Cgiar international water management institute iwmi books. It begins in the country of burundi, which is in the middle of africa, and flows towards the northeastern part of the continent. The nile is an essential source of water for domestic, industrial and agricultural uses throughout the basin, yet for more than a century it has been at the centre of continuous and conflicting claims and counterclaims to rights of utilization of the resource. The nile river flows from south to north through eastern africa. Written by scholars trained in economics and law, and with significant experience in african political economy, this book explores new ways to. In this book the author examines the multifaceted legal regulation of the nile. It analyzes the basin characteristics using statistical data and modern tools such as remote sensing and geographic information systems. Of critical importance to the people of this part of africa is the.
The nile river is located on the continent of africa. Nile basin 3,038,100 6,700 sudan, ethiopia, egypt, east and north. The nile basin the land area drained because of the river is very big. Nile river basin hydrology, climate and water use assefa. It explains how the current surge in land and energy investments, both by foreign actors as well as domestic investors, affects already strained transboundary relations in the region and how investments are intertwined within wider contexts of nile basin history, politics and economy. However, recent agreements concluded by ethiopia with sudan in 1991, and with egypt in 1993, the nile basin initiative, and the cooperative framework agreement 2009, started recognizing other riparians rights on the nile. Nile river basin provides a comprehensive overview of the hydrology of the nile river, especially the ecohydrological degradation and challenges the basin is facing, the impact of climate change on water availability and the transboundary water management issues. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd will not only be africas largest dam, but it is also essential for future cooperation and development in the nile river basin and east african region. Tekezeatbara sub basin, the most seasonal part of the nile river, with three storage dams. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the hydrology of the nile river, especially the ecohydrological degradation and challenges the basin is facing. Land and hydropolitics in the nile river basin book. Wheat wheat was the main staple food of the egyptians. The source book on africas river basin organizations provides information on the.
Governing the nile river basin brookings institution. The nile is located in northeast africa and flows through many different. The nile river played an important role in shaping the lives and society of ancient egypt. The nile river basin water, agriculture, governance and. The book also follows the rise of the mahdi in sudan and his movements defeat by lord kitchener, and the consolidation of british control over the nile valley. List of books and articles about nile river online research. Nile river basin includes analysis and approaches that will help provide different insights into the hydrology of. The nile provided the ancient egyptians with food, transportation, building materials, and more. The best books on the nile five books expert recommendations. The nile basin covers an area of around 3 million km 2, or nearly 10% of the landmass of the african continent, and is home to 160 million people. Were off on an exciting adventure to northeast africa to learn about one of the worlds most famous rivers and youre coming with us. The blue nile flows from the ethiopian highlands to khartoum, after passing various large dams. This was the main type of cloth used by the egyptians. This book covers the whole nile basin and is based on the results of three major research projects supported by the challenge program on water and food cpwf.
Nile river basin ecohydrological challenges, climate. It analyzes the basin characteristics using statistical data and. Part four covers the present water supplydemand balance in each basin state and discusses the future plans of these countries to use the waters of the nile. It begins in the rivers that flow into lake victoria located in modernday uganda, tanzania, and kenya, and empties into the mediterranean sea more than 6,600 kilometers 4,100 miles to the north, making it one of the longest river in the world. The nile river and its tributaries have served as a lifeline for human civilization in the nile river basin for centuries. International watercourses law in the nile river basin.
It is the first book of its kind that covers the ten riparian states in a single volume and deals comprehensively with politicolegal questions in the nile river basin as well as conventions on the international water courses and their relevance to the region. The best books on the nile recommended by dan morrison. The nile river is 4,184 miles 6,695 kilometers long. Today, more than 300 million people from burundi, congo, egypt, ethiopia, eritrea, kenya, rwanda, south sudan, sudan, tanzania and uganda rely on this river.
The search for a new legal regime, we argue that the current legal regime governing the allocation and utilization of the waters of the nile river. The nile is located in northeast africa and flows through many different african countries including egypt, sudan, ethiopia, uganda, and burundi. The nbi began with a dialogue among the riparian states that resulted in a shared vision objective to achieve. This book investigates the water, land and energy nexus in the nile basin. The upper basin nations except eritrea, which has not been active in the initiative since have sought a treaty that would replace earlier agreements and apportion the waters in what they regarded as a more equitable manner. Behold, the lord is riding on a swift cloud and comes to egypt. The nile provides freshwater not only for domestic and industrial use, but also for irrigated agriculture, hydropower dams and the vast fisheries resource of the lakes of central africa.
The first theory is that the lower nile had its source at about latitude 20 n, whence it flowed directly into the sea, while the upper nile, issuing from lake victoria, flowed into an inland lake. The nile river basin covers the whole nile basin and is based on the results of three major research projects sup. The effective and efficient management of water is a major problem, not just for economic growth and development in the nile river basin, but also for the peaceful coexistence of the millions of people who live in the region. Nile river basin ecohydrological challenges, climate change. Water, agriculture, governance and livelihood is edited by awulachew, smakhtin, molden and peden.
Written by scholars trained in economics and law, and with significant experience in african political economy, this book explores new ways to deal with conflict over the allocation of the waters. The book evaluates the effects of the dam after twenty years of operation. As such, the river and its environs are home to many fascinating species of plants and animals. The effective and efficient management of water is a major problem, not just for economic growth and development in the nile river basin, but also for the peaceful coexistence of the millions of pe. Jan 25, 2019 it also discusses the 1959 nile agreement under which egypt and sudan divided the entire nile flow between themselves. This multidisciplinary book by the author of the geology of egypt is the result of many years of.
