Pdf environmental impacts of great ethiopian renaissance dam. A large scale hydropower dam known as grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is under construction on the blue nile river just upstream of the. One of these challenges is the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam ethiopia is a landlocked country in the horn of africa and has a population of 85 million. Third, if its use for power generation only or it may use for irrigation purposes also. Perspectives of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd by. The book is part of the earthscan studies in water resource management series. These effects include changes in surface water level, groundwater levels in shallow and deep aquifers, saltwater intrusion, and increases in soil salinity, which could affect crop yields. The human security dimensions of this development include impacts of varying magnitudes in the economic, political, environmental. Several studies have reported that the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd could have severe effects on the water resources in downstream countries, especially egypt. The gerd is currently in the midst of a largescale political battle between ethiopia, sudan, and egypt.
Officials in addis ababa argue that the gerd will have no major impact on water flow into the nile, instead arguing that. When completed, it is anticipated to produce maxi mum of 6000 mw of hydropower energy. Environmental impacts of the gerd project on egypts aswan high. The ethiopian governorate started to construct a largescale hydroelectric dam known as the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd 8, 9. Background in 2011, ethiopia began building the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp on the blue nile river in a place called guba, 60 kilometres from sudan, which hold 74 billion. Assessment of the impact of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on egypt. Request pdf the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, agriculture, and the rural poor in egypt this chapter seeks to provide an overview of the impacts of the reservoir filling of the grand. Pdf on may 4, 2015, fahmy abdelhaleem and others published impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The controversy over the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Gerd is now under construction on the blue nile river in ethiopia. Yet the decision of the ethiopian government to build a hydroelectric dam thereon, called the grand ethiopian renaissance dam hereinafter gerd, has been met with open hostility by arabs. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, agriculture, and the. Pdf the grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the blue.
Perspectives of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. Girma 3 have discussed in detail the concept of having joint ownerships of the ethiopian grand renaissance dam at aigaforum. Before discussing the benefits, the article gives a general technical overview of the gerdp. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd formerly known as the millennium dam and sometimes referred to as hidase, is a gravity dam on the blue nile river in ethiopia under construction since 2011. The challenges and opportunities of the grand renaissance dam. Apr 25, 2018 abdelhaleem f, helal e 2015 impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam on different water usages in upper egypt. Pdf environmental impacts of ahd on egypt between the last and.
Once ethiopia s grand renaissance dam is functional, its expected to discharge annually 1,541m 3 s of. Understanding and managing new risks on the nile with the grand. The climate change impact affects environment sustainability and ecosystems which maintaining, providing. It will hold a massive 74 billion cubic meters of water and will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in africa. Impacts of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on downstream. The dam, begun in 2011, is due for completion in this year. Ethiopia is building the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river with a hydropower capacity of 6,000 mw. Request pdf hydrological and environmental impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the nile river the nile river nr is an international river shared by eleven riparian countries. The environmental impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd and its reservoir may be classified by several techniques. Ethiopia is highly concerned about the environmental impact of the project from the very beginning. However, with the number of dam developments ever increasing globally, significant global problems with the fresh water resource, and concerns of wildlife are increasing.
The dam is in the benishangulgumuz region of ethiopia, about 15km 9mi east of the border with sudan. Pdf on may 4, 2015, fahmy abdelhaleem and others published impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam find, read and cite all the research you need. Environmental impact assessment of the dam impacts of dam reservoir on the host countrythe most important negative effect of constructing the reservoir, upstream the gerd, on the host country, ethiopia, is the displacing people living in the area of the proposed reservoir. Impacts of constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the nile river. It presents uptodate research findings by egyptian scientists and researchers covering several interesting. Assessment of grand ethiopian renaissance dam impacts using. Although, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is essential to. Assessing the potential impacts of the grand ethiopian. The gerd is under construction on the blue nile at 15 km. Dec 01, 2018 in 2011, ethiopia began constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile in a place called guba, approximately 60 km from sudan and 750 km northwest of addis ababa. Pdf benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project.
