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Egypt unveils strategy to adapt to water shortages With a growing population, limited water resources, and the prospect of a decreased annual share from the Nile River, Egypt finds itself obliged to revert to water-saving agricultural practices. A farmer waits for the irrigation system to finish watering his field in Kafr al-Dawar village in northern Egypt s Nile Delta, on Nov. 26, 2018. - MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP via Getty Images
May 4, 2021
CAIRO Egyptian authorities have disclosed a new strategy to conform to limited water resources amid expectations of a reduced annual share from the Nile River because of the dam constructed by Ethiopia.
Sudan threatens legal action against Ethiopia over Blue Nile dam freshplaza.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from freshplaza.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
KHARTOUM: Sudan has warned it could take legal action against Ethiopia if it goes ahead with plans to fill a mega-dam on the Blue Nile without a deal with Khartoum and Cairo.
Water Minister Yasser Abbas also said in a tweet that Ethiopia has raised “objections” to an invitation by Sudan to attend three-way talks to discuss the controversial dam.
Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia have been locked in inconclusive talks for nearly a decade over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which broke ground in 2011.
Cairo has regarded the dam as an existential threat to its water supplies, while Khartoum fears its own dams would be harmed if Ethiopia fills the reservoir without a deal.