The Great Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia: The Conflict on the Nile Close to Resolution
The Great Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia: The Conflict on the Nile Close to Resolution

Author(s): Jędrzej Czerep
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Governance, Environmental and Energy policy, Environmental interactions, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Ethiopia; Africa; conflict on the Nile; resolution of conflict; dam on the Blue Nile; hydropower; Egypt; dam’s impact on the environment;
Summary/Abstract: The dam on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia will be the largest in Africa, and one of the world’s largest hydropower installations. Egypt has been protesting against its creation since 2011, fearing that it would run out of water for its population and agriculture after the construction of the dam. Now, close to the start of operations to fill the dam, the parties to the dispute are close to concluding an agreement decreasing the risk of conflict.

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