International experts analyze impacts of Ethiopian dam
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 05:00
in Earth & Climate
According to present plans, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)—now under construction across the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia—will be the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa, and one of the 12 largest in the world. But controversy has surrounded the project ever since it was announced in 2011—especially concerning its possible effects on Sudan and Egypt, downstream nations that rely heavily on the waters of the Nile for agriculture, industry, and drinking water.