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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the Ethiopian Challenge of Hydropolitical Hegemony on the Nile Basin

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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Versus Aswan High Dam

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Abstract

It is clear that recent developments in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) file are witnessing an escalation of the conflict in hydropolitical interactions between the Egyptian and Ethiopian sides.

Although “the Renaissance Dam” – known previously as “Border Dam” – was one of the dams and water projects proposed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) in its 1964 report on the exploitation of the waters of the Blue Nile, yet the new version of the Border Dam as reflected in the GERD version is considered as a stimulus for an Egyptian-Ethiopian conflict. This comes true especially in the light of Ethiopia’s quest for imposing a fait accompli, the deliberate consumption of time in negotiations, and the non-making of concessions in addition to the unilateral moves.

Constructing GERD, Ethiopia aims to achieve some developmental declared goals in addition to some undeclared political and strategic objectives. Among these objectives is the imposing of “hydroelectric hegemony” on the Nile Basin which would consequently lead to achieving political and geostrategic leadership in that Basin. In its turn, this would lead to sieging of Egypt politically and strategically in the vicinity of its African circle/region.

The study aims at verifying the following major hypothesis: The more the Ethiopian intransigence and obstinacy and its insistence on the construction of GERD in accordance with the declared technical specifications, the increased risks, damage and negative effects on Egyptian national security. Furthermore, Ethiopia would be able to achieve hydroelectric hegemony on the Nile Basin.

Does Ethiopia aim to build GERD to achieve hydropolitical domination as well as development goals? What is the evidence?

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Tayie, M.S. (2018). The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the Ethiopian Challenge of Hydropolitical Hegemony on the Nile Basin. In: Negm, A., Abdel-Fattah, S. (eds) Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Versus Aswan High Dam. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 79. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2018_295

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