Developing an approach for equitable and reasonable utilization of international rivers: the Nile River
The absence of a basin-wide apportionment agreement on using the Nile River equitably has been a long-standing source of disagreement among Nile riparian states. This study introduces a new approach that the riparian states can consider that quantifies the Nile River’s apportionment. The approach in...
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| author | Gari, Y. Block, P. Steenhuis, T. S. Mekonnen, M. Assefa, G. Ephrem, A. K. Bayissa, Y. Tilahun, Seifu A. |
| author_browse | Assefa, G. Bayissa, Y. Block, P. Ephrem, A. K. Gari, Y. Mekonnen, M. Steenhuis, T. S. Tilahun, Seifu A. |
| author_facet | Gari, Y. Block, P. Steenhuis, T. S. Mekonnen, M. Assefa, G. Ephrem, A. K. Bayissa, Y. Tilahun, Seifu A. |
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| description | The absence of a basin-wide apportionment agreement on using the Nile River equitably has been a long-standing source of disagreement among Nile riparian states. This study introduces a new approach that the riparian states can consider that quantifies the Nile River’s apportionment. The approach includes (1) developing a basin-wide database of indicators representative of the United Nations Watercourse Convention (UNWC) relevant factors and circumstances, (2) developing an ensemble of indicator weighting scenarios using various weighting methods, and (3) developing six water-sharing methods to obtain a range of apportionments for Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and the group of the White Nile Equatorial States for each weighting scenarios. The results illustrate a relatively narrow range of country-level water apportionments, even though some individual factor weights vary from 3% to 26%. Considering the entire Nile River, the water apportionment for Ethiopia ranges from 32% to 38%, Sudan and South Sudan from 25% to 33%, Egypt from 26% to 35%, and the Equatorial States from 5% to 7%. We trust that the six proposed equitable water-sharing methods may aid in fostering basin-wide negotiations toward a mutual agreement and address the dispute over water sharing. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1387362025-12-08T10:29:22Z Developing an approach for equitable and reasonable utilization of international rivers: the Nile River Gari, Y. Block, P. Steenhuis, T. S. Mekonnen, M. Assefa, G. Ephrem, A. K. Bayissa, Y. Tilahun, Seifu A. transboundary waters rivers conventions water sharing models The absence of a basin-wide apportionment agreement on using the Nile River equitably has been a long-standing source of disagreement among Nile riparian states. This study introduces a new approach that the riparian states can consider that quantifies the Nile River’s apportionment. The approach includes (1) developing a basin-wide database of indicators representative of the United Nations Watercourse Convention (UNWC) relevant factors and circumstances, (2) developing an ensemble of indicator weighting scenarios using various weighting methods, and (3) developing six water-sharing methods to obtain a range of apportionments for Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and the group of the White Nile Equatorial States for each weighting scenarios. The results illustrate a relatively narrow range of country-level water apportionments, even though some individual factor weights vary from 3% to 26%. Considering the entire Nile River, the water apportionment for Ethiopia ranges from 32% to 38%, Sudan and South Sudan from 25% to 33%, Egypt from 26% to 35%, and the Equatorial States from 5% to 7%. We trust that the six proposed equitable water-sharing methods may aid in fostering basin-wide negotiations toward a mutual agreement and address the dispute over water sharing. 2023-12-18 2024-01-31T20:27:57Z 2024-01-31T20:27:57Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138736 en Open Access MDPI Gari, Yared, Paul Block, Tammo S. Steenhuis, Muluneh Mekonnen, Getachew Assefa, Abebe Kidus Ephrem, Yared Bayissa, and Seifu A. Tilahun. 2023. Developing an approach for equitable and reasonable utilization of international rivers: the Nile River. Water, 15(24):4312. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15244312 |
| spellingShingle | transboundary waters rivers conventions water sharing models Gari, Y. Block, P. Steenhuis, T. S. Mekonnen, M. Assefa, G. Ephrem, A. K. Bayissa, Y. Tilahun, Seifu A. Developing an approach for equitable and reasonable utilization of international rivers: the Nile River |
| title | Developing an approach for equitable and reasonable utilization of international rivers: the Nile River |
| title_full | Developing an approach for equitable and reasonable utilization of international rivers: the Nile River |
| title_fullStr | Developing an approach for equitable and reasonable utilization of international rivers: the Nile River |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing an approach for equitable and reasonable utilization of international rivers: the Nile River |
| title_short | Developing an approach for equitable and reasonable utilization of international rivers: the Nile River |
| title_sort | developing an approach for equitable and reasonable utilization of international rivers the nile river |
| topic | transboundary waters rivers conventions water sharing models |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138736 |
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