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Collectively, the dams will use nearly 500 million mcm/y of the Nile’s annual flow. [3] Ethiopia is the only Nile River riparian to make a legal claim to Nile waters other than Egypt or Sudan since the Nile Waters Treaty was signed in 1959. Like in Egypt, population growth in Ethiopia has led to an increase in water consumption.
Ethiopia's move to fill the dam's reservoir could reduce Nile flows by as much as 25% and devastate Egyptian farmlands. [1]Water conflict typically refers to violence or disputes associated with access to, or control of, water resources, or the use of water or water systems as weapons or casualties of conflicts.
Egypt is concerned that Ethiopia is using water from the Nile to fill its giant Renaissance dam.
Rivalling the Aswan High Dam in scope, the intention is to develop the hydroelectric potential of the Qattara Depression by creating an artificial lake. [ 1 ] The Qattara depression is a region that lies 60 m (200 ft) below sea level on average and is currently a vast, uninhabited desert.
The air pollution in Cairo is a matter of serious concern. The air pollution in downtown Cairo is more than 10 to 100 times of acceptable world standards. [8] Cairo has a poor factor because of lack of rain and its layout of tall buildings and narrow streets, which create a bowl effect (bad ventilation and consequent trapping of pollutants).
Egypt, Qatar and the U.S. have continued to mediate between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza. (Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Jaidaa Taha; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by David Gregorio)
A viral post shared on X claims Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert purportedly said Egypt owns the Panama Canal. Verdict: False The claim is false and originally stems from an account on X ...
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