Resources, hydrology, scarcity, basins and the regional context.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile has produced the most consequential transboundary water dispute in Africa since the 1959 Nile Waters Agreement. This article outlines the hydrological stakes, the negotiating positions, and the legal frameworks in play.
What Water Diplomacy covers within Shared Waters, the questions it answers in practice, and where to read next.
What Tigris-Euphrates covers within Shared Waters, the questions it answers in practice, and where to read next.
What Nile covers within Shared Waters, the questions it answers in practice, and where to read next.
What Jordan Basin covers within Shared Waters, the questions it answers in practice, and where to read next.