I fully agree with you, Farid! Right today I was reading this article http://bit.ly/S8SAGd about the difficulties in reaching an agreement on cross-border water management on the Nile. The tension between the Nile countries is clear and the development plans of Ethiopia, above all, and Uganda will certainly affect water availability as well as the downstream ecology and economic activities. For the Nile, as well as many other shared basins, the question is how to promote effective collaboration. Many studies show that larger benefits than costs would arise from international collaboration... but why this is often not the case? Thanks for your view!
Published by Claudia Casarotto, Innovations for Poverty Action - Deputy Country Director - Kenya
I fully agree with you, Farid! Right today I was reading this article http://bit.ly/S8SAGd about the difficulties in reaching an agreement on cross-border water management on the Nile. The tension between the Nile countries is clear and the development plans of Ethiopia, above all, and Uganda will certainly affect water availability as well as the downstream ecology and economic activities. For the Nile, as well as many other shared basins, the question is how to promote effective collaboration. Many studies show that larger benefits than costs would arise from international collaboration... but why this is often not the case? Thanks for your view!