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The Nile River Basin and Water Security

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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, its Impact on Egyptian Agriculture and the Potential for Alleviating Water Scarcity

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This chapter provides a brief overview background of the Nile River Basin and water security, scope of the chapter, geographical snapshot of the Blue Nile River, the Nile River Basin, puzzles and theoretical understandings, Ethiopian hegemony, and hydro-hegemony (Egypt and Sudan).

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Hamada, Y.M. (2017). The Nile River Basin and Water Security. 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_3

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