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NILE OPPORTUNITIES
The book is practically inspired by the recent positive developments surrounding the Nile such as the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) which is based on the shared vision and programs of the countries of the region. According to Prof. Kinfe Abraham, the NBI which represents a landmark in the political and diplomatic history of the region is, for instance discussed because of its real and symbolic significance as a paramount axis with many positive spin-off effects. Shiferaw Jarso minister of water Resources, Ethiopia Nile opportunities, inter alia, points out the confidence building and collaborative majors taken by the Hosni Mobaruk, Meles Zenawi and Omar Al-Beshir administrations which have resulted in a positive environment of bilateral relations between Ethiopian, Egypt and the Sudan. In the bulk of the book Prof. Kinfe Abraham focuses on the areas of convergence and cooperation among the Nile countries such as the issue of equity and distributional balance; water conservation ;raising the efficiency of water utilization; development of irrigation and hydropower; insuring food security; restoring the balance of the eco-system; strengthening cooperative institutions; demystifying the Nile; preventing potential conflicts etc. Prof. Tony Allan School of African and Oriental Studies London, UK Library of Congress Classification: Hydropolitics, conflict and cooperation, Nile and the Middle East, Nile and the Horn of Africa, History, Politics, Society, Diplomacy, etc. ISBN-200312071-8
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