Several scholars that participated called upon the 11 countries that feed from the Nile River water to come together in order to address the question of equitable distribution of the water resource without leaving out other peoples’ needs and wants, especially the increasing water demand for food, domestic purposes, energy and industrial. One of the key issues raised in the meeting was how best the 11 countries would manage the transboundary water resource for equitable distribution without sidelining other countries. In particular, the Nile River is the primary water source of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan. The Nile has two major tributaries: the White Nile and the Blue Nile. However, the Blue Nile is the source of most of the water of the Nile downstream, containing 80% of the water and silt.

Source: Ethiopian News June 20, 2024 07:45 UTC