Nile Basin Cooperation A Review of the Literature |
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| Author:
| Mohamoda, Dahilon Yassin |
| Series title: | NAI Current African Issues Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-91-7106-512-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2003 |
| Publisher: | Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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This paper reviews literature on the Nile basin co-operation and issues related to this process, focusing on more recent publications. The literature on utilization and management of the Nile waters related to basin-wide cooperation efforts has been growing fast during the last decade. This review discusses and covers a wide range of issues, which include: debate on water scarcity and its potential consequences in general, and its implications for the Nile basin countries in...
More DescriptionThis paper reviews literature on the Nile basin co-operation and issues related to this process, focusing on more recent publications. The literature on utilization and management of the Nile waters related to basin-wide cooperation efforts has been growing fast during the last decade. This review discusses and covers a wide range of issues, which include: debate on water scarcity and its potential consequences in general, and its implications for the Nile basin countries in particular; legal aspects of utilization of the Nile waters focusing on the UN Watercourse Convention of 1997; conflicts and major attempts at cooperation; divergent views and interests of the basin countries; and challenges and prospects of the recent basin-wide cooperation.