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Title
A Defiant Ethiopia against a Hegemonic Egypt: The Construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Light of World-Systems Analysis and Regional Hydro-political Theory |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/1887/73585 |
Date
2019 |
Author(s)
Flore, Hein |
Contributor(s)
Bellucci, Dr. Stefano |
Abstract
Since 2011, Ethiopia has been building a dam on the Blue Nile river. The project, called the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam or GERD, has been of significant importance for the whole basin. Egypt and Sudan, the downstream states, have been interested in the project for several reasons. Both Egypt and Sudan rely heavily on the Blue Nile for agriculture and supply of fresh water. Egypt in particular is concerned that their access to water will be limited through the construction of the dam. Egypt receives 97 percent of their fresh water supply via the Nile. Due to colonial era agreements on the use of the water supplied by the Blue Nile, Egypt had a hegemonic status over all the states along the stream of the river or the 'riparian' states for quite some time. However, in 2011, a perfect storm of events, with the Arab Spring and the subsequent fall of president Mubarak, and the independence of Southern Sudan, coincided with the commencement by the Ethiopian government to build the GERD. |
Subject(s)
world-systems theory, hydro-politics, regionalism, ethiopia, egypt |
Language
en |
Type of publication
Master thesis |
Repository
Leiden - University of Leiden
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