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The Nile in legal and political perspective : between change and continuity / by Mahemud E. Tekuya.
LIBRA KQC660.N55 T45 2024
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tekuya, Mahemud E., author.
- Series:
- International water law series ; v. 11.
- International water law series, 2351-9606 ; volume 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water--Law and legislation--Nile River Watershed.
- Water.
- Water-supply--Political aspects--Nile River Watershed.
- Water-supply.
- Water resources development--Law and legislation--Nile River Watershed.
- Water resources development.
- Nile River--Water rights.
- Nile River.
- Water--Law and legislation.
- Water resources development--Law and legislation.
- Water rights.
- Water-supply--Political aspects.
- Nile River Watershed.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 333 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2024]
- Summary:
- "Competition over the Nile watercourse is becoming a global crisis. As population growth, economic development, and urbanization increase the demand for water in the Nile Basin while climate change threatens its supply, the region faces a looming water crisis. An effective resolution of this multifaceted issue, which impacts 11 African countries, requires detailed multidisciplinary research"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The politics of the Nile Basin : water imperialism, hydro-political Cold War, and hegemonic dominance
- The status of colonial Nile waters treaties under international law
- Legal arguments based on the 1959 agreement and customary international law
- Between unilateralism and cooperation : the Nile Basin in the post-Cold War era
- The cooperative framework agreement
- The grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and declaration of principles
- Sink or swim : unlocking the grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam dispute
- Governing the Nile under climatic uncertainty : the need for climate-proofed basin-wide treaty.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Tekuya, Mahemud E. Nile in legal and political perspective
- ISBN:
- 9789004549852
- 9004549854
- OCLC:
- 1375537760
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