Boats moored by the town of Borg Megheizel, on the Rosetta branch of the Nile Delta. AFPFor the fort to be overcome by water would be an immense loss to world heritage. Hamza Hendawi / The NationalBut along with these key benefits, the dam also denied the Nile Delta the wealth of sediment that has, since time immemorial, renewed the soil of the nation’s breadbasket in the Nile valley and Delta. In the case of Rosetta, the reduction in the sediment accelerated the shoreline erosion caused by the advancing seawater. In addition, sea level rise in the Mediterranean has caused seawater to continue encroaching into the Nile Delta in Egypt, putting at risk residential areas and the primary source of Egypt’s agricultural output (the coastal Nile Delta),” he said.

Source: Ethiopian News May 01, 2023 05:17 UTC