Nile Water Conflict and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Wossenu Abtew, Ph.D., P.E., B-C WRE has over 30 years of experience in water resources related areas developing expertise in water management, hydrology and hydraulics, constructed wetlands design and operation, environmental restoration, transboundary river issues, the Nile River Basin, dam sizing and operation, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, best management agricultural practices, irrigation and drainage, landscape dynamics and environmental restoration, water quality and sediment sampling, and climate change and global water resources.

• Introduction and Overview of the Nile Basin.- The Nile Basin and Water Stress.- Rainfed Agriculture and Climate Change in the Nile Basin.- Climate Change and the Nile Basin.- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) Site and Ethiopian Ethnic Politics.- Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) Negotiations.- TThe Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) Filling and Operation.- The Hydro-Politics of Green, Blue, Virtual Water and Water Footprint in the Nile Basin.- The Everglades Drainage: A Lesson for Regional Wetlands.- The Sudd Marshes: A Threat to Regional Wetland Drainage.