The book provides a comprehensive overview of the hydrology of
the Nile River, especially the ecohydrological degradation and
challenges the basin is facing, the impact of climate change on
water availability and the transboundary water management issues.
The book includes analysis and approaches that will help provide
different insights into the hydrology of this complex basin, which
covers 11 countries and is home to over 300 million people. The
need for water-sharing agreements that reflect the current
situations of riparian countries and are based on equitable water-
sharing principles is stressed in many chapters.This book explores
water resource availability and quality and their trends in the
basin, soil erosion and watershed degradation at different scales,
water and health, land use and climate change impact, transboundary
issues and water management, dams, reservoirs and lakes. The link
between watershed and river water quantity and quality is discussed
pointing out the importance of watershed protection for better
water resource management, water accessibility, institutional
set-up and policy, water demand and management. The book also
presents the water sharing sticking points in relation to
historical treaties and the emerging water demands of the upstream
riparian countries. The need for collaboration and identification
of common ground to resolve the transboundary water management
issues and secure a win-win is also indicated.
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