Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Agriculture - Department of Rural Home Economics

The Nile region is one of the regions where political stability is very much related to the availability of water. For thousands of years the water resources of the Nile Basin were abundant compared to the demand. However, as living standards and life styles changed as a result of a fast economic development and at the same time population increased the demand for water is approaching available supply limits. Especially in Egypt and Sudan, the two most downstream riparian countries, most of the available water resources of the Nile have been utilised, leaving only a small margin for future development, beside The conflicts between downstream and upstream riparian states is a classical one which has not been settled to the satisfaction of all parties concerned, while past agreements on water distribution are continuously being challenged

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