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The Nile River

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This chapter provides a brief overview of background of the Nile River, scope of the chapter, geographical features of the Nile River, hydrological features of the Nile River, economic aspects of the Nile River, and the legal aspects of the Nile River.

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  1. Agriculture Research Center, Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt

    Youssef M. Hamada

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Hamada, Y.M. (2017). The Nile River. In: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, its Impact on Egyptian Agriculture and the Potential for Alleviating Water Scarcity . Environment & Policy, vol 55. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54439-7_2

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