Egypt fears dam being built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile could reduce its water suppliesA picture shows a part of the River Nile in the Egyptian Capital Cairo on March 7, 2019. / AFP / Khaled DESOUKI Image Credit: AFPCairo: A water crisis brewing between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over a contentious Nile dam could escalate into a conflict with “severe humanitarian consequences”, a think-tank said on Wednesday. Egypt, which relies almost totally on the Nile for irrigation and drinking water, fears the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam being built on the Blue Nile could reduce its water supplies. “The case for cooperation among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in resolving the Nile water dispute is unambiguous,” the International Crisis Group think-tank said. The Blue Nile takes its source in Ethiopia and converges with the White Nile in Sudan’s capital Khartoum to form the Nile which runs through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.

Source: Ethiopian News March 20, 2019 10:18 UTC