The Nile: Its Not About Water But Protecting The Soil!
Published April 25th, 2021 - 04:51 GMT
Workers are photographed at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), in Ethiopia. AFP
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On Earth Day, Ethiopian expert urges countries to save ecosystem of river rather fighting on dam construction.
As Earth Day is being observed this Thursday to show support for protecting the environment, an expert is urging Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt to join hands to replenish the degraded Abbay or Blue Nile River Basin.
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Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Ethiopian environmental researcher, Belay Semane lamented that these countries were fighting on peripheral issues like water sharing, safety, and size of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) rather than discussing ways to save the source of water and its basin.