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Nile Basin Politics
From Coordinated to Cooperative Peace
9781803927169 Edward Elgar Publishing
This comprehensive book analyses the legal, political, and cultural dynamics of the Nile Basin water regime. Nile Basin Politics provides a thorough examination of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam''s political impact on Nile Basin countries, highlighting domestic, nationalist, and hydro-hegemonic hurdles to cooperation.
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This comprehensive book analyses the legal, political, and cultural dynamics of the Nile Basin water regime. Nile Basin Politics provides a thorough examination of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s political impact on Nile Basin countries, highlighting the domestic, nationalist, and hydro-hegemonic hurdles to cooperation.
Challenging conventional assumptions, the book proposes bilateral and multilateral coordination solutions to foster trust and to encourage engagement with the political landscape surrounding the GERD. Exploring domestic politics and the conflicting dynamics between cooperation and competition, the contributing authors explain the incentives that make short-term collaboration difficult to achieve. It frames its analysis of policy coordination as a pragmatic alternative for short-term water diplomacy in the region.
Students, researchers and academics in international relations and political science, African politics, development studies, water governance and environmental studies will find this book an accessible and invaluable resource. Policymakers will also find this a beneficial reference for international Sustainable Development Goals policies.
Challenging conventional assumptions, the book proposes bilateral and multilateral coordination solutions to foster trust and to encourage engagement with the political landscape surrounding the GERD. Exploring domestic politics and the conflicting dynamics between cooperation and competition, the contributing authors explain the incentives that make short-term collaboration difficult to achieve. It frames its analysis of policy coordination as a pragmatic alternative for short-term water diplomacy in the region.
Students, researchers and academics in international relations and political science, African politics, development studies, water governance and environmental studies will find this book an accessible and invaluable resource. Policymakers will also find this a beneficial reference for international Sustainable Development Goals policies.
Critical Acclaim
‘Nile Basin Politics: From Coordinated to Cooperative Peace is a timely volume that sheds light on the intricate geopolitical and environmental challenges of the Nile region. Through its detailed analysis of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and regional dynamics, the book offers a path forward for sustainable cooperation, making it an important resource for academics and decision-makers alike.’
– Hussam Hussein, University of Oxford, UK
‘This edited book offers insightful examination of the complex politics surrounding the Nile Basin, with a particular focus on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It explores technical, legal, and regional aspects of water management, providing a nuanced understanding of the challenges and opportunities for cooperation. An essential read for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in the core challenges of the basin.’
– Assefa M. Melesse, Florida International University, USA
‘This edited volume is a critical and timely exploration of the complex interplay between nationalist forces, hydro hegemony, and cooperation in Nile Basin politics. It offers insightful analyses on the challenges and opportunities for bilateral and multilateral coordination, emphasizing practical strategies to mitigate nationalist tensions and foster sustainable, long-term cooperation among riparian countries.’
– Ashok Swain, Uppsala University, Sweden
– Hussam Hussein, University of Oxford, UK
‘This edited book offers insightful examination of the complex politics surrounding the Nile Basin, with a particular focus on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It explores technical, legal, and regional aspects of water management, providing a nuanced understanding of the challenges and opportunities for cooperation. An essential read for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in the core challenges of the basin.’
– Assefa M. Melesse, Florida International University, USA
‘This edited volume is a critical and timely exploration of the complex interplay between nationalist forces, hydro hegemony, and cooperation in Nile Basin politics. It offers insightful analyses on the challenges and opportunities for bilateral and multilateral coordination, emphasizing practical strategies to mitigate nationalist tensions and foster sustainable, long-term cooperation among riparian countries.’
– Ashok Swain, Uppsala University, Sweden
Contents
Contents
1 Introduction: Nile Basin politics and its challenges 1
Steven C. Roach
PART I Managing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
2 State-building on the Nile: domestic politics and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam 19
Kaleb Demerew
3 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: technical aspects and prospects for coordinated water management 39
Kebreab Ghebremichael and Tirusew Asefa
4 Egypt’s Water Policy and the Challenges of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) 64
Hamdy A. Hassan
PART II Regional and international issues
5 Beyond the Big Three: national and regional politics of the upstream riparian countries 88
Kaleb Demerew and Derrick K. Hudson
6 The Washington dissensus: the hegemonic perils of cooperation 110
Steven C. Roach
7 Emerging legal issues of Nile Basin cooperation 130
Edna Udobong
8 Regional integration in the Nile Basin in 2038: rethinking the water-energy-food nexus 150
Harry Verhoeven and Rawia Tawfik
1 Introduction: Nile Basin politics and its challenges 1
Steven C. Roach
PART I Managing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
2 State-building on the Nile: domestic politics and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam 19
Kaleb Demerew
3 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: technical aspects and prospects for coordinated water management 39
Kebreab Ghebremichael and Tirusew Asefa
4 Egypt’s Water Policy and the Challenges of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) 64
Hamdy A. Hassan
PART II Regional and international issues
5 Beyond the Big Three: national and regional politics of the upstream riparian countries 88
Kaleb Demerew and Derrick K. Hudson
6 The Washington dissensus: the hegemonic perils of cooperation 110
Steven C. Roach
7 Emerging legal issues of Nile Basin cooperation 130
Edna Udobong
8 Regional integration in the Nile Basin in 2038: rethinking the water-energy-food nexus 150
Harry Verhoeven and Rawia Tawfik
