Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): A Salvation to Flooding in Sudan Alem Gebriel, PhD, PE The Garand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which is being built on the Abbay river and financed entirely by the Ethiopian people, has great benefits to both Sudan and Egypt. One of the benefits is that it mitigates flooding in Sudan. …
ኢትዮጵያ – የአባይ ወንዝ ባለቤትነት ጉዳይ ኪዳኔ ዓለማየሁ መግቢያ፤ በጥንቱ ዘመን የአባይ ወንዝ ዋናዋ ምንጭ ኢትዮጵያ መሆኗና ባለቤትነቱዋ ታውቆ የግብጽ መሪዎች በየዓመቱ ለሚጎርፍላቸው ውሀ ይከፍሉ ነበር። ባሁኑ ጊዜ ግን በተለይ ግብጽ የአባይን ወንዝ እንደ ግል ንብረቷ በመቁጠር ኢትዮጵያ በአባይ ወንዝ ለመጠቀም የምታከናውነውን ጥረት መቃወም ብቻ ሳይሆን ማስፈራራትም ይቃጣታል። እንደሚታወቀው በየድረ-ገጹ በስፋት ከሚቀርቡት ሐተታዎች፣ ትችቶችና አስተያየቶች …
By: Essayas Kaba, Ph.D., Geospatial Scientist; Feyera Aga Hirpa, Ph.D., Flood Data Scientist; Semu Moges, Ph.D., P.E, Water Resource Scientist, The Water-Energy-Food Nexus Team Ethiopia is in preparation to commence the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in July 2020, the middle of the wet season across Ethiopian highlands. It is the right time to start …
Semu Moges (Ph.D., P.E.) Please look at the following hydrological facts and answer the question on on your own: 1. Total internally generated blue water (surface and ground water produced within the country’s borders) available in Ethiopia is in the order of 122 BCM. Seventy percent of the flow is generated in the Nile basin part of the …
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By Dr. Mesfin Genanaw Ethiopia is the prime headwater of the Nile River. Egypt and Ethiopia share a lot of common civilization, history, religions, culture, and drink the same water. The Nile river has a great influence on both countries’ cultures, songs, rituals, and folklores. But lately, a simmering dispute over the filling of the …
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Press Statement – Unprovoked Sudanese Encroachment and Violation of Ethiopia’s Borders Press Statement January 5, 2021 EWAC is saddened by Sudan’s unexpected military attack and annexation of Ethiopian territory. We are concerned because this unprovoked attack undermines the long-established brotherly relations between these two African countries. EWAC is also deeply concerned that this encroachment impacts …
By: Berhanu F Alemaw, Ph.D., Professor and P.E. Water Resources Engineer. Semu Moges, Ph.D., P.E, Water Resource Consultant and Scientist, the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Team “Perhaps, the Nile is the only large river basin in the entire planet without inclusive framework agreement, legal and institutional regime for cooperative utilization of the basin. In addition, Nile is certainly …