Amongst is the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd project. On a national level, this would have a great impact on the regions environment. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on. The study is published in analyzing the economywide impacts on egypt of alternative gerd filling policies, the seventh chapter of the new book the grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the nile basin. Senior software and service architect, orange labs. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam is under construction gravity dam on the blue nile river in ethiopia.
The dam is in the benishangulgumuz region of ethiopia, about. This article quantifies major benefits the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project for sudan and egypt. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, its impact on egyptian. Reduction of sediment inflow through watershed management is key to achieving longterm sustainability. Environmental impacts of the gerd project on egypts aswan high dam. Estimation of the transboundary economic impacts of the grand. Then, it shows how the gerdp will benefit east africa by filling the wide gap in electricity power shortage based on the world bank data. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd constitutes a real crisis for the egyptian regime, where ethiopia several times blamed egypt for the failure of negotiations conducted between sudan, egypt and ethiopia on. It uses the case of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, its impact on. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is constructed in a. Implications for downstream riparian countries journal of water resources planning and management february 2015 hydrological scenarios of the renaissance dam in ethiopia and its hydro environmental impact on the nile downstream.
Assessment of the impact of the grand ethiopian renaissance. The human security dimensions of this development include impacts of varying magnitudes in the economic, political, environmental, and sociocultural spheres. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam is designed to trap 100 years of sediment inflow. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the nile basin. Pdf the grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the blue nile. The border project which is known now as the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a hydropower project being built recently on the blue nile abbay. Pdf environmental impacts of great ethiopian renaissance. Map showing the full extent of the nile with its two main branches, the white nile, which flows from lake victoria, and the larger blue nile, which originates in the highlands of ethiopia. The potential impacts of the dam have been the source of regional controversy. Estimation of the transboundary economic impacts of the. In this study, we have combined automated and manual methods to map. The dam is being funded by government bonds and private donations. Economic and hydrological impacts of the grand ethiopian. Ethiopia has a potential for about 45 gw of hydropower.
Linking solar and wind power in eastern africa with operation of the. In march 2011, the ethiopian government announced its intention to build the millennium dam near the sudanese ethiopian borders, on the main channel of the blue nile 10. Second, if it in its creation phase or operation phase. Renaissance dam located close to ethiopiasudan boarder will form the largest hydropower producing dam in africa with over 60,000 mcm of active reservoir storage. Environmental impacts alaa alzawahiri, a member of the egyptian national panel of experts studying the effects of the renaissance dam says that ethiopia s construction of a dam able to hold 74 billion cubic meters of water was a catastrophe for his country, which would end up losing 60% of its agricultural land. Lack of sediment data and rapid land degradation may result in higher sediment yields than expected. Construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam and its implications on egypt crisis management between egypt and ethiopia. International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam mit.
In the pursuit of economic development, ethiopian government has made clear that renewable energy production will be its priority, emphasizing green growth and clean energy. Jun 14, 20 the talk of a microclimate change or environmental impact as a result of a hydroelectric dam is a luxury that ethiopian politicians would relish, the international community would cherish, and most in ethiopia would ignore. Downstream countries egypt and sudan have expressed concerns over the impacts of the dam on their water supply. Inhabitants and environment 46 the agricultural sector of ethiopia 52 wnstream impact in sudan and egypt. Atasu dam is a concreteface rockfill dam on the gaylan river, south of trabzon in trabzon province, turkey. The environmental impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd and its reservoir may be classi. The study uses the case of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile to assess the opportunities and challenges created by counterhegemonic tools. Ethiopians are hardly surprised by the arab reaction, since, for the last fifty years, egyptian leaders have made the empty threat that they would invade. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, under construction 20 kilometres from the sudanese border since 2011 on the blue nile, was designed to generate 6000 megawatt mw 4in electricity. The potential impacts of the dam have been the source of severe regional controversy. Remote sensing of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Employing a multiregion multisector computable general equilibrium cge modeling framework, this study estimates the direct and indirect economic impacts of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the eastern nile economies. This is due to plant material in flooded areas decaying in an anaerobic environment, and forming methane, a greenhouse gas. Estimation of the transboundary economic impacts of the grand ethiopia renaissance dam.
