The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Wossenu Abtew, Shimelis Behailu Dessu.
• Authors: Abtew, Wossenu; Dessu, Shimelis Behailu
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Overview oftheNile River Basin; 1.2 Water Resources oftheNile Basin; 1.3 GERD andtheBlue Nile Basin; 1.4 The GERD, Ethiopia, Egypt andSudan; 1.5 The GERD andEthiopian Politics; 1.6 The Way Forward withGERD; 1.7 Summary; References; 2 The Nile River andTransboundary Water Rights; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 The Nile andWater Rights; 2.3 Pre-colonial Period; 2.3.1 Colonial Period; 2.3.2 Post-colonial Period; 2.3.3 Population Growth andWater Interest; 2.3.4 River Diversion andInter-basin Water Transfer; 2.4 Dams ontheNile 2.4.1 The High Aswan Dam onThe Main Nile, Egypt2.4.2 Sennar Dam ontheBlue Nile, Sudan; 2.4.3 Roseires Dam ontheBlue Nile, Sudan; 2.4.4 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ontheBlue Nile River; 2.5 Summary; References; 3 Land Tenure andWater Rights intheBlue Nile Basin; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Land Rights inEthiopia; 3.3 Land Rights andResource Conservation; 3.4 Water Rights andWater Conservation; 3.5 Summary; References; 4 Hydrology oftheBlue Nile Basin Overview; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Physical Characteristics; 4.2.1 Topography; 4.2.2 Land Slope; 4.2.3 Soils; 4.2.4 Land Cover 4.3 Climate4.3.1 Blue Nile Basin Climate; 4.3.2 Rainfall intheBlue Nile Basin; 4.3.3 Effect ofENSO Events ontheBlue Nile Rainfall; 4.4 Tributaries oftheBlue Nile River; 4.4.1 Lake Tana Watershed; 4.4.2 Abay atKessie; 4.4.3 Beles River; 4.4.4 Blue Nile attheEthio-Sudan Border; 4.5 Climate Change andtheNile Basin; 4.6 Summary; References; 5 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Site Importance; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Major Dams intheNile River Basin; 5.3 Review ofGERD Dam andReservoir Features; 5.4 Technical Features ofGERD Site Selection; 5.4.1 Hydrology; 5.4.2 Topography 5.4.3 Geology5.5 Environmental, Social, Economic andPolitical Considerations; 5.5.1 Environmental Impacts ofGERD Site; 5.5.2 The People atGERD Site; 5.5.3 GERD Site andRegional Hydro-politics; 5.5.4 GERD Site andEthiopia Domestic Politics; 5.5.5 Summary; References; 6 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Analysis; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Dams ontheNile; 6.3 The GERD; 6.4 Dam Design Characteristics; 6.4.1 Main Gravity Dam; 6.4.2 The Saddle Dam; 6.5 Reservoir; 6.6 Flow Characteristics andFlow Data; 6.7 Does theGERD Has 6000MW Capacity? 6.8 Dam Design Review byInternational Panel ofExperts (IPoE)6.9 Summary; References; 7 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Reservoir Filling; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Flow Characteristics andFlow Data; 7.3 Synthetic Flow Data Generation toExpand Data Range; 7.4 Evaporation andSeepage Losses; 7.5 Sediment; 7.6 GERD Filling; 7.7 Simulation ofGERD Initial Filling; 7.8 Summary; References; 8 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Operation andUpstream-Downstream Water Rights; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Upstream Water Rights andWater Demand; 8.3 Downstream Water Rights andWater Demand
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.610963; Earth sciences; Water-supply -- Ethiopia; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Economic history; Water-supply; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology; Hydrology & the hydrosphere; Physical geography & topography; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Meteorology & climatology; Biotechnology; Hydraulic engineering; Science -- Environmental Science; Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Ethiopia); Ethiopia -- Economic conditions; Nile River Watershed; Blue Nile River (Ethiopia and Sudan); Africa -- Blue Nile River; Ethiopia; Ethiopia -- Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam; Nile River Watershed; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319970943; 3319970941
• Related ISBNs: 9783319970936; 3319970933
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 1, 2018).
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