Integrated watershed management for sustainable development in the Nile basin states / Tahani Moustafa Sileet ; Supervised Abbas Sharaky , Mohammed Ezzat Elshamy

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Institute of African Research and Studies- Department of Natural Resources

Due to its size and varying climate, the Nile Basin constitutes one of the most complex and unique river basins. Many cooperative efforts have been undertaken by riparian countries in order to reach an agreeable approach on the management of the Nile waters. A great number of water resources development projects are in the planning and/or implementation phase on both national and trans boundary levels in order to respond to rapid population growth, climate change impact, urbanization, industrialization, economic and food crises on both global and regional levels. Therefore, the study aims to deduce the lessons learnt from a number of successfully managed international river basins and to reflect them on good river basin management practices in the Nile Basin, to assess the impact of major (national, sub regional) water resources development projects on Nile Basin key stations under different levels of cooperation and to propose optimum solutions for Nile Basin water resources management issues on national, sub regional, and basin wide levels. Accordingly, a multidisciplinary comparison between the Nile Basin and some other river basins which could successfully manage their shared water resources and establish an RBO or a commission is undertaken with a focus on African RBOs leading to an identification of the key factors playing an essential role in the success of RBOs. Moreover, a technical study based on the different scenarios representing the levels of cooperation among Nile Basin countries and alternatives for implementation of major water development projects Nile flow will be suggested and resolved using the NB-DSS tool in order to reach optimum solutions for Nile Basin water resources management issues

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