The environmental impact of the implementation of the grand ethiopian. Pdf a large scale dam named as grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is under construction on the blue nile river in ethiopia. The eventual site for the grand ethiopian renaissance dam was identified by the united states bureau of reclamation during a blue nile survey conducted between 1956 and 1964. Gigantic nile dam prompts clash between egypt and ethiopia. Economic and hydrological impacts of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the eastern nile river basin volume 21 issue 4 getachew nigatu, ariel dinar. Alaa alzawahiri, a member of the egyptian national panel of experts studying the effects of the renaissance dam says that ethiopias construction of a dam able to hold 74 billion cubic meters of water was a catastrophe for his country. Analysis of energy and revenue losses dr mintwab bezabih1 and dr belachew tesfa2 1.
The construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd in ethiopia poses new opportunities and uncertainties on agricultural production in. The final report of the international panel of experts ipoe on the gerd project that submitted to the governments of ethiopia. One of the factors that play the broad and wide range in the economic development is the provision of energy supply. Egypt is concerned that ethiopia is moving too fast to complete the grand ethiopian renaissance dam and that its timetable will create water and food scarcity, and put millions of egypts. The dam will flood 1,680 square kilometers of forest in northwest ethiopia an area about four times the size of cairo, displace approximately 20,000 people in ethiopia, and create a reservoir that. Remote sensing of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam taylor. Ethiopia is building one of the largest dams in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, on the river nile near the sudan border. Impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam on different water.
The border project which is known now as the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a hydropower project being built recently on the. Environmental impacts of grand renaissance dam on the nile river pdf. Impacts of constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance. The study is published in analyzing the economywide impacts on egypt of alternative gerd filling policies, the seventh chapter of the new book the grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the nile basin. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam international rivers. This unique volume discusses various aspects of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd and the aswan high dam ahd including their positive and negative impacts. The ethiopian government surveyed the site in october 2009 and august 2010. Pdf impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam researchgate. Adopting the suggested strategies could reduce or eliminate the impact of gerd on egypt. Pdf on may 4, 2015, fahmy abdelhaleem and others published impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Reflections on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. T he dam was originally called project x, and after its contract was announced it was called the mil len nium dam. The gerd is currently in the midst of a largescale political battle between ethiopia, sudan, and egypt. Below is draft version of a map i am working on to show where the renaissance dam is located and the extent of the expected reservoir.
Pdf construction of dams results in both positive and negative environmental impacts. Impact of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd and. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam formerly known as the millennium dam and. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the blue nile. Impacts of ethiopian grand renaissance dam on economic development. Sustainability assessment in transboundary context. Ahmed 1and mohamed helmy elsanabary 2 1 civil engineering department, faculty of engineering, aswan university, egypt.
Disputes over the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. The nile river nr is the primary water resource and the life artery for its downstream countries such as egypt and sudan. Request pdf hydrological and environmental impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the nile river the nile river nr is an international river shared by eleven riparian countries. Dams and reservoirs ethiopia began construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam generated international media coverage during. Cooperative filling approaches for the grand ethiopian. A large scale dam named as grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is. Evaluating its sustainability standard and geopolitical significance. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is constructed in a. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is constructed in a mountainous area where limited information has been collected on key environmental factors and which is lacking of information about site condition, hazards and environmental impacts. Hydrological and environmental impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the nile river abdelkader t. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on egypt.
Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project, benishangulgumuz. Pdf environmental impacts of great ethiopian renaissance dam. Ethiopia announced in april 2011 that it intends to build four large dams on the nile, including one of the largest in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam formerly known as project x or the grand millennium dam. An independent technical analysis kevin wheeler, p. This chapter focuses on the impacts of constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on three main parts of the nr. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd filling scenarios. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam versus aswan high dam a. Map showing the full extent of the nile with its two main branches, the white nile, which flows from lake victoria, and the larger blue nile, which originates in the highlands of ethiopia. This book compares the impacts of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd and the aswan high dam ahd and discusses the environmental impacts of the ahd. On an international scale the environmental impacts of the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam are minimal and relatively unexplored. Dadsong aenvironmental change institute, university of oxford, uk. The nile river nr is an international river shared by eleven riparian countries.
Several studies have reported that the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd could have severe effects on the water resources in downstream countries, especially egypt. Pdf on may 4, 2015, fahmy abdelhaleem and others published impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam find, read and cite all the. Pdf environmental impacts of great ethiopian renaissance. In this study, we have combined automated and manual methods to map. To deal with problems, the shuttle radar topographic mission srtm dem and advanced land. The environmental impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd and its reservoir may be classi. Although previous researches addressed the problem of gerd using stochastic data, they used deterministic methods. The book is part of the earthscan studies in water resource management series. International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam is the new reality. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the nile basin.
