Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Versus Aswan High Dam: A View from Egypt

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This unique volume discusses various aspects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Aswan High Dam (AHD) including their positive and negative impacts. It presents up-to-date research findings by Egyptian scientists and researchers covering several interesting hot topics under the following main themes: · Major impacts of GERD compared with the AHD · Environmental impacts of the AHD · Modeling scenarios investigating the impacts of GERD on the AHD and downstream · Environmental and social impacts of GERD on Egypt · Status and assessment of the sediment of the AHD reservoir and modeling the impacts of GERD on Lake Nubia sediment accumulation · Proposed scenarios for maximizing the benefits of the AHD reservoir · International aspects of GERD and the AHD The volume also offers a set of conclusions and recommendations to optimize the cooperation between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia. It appeals to postgraduate students, researchers, scientists, professionals and policy planners. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii An Overview of Aswan High Dam and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Abdelazim Negm, Mohamed Elsahabi, Mohamed Salman Tayie)....Pages 3-17 Environmental Impacts of AHD on Egypt Between the Last and the Following 50 Years (El-Sayed Ewis Omran, Abdelazim Negm)....Pages 21-52 Importance of Aswan High Dam to Egypt (Nader Noureldeen Mohamed)....Pages 53-72 Impacts of Constructing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile River (Mohamed Helmy Elsanabary, Abdelkader T. Ahmed)....Pages 75-93 Stochastic Investigation of the GERD-AHD Interaction Through First Impoundment and Beyond (Khaled H. Hamed)....Pages 95-117 Model-Based Optimization for Operating the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River (Abbas M. Sharaky, Khaled H. Hamed, Ahmed B. Mohamed)....Pages 119-148 GERD Failure Analysis and the Impacts on Downstream Countries (Ahmed H. Soliman, Alaa El Zawahry, Hesham Bekhit)....Pages 149-171 Environmental Impacts of the GERD Project on Egypt’s Aswan High Dam Lake and Mitigation and Adaptation Options (El-Sayed Ewis Omran, Abdelazim Negm)....Pages 175-196 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Agriculture, and the Rural Poor in Egypt (Dalia M. Gouda)....Pages 197-230 Assessment of Sediment Deposition in Aswan High Dam Reservoir During 50 Years (1964–2014) (Ahmed Moustafa A. Moussa)....Pages 233-253 Evaluation of Merowe Dam’s Effect on the Accumulated Sediment in Lake Nubia, Sudan Using RS/GIS (Mohamed Elsahabi, Abdelazim Negm)....Pages 255-269 Impacts of GERD on the Accumulated Sediment in Lake Nubia Using Machine Learning and GIS Techniques (Abdelazim Negm, Mohamed Elsahabi, Mohamed Abdel-Nasser, Karar Mahmoud, Kamal Ali)....Pages 271-327 Dredging the Clays of the Nile: Potential Challenges and Opportunities on the Shores of the Aswan High Dam Reservoir and the Nile Valley in Egypt (Baha E. Abulnaga)....Pages 331-355 Community Development by De-silting the Aswan High Dam Reservoir (Baha E. Abulnaga)....Pages 357-383 Harvesting the Skies of Egypt: An Option to Recover the Evaporation Losses from the Aswan High Dam Reservoir (Baha E. Abulnaga)....Pages 385-415 Impact of the International Context on the Political and Legal Dimensions of the Aswan High Dam (1952–1960) (Mohamed Salman Tayie)....Pages 419-449 Continuous Dispute Between Egypt and Ethiopia Concerning Nile Water and Mega Dams (Nader Noureldeen Mohamed)....Pages 451-483 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the Ethiopian Challenge of Hydropolitical Hegemony on the Nile Basin (Mohamed Salman Tayie)....Pages 485-517 Impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Gezira Groundwater, Sudan (Abbas M. Sharaky, Hossam H. Elewa, Alaa M. Kasem)....Pages 519-557 Update, Conclusions, and Recommendations for Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Versus Aswan High Dam: A View from Egypt (Abdelazim M. Negm, Sommer Abdel-Fattah, El-Sayed E. Omran)....Pages 561-586 Erratum to: Impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Gezira Groundwater, Sudan (Abbas M. Sharaky, Hossam H. Elewa, Alaa M. Kasem)....Pages 587-587 Back Matter ....Pages 589-594