Other articles where nile river basin is discussed. Nile river basin ecohydrological challenges, climate change and. It examines the physical, hydrometeorological and hydrogeological description of the basin along with analysis in understanding the hydrological processes of the basin under the changing landuse stemming from population pressure and increased natural. Integrated water resources management in the blue nile basin. Specifically, the book elaborates the history and the major current and future challenges and opportunities of the nile river basin. The nile basin initiative nbi is an intergovernmental partnership of 10 nile basin countries, namely burundi, dr congo, egypt, ethiopia, kenya, rwanda, south sudan, the sudan, tanzania and uganda. Nile river basin ebook by 9783319027203 rakuten kobo. There are two major tributaries that feed the nile, the white nile and the blue nile. The nile basin initiative nbi is a partnership among the nile riparian states that seeks to develop the river in a cooperative manner, share substantial socioeconomic benefits, and promote regional peace and security. Present and future land and water use in the nile basin states. The nile the worlds longest river runs through 10 countries, four of which are water scarce.
The drainage basin of the nile covers 3,254,555 square kilometers 1,256,591 sq mi, about 10% of the area of africa. It examines the physical, hydrometeorological and hydrogeological description of the basin along with analysis in understanding the hydrological processes of the basin under the changing landuse. As sudan, egypt and ethiopia argue over the nile basin s waters, the climate crisis is encroaching. The nile river basin ebook by 97816469435 rakuten kobo. In 1999 the nile basin initiative was established by the basin nations to develop the river in a cooperative manner. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the nile basin. It includes areas like congo, tanzania, burundi, kenya, and rwanda. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the hydrology of the nile river, especially the ecohydrological degradation and challenges the basin is facing, the impact of climate change on water availability and the transboundary water management issues. The book includes analysis and approaches that will help provide different insights into the hydrology of this complex basin, which. From khartoum to aswan, egypt, the combined white and blue nile are known as the united nile or simply as the nile river. Its last major tributary, the atbara river, joins it about 200 miles 320 kilometers north of khartoum. Doi link for land and hydropolitics in the nile river basin. This book presents results of scientific studies ranging from hydrological modelling to water management and policy issu.
It provides unique and uptodate insights on agriculture,water resources,governance,poverty,productiv. Water, agriculture, governance and livelihoods by seleshi bekele awulachew, vladimir smakhtin, david. The book is, in other words, a compilation of papers written for three overlapping projects for evaluating the current situation and potential future scenarios for the ten countries that share water in the nile basin nb. It provides unique and uptodate insights on agriculture,water resources,governance,poverty,productiv ity,upstreamdownstream linkages,innovations,future plans and their implications. The nile river basin, which covers about onetenth of the area of the continent, served as the stage for the evolution and decay of advanced civilizations in the ancient world. The nile river basin covers the whole nile basin and is based on the results of three major research projects supported by the challenge program on water and food cpwf. With such an extended length, the nile river is speculated for being the longest river on this planet. Read nile river basin hydrology, climate and water use by available from rakuten kobo. In 1999, the nile river riparian states, except eritrea, signed the nile basin initiative nbi in an effort to enhance cooperation on the use of the common nile basin water resources. Journalist and author of the black nile, who spent six months travelling the famous river, discusses some of the turbulent times that the nile has witnessed and praises its extraordinary beauty. Top 10 the nile basin river cruises in december 2020 with.
On the banks of the river dwelled people who were among the first to cultivate the arts of agriculture and to use the plow. The nile is africas longest river, it and its principal tributaries traversing parts of 10 countries and several different physiographic regions. It examines the physical, hydrometeorological and hydrogeological description of the basin along with analysis in understanding the hydrological. The basin is bordered on the north by the mediterranean. Ali wants the river to sustain his crops, which this year featured much more alfalfa because. The white nile is about the quest for the source of the white nile, which runs from lake victoria to the mediterranean. The nile basin has hugely diverse ecosystems with a significant part classified as arid and semiarid. It was formally launched in february 1999 by the water ministers of 9 countries that share the river egypt, sudan, ethiopia, uganda, kenya, tanzania, burundi, rwanda. However, the major conflict of interests grips the three countries egypt, ethiopia and sudan sharing the blue nile basin. With a total length of about 6,650 km 4, mi between the region of lake victoria and the mediterranean sea, the nile is the longest river on earth. This book, after setting out basin level legal and policy successes and failures of managing and sharing nile waters, articulates the opportunities and. The nbi secretariat nile sec is the executive and technical arm of the nbi, an institution jointly owned by all the 10 member states. Tk5 in ethiopia, and the khashim and girba dams in sudan.
Find the best the nile basin cruises in december 2020 with tourradar. Eleven countries share the nile river with about 370 million people relying on its waters and very high projected population growth rates. Blue nile sub basin, the largest contributor of water to the nile river. The nile river basin supports the livelihoods of millions of people in egypt, ethiopia, sudan and uganda, principally as water for agriculture and hydropower. The nile river basin and its changing legal contours. Flax flax was used to make linen cloth for clothing. The blue nile, the largest tributary, joins the white nile near khartoum, sudan. This book presents results of scientific studies ranging from hydrological modelling to water management and policy issues in the nile river basin. Cooperative diplomacy, regional stability and national. The nile basin is home to over 257 million people which is about 54% of the total population of the 11 countries that share the nile. So grab your passport, suncream and shades, and check out our fascinating nile river facts. Papyrus papyrus was a plant that grew along the shores of the nile. The resource is the focus of much contested development, not only between upstream and downstream. It flows all the way through egypt and eventually empties out into the mediterranean sea.
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