Introduction in 2011, ethiopia began building the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river in a place called guba, 60 kilometres from sudan mainly for the electric power generation. In 2011, ethiopia began building the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp on the blue nile river in a place called guba, 60 kilometres from sudan, which hold 74 billion cubic meters bcm storage capacity and about 60 bcm live storage which will produce 6000 mw electric generation. If gerd seems not to provide substantial economic, social or environmental benefits to. A large scale dam named as grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is under construction on the blue nile river in ethiopia. Benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp. The final report of the international panel of experts ipoe on the gerd project which was submitted to the governments of ethiopia, sudan and egypt, reported that the aswan high dam ahd will reach the minimum operational level during 4 consecutive years. With the largest area under cereal production in the nile basin, agricultural water withdrawal constitutes 97% of the total water withdrawal in the sudan.
These effects include changes in surface water level, groundwater levels in shallow and deep aquifers, saltwater intrusion, and increases in soil salinity, which could affect crop yields. On 15 april 2011, the council of ministers r ename d it grand ethiopian renaiss a nce dam. Recently, dam construction along the river nile is advocated by ethiopia, as a key component in strategies for water management through the basin. The anonymity afforded by pseudonyms favors excessive diatribe.
Fears over ethiopian dams costly impact on environment. Remote sensing of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. In ethiopia which is one of most important water sources of. Assessing the potential impacts of the grand ethiopian. Located in the western part of the country, near the border with sudan, the dam. Revisiting hydrohegemony from a benefitsharing perspective. Michael hammond, university of exeter, united kingdom. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, its impact on egyptian agriculture and the potential for. The topic that captivated so much emotions and interests among ethiopians of diaspora was the construction of the hydroelectric dam on the blue nile river, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. It is the primary water resource and the life artery for its downstream countries such as egypt and sudan. A large scale dam named as grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is currently under construction on the blue nile river in ethiopia. Impacts of grand renaissance dam on economic development. Impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam on different. However, with the number of dam developments ever increasing globally, significant global problems with the fresh water resource, and concerns of wildlife are increasing.
Beijer institute of ecological economics, royal swedish academy of sciences. The paper questions the argument of the hydrohegemony framework that counterhegemonic mechanisms used by nonhegemons in transboundary rivers lead to a more equitable order of water and benefitsharing, using the case of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. Environmental impacts the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Geopolitical importance the eastern nile basin is of critical geopolitical importance to the niles overall hydropolitical regime. It presents uptodate research findings by egyptian scientists and researchers covering.
Economic and hydrological impacts of the grand ethiopian. Although, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is essential to ethiopias development, many research pointed out its negative impact on egypt. Environmental impacts of great ethiopian renaissance dam on the egyptian water resources. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, its impact on egyptian agriculture and the potential for alleviating water scarcity. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam versus aswan high dam. Outline overview of the eastern nile region characteristics of the gerd longterm impacts of the gerd shortterm impacts and approaches. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, formerly known as the millennium dam, is under construction in the benishangulgumuz region of ethiopia, on the blue nile river, which is located about 40km east of sudan. In 2011, the ethiopian government announced plans to construct a hydroelectric dam on the blue nile, 45km east of its border with sudan, which has been named the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Ethiopia denies that the dam will have a negative impact on downstream. Although, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is essential to ethiopias development, many. Sometimes the adverse environmental impacts extend to affect other countries of the river basins in case the river is an international one such as the river nile. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, its impact on egyptian. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam dam project, ethiopia.
The design of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, also called millennium dam or hidase dam, was developed under a veil of secrecy 1 and without provide public information on the development plan. In may 2011, it was announced that ethiopia would share blueprints for th e dam with egypt so that the downstream impact could be examined. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, its impact on. The construction of renaissance dam directly or indirectly will affect many parts of the economy. Assessment of grand ethiopian renaissance dam impacts using. The location of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, now under construction near ethiopias border with sudan, is shown in red. Management scenarios of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Scientific perspectives on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Ethiopias determination to build a major new dam, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, for hydropower purposes has been the flashpoint of current conflicts in the eastern nile basin gebreluel, 2014. Ethiopias gibe iii dam has been labelled the worlds most controversial dam due to environmental and social impacts and.
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