Essays about: "egypt and nile"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words egypt and nile.

1. 1. Smallholder Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Improved Access to Irrigation Water Supply in Egypt : a Contingent Valuation Approach

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Tabeer Riaz; [2023]
   Keywords : contingent valuation; double-bounded; interval model; willingness to pay; irrigation water supply; attitude; agriculture income; access to loans;

   Abstract : The agriculture sector in Egypt is heavily dependent on the River Nile's water. However, the country is facing a severe water scarcity problem, affecting crop yields, farmers' income, food security, and the environment. READ MORE

3. 2. Hydro-political Security Complexes and the Role of International Organizations in Bringing Cooperation or Conflict to Shared Transboundary Rivers

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Noha Yasser; [2023]
   Keywords : Keywords: Transboundary Water Conflict; Transboundary Water Cooperation; Nile River Basin; Indus River Basin; Egypt; Ethiopia; India; Pakistan; World Bank; International organizations.  ;

   Abstract : Transboundary water treaties are established to prevent disputes over shared rivers between states. Nevertheless, empirical studies indicate that international organizations manage to bring cooperation between states in some cases and fail in others. READ MORE

4. 3. Cooperation be damned : A study on water relations in The Nile River Basin

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Gustav Alfvin; [2022]
   Keywords : Human Security; Water Wars; Egypt; Ethiopia; Process Tracing; GERD;

   Abstract : The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam built on the Nile has sparked conflicts for over twelve years now since it was first announced in 2009. But in 2020 when Ethiopia finally started to fill this behemoth of a dam hostilities ramped up between Egypt and Ethiopia. READ MORE

5. 4. Protecting the Nile : Egypt’s crisis exploitation of the GERD crisis (2011-2021)

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Elisa Andrea Viteri Marquez; [2022]
   Keywords : crisis exploitation; Egypt; water security; GERD; Nile; water management;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the framing and exploitation of the ‘water security’ crisis triggered in Egypt by the construction the Gran Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during the period of its construction (2011-2021). Through the analysis of members of the executive statements, policy documents, and actions on the ground, this study contributes to crisis exploitation theory by pointing at other categories that had allowed for policy change, such as funding and the influence of international organizations. READ MORE

6. 5. “We are dealing here with a hydroelectric dam, we are not building a nuclear plant” : A case study of securitization processes in water cooperation contexts

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Frida Müntzing; [2022]
   Keywords : Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam GERD ; Securitization theory; Water security; Human Security; Hydro hegemony; Water cooperation; Blue Nile; Ethiopia; Sudan; Egypt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In 2011, Ethiopia began the construction of the “Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam” (GERD) in the Blue Nile and in 2020 the first filling took place which escalated tensions in the shared waters and provoked concerns from Egypt and Sudan. The aim of the thesis is to broaden the understanding of water sharing issues by conducting a case study of the GERD developments between 2011 and the beginning of 2022 with a focus on securitization processes. READ MORE