The Nile: Sharing a Scarce Resource
A Historical and Technical Review of Water Management and of Economical and Legal Issues

Examines the environmental element of managing the international water resource of the Nile.

P. P. Howell (Edited by), J. A. Allan (Edited by)

9780521450409, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 14 July 1994

428 pages, 30 b/w illus. 10 tables
23.6 x 16.3 x 3.3 cm, 0.774 kg

"This volume is particularly relevant to development professionals, particularly those dealing with environmental issues and natural resource management." D. M. Warren, Choice

The environmental history of the Nile Basin has heightened awareness that the volume of water available is not sufficient to meet modern levels of water demand, quite apart from rapidly growing needs. The environmental element of the complex matter of evaluating and managing the international water resource of the Nile is addressed in this volume. The book deals with the global and regional hydrology, examines the scope and emphasis of water resource planning in the Nile Basin over the past century and identifies future options. The material is intended to be relevant to environmental scientists, government officials and water resource professionals in both national and international agencies, as well as those concerned with the environment and hydraulic engineering in the academic community.

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Environmental History of the Nile and its Management: 1. Origin and evolution of the Nile
2. History of Nile flows
3. History of water use in the Sudan and Egypt
4. East Africa's water requirements: the Equatorial Nile Project and the Nile Waters Agreement of 1929. A brief historical review
5. History, hydropolitics and the Nile: myth or reality?
Part II. Nile Management and Factors Affecting Future Management: 6. Global climate change and the Nile Basin
7. Hydrological data requirements for planning Nile management
Part III. Future Utilisation of Nile Waters: 8. Future irrigation planning in Egypt
9. Future water development planning in the Sudan
10. Irrigation and hydro-power potential. Water needs in Uganda - an overview
11. The integrated development of Nile waters
12. The control of the swamps of the southern Sudan: drainage schemes, local effects and environmental constraints on remedial development
13. Water balance of the Bahr el Ghazel swamps
Part IV. Economic, International and Legal Issues: 14. Evolving water demands and national development options
15. The Nile Basin: water management strategies
16. History of the Nile Basin and Lake Victoria basins through treaties
17. Principles and precedents in international law governing the sharing of Nile waters
18. Law and the River Nile: emerging international rules and the Sharia'h
19. Developing policies for harmonised Nile Waters development and management
Appendix: The Nile economies.

Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ]