Ethiopia and the Eastern Nile Basin

被引：49

作者：

Arsano, Y

Tamrat, I

机构：

[1] Univ Addis Ababa, Dept Polit Sci & Int Relat, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

[2] Policy Law Water Resources & Environm Management, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

来源：

AQUATIC SCIENCES | 2005年 / 67卷 / 01期

关键词：

water resources development; cooperation or unilateral river management; hydro-electric power and irrigation; Nile Basin Initiative; basin-wide agreement;

D O I：

10.1007/s00027-004-0766-x

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Ethiopia is the main source of the Nile River, and the country urgently needs water for irrigation and hydro-electric power development. To-date, however, Ethiopia is the country in the Eastern Nile basin that uses the least amount of water from the Nile run-off. There is no basin-wide agreement on the utilization and management of the water resources of the Nile Basin. Unilateral planning and implementation approaches have hindered the possibilities of cooperation and coordinated development. On the national level, economic and institutional capacities are also limited. Past initiatives as well as the current Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) are outlined regarding how far these dilemmas are dealt with. The paper ends with suggestions on how to deal with open questions and lessons learned from the ongoing NBI process.

引用

页码：15 / 27

页数：13