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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

  • 10 Feb 2020
  • 1 min read

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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.

Key Points

  • It is Africa’s biggest dam project and will have lasting impacts on its longest river- Nile.
  • The hydroelectric dam is being built on the Nile (north-flowing river in Africa), in the lowlands of Ethiopia.
  • Concerns: The Nile is under serious threat of severe pollution, climate change and Egypt’s growing population.
    • Egypt is one of the driest countries on earth, with 95% of its people living along the Nile (or its overflowing Delta).
    • It relies almost totally on the Nile for its water supply and the construction of this dam will further cut down Egypt’s water supply by 12-25%.

Source: IE

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