, Okbazghi Yohannes examines the various facets of the competition for water resources among the ten Nile River Basin countries as they compete to harness the river's resources for purposes of irrigation-based agriculture and hydropower-based industrialization. Through a careful investigation of the rival states' strategies to capture greater shares of water resources, Yohannes assesses the lasting impact on the watershed ecology in the basin and on the hydrological demand of the river itself. He proposes the formation of a radically different water regime to address the looming demographic crisis, the stark regional food insecurity, and the region's collapsing hydro-ecology. This book shows how the effort to construct a regional water regime cannot be separated from the necessity to construct an ecologically sustainable internal water regime in each co-basin state, particularly in terms of ecological resources conservation and ecosystem services protection.

Cererea umana de resurse de apa creste intr-un ritm alarmant ca raspuns la cresterea rapida a populatiei, la cerintele de dezvoltare rivale si la epuizarea resurselor ecologice. In aceasta carte, Okbazghi Yohannes examineaza diferitele fatete ale competitiei pentru resursele de apa dintre cele zece tari din bazinul fluviului Nil, intrucat acestea concureaza pentru valorificarea resurselor raului in scopuri de agricultura bazata pe irigatii si industrializare bazata pe hidroenergie.