The environmental impact of the implementation of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam include direct and indirect impacts on the biological, physical and ch emical features o f the river and the. Adopting the suggested strategies could reduce or eliminate the impact of. The challenges and opportunities of the grand renaissance dam for sustainable energy water food ecosystem services nexus in ethiopia. Revisiting hydrohegemony from a benefitsharing perspective. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the blue nile. It presents uptodate research findings by egyptian scientists and researchers covering several interesting hot topics under the following main themes. Social impacts the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. To this end, the blue nile impoundment behind the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd will encompass an areal extent of 1763. Since the environmental and social impact assessment of the gerd was not made. The gerd reservoir will cover an area of 1874 km 2 at full supply level of 640 m above mean sea level, with total and active storage volumes of 74 bcm 5. On an international scale, problems arise with regards to the path of. Ahmed 1and mohamed helmy elsanabary 2 1 civil engineering department, faculty of engineering, aswan university, egypt.
Recently tecola hagos 4 has published on ethiomedia a recommendation paper how the ethiopia need to deal with other nile basin 1 dr belachew tesfa is researcher at university of huddersfield, uk. Water evaporation from aswan high dam, as well as other dams in ethiopia, equates to around 19 billion cubic metres. Apr 16, 2020 conserving forest ecosystems is essential as they act as carbon reservoirs, purify water and air, limit erosion, and are a habitat for numerous species. Benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp. The location of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, now under construction near ethiopia s border with sudan, is shown in red. On 15 april 2011, the council of ministers renamed it grand ethiopian renaissance dam. With a storage capacity of 74,000 km3 and a hydropower capacity of 5,150 mw, the gerd is expected to make double ethiopia s electricity generation. Aug 05, 2020 recently, the tensions among egypt, sudan, and ethiopia over the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile have escalated, particularly after ethiopia announced that it had started.
Social impacts international social impacts the social implications of the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will vary in scale from local to international issues. This paper assesses the potential impact of reduced nile water due to the construction of grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, on flow and contaminant transport pattern in ismailia canal and. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam middle east eye. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the environment. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam ethiopia is a landlocked country in the horn of. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be hugely beneficial to ethiopia, but has raised tensions with neighbouring countries that rely on. The atkinson dam is an earthfill embankment dam across the buaraba creek and a naturally forming lagoon, which is located near lowood in the south east region of queensland. Implications for transboundary water governance michael hammond university of exeter, united kingdom discussion paper 7 february 20 this article provides an overview of dam on the blue nile, 45km east of its border ethiopia s plans to build a major dam on the blue nile. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project, benishangulgumuz. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam versus aswan high dam, a. Reflections on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. And according to gete zeleke phd, director general of water and land resources center, a center that is affiliated with addis ababa university, the environmental impact of the dam is minimal.
Regional controversies have risen over the construction of the dam between ethiopia and the downstream. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, its impact on egyptian agriculture and the potential for alleviating water scarcity. The present short note is about a dam within the borders of ethiopia whose impacts will be felt intensely in the two downstream countries. May 27, 2014 the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a 6000 mw hydropower project on the blue nile, which the ethiopian government plans to build to fulfill the countrys energy needs. The total estimated dam in africa, which is much larger than the aswan dam in egypt. A case study of the social and environmental impacts of large dams with a particular focus on the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The regulated flow of water from the renaissance dam will improve agriculture and the impact from evaporation of water from the dam will be minimal compared with other dams in ethiopia, which will help in water conservation. Pdf impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam researchgate. Oct 17, 2015 construction of the greater ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is causing substantial changes to the water utilization of the river that would significantly impact water supply to egypt. Longterm economywide impacts of the grand ethiopian. International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam.
Grand ethiopian renaissance dam versus aswan high dam. The challenges and opportunities of the grand renaissance. On an international scale the environmental impacts of the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam are minimal and relatively unexplored. Environmental impacts the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. This unique volume discusses various aspects of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd and the aswan high dam ahd including their positive and negative impacts. Water infrastructures and agriculture do 53 chapter 5.
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