Egypt announces four-point plan to mitigate possible water crisis
The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation announced a four-point plan to cope with its water crisis, as talks on Ethiopia’s Nile dam continue to stall.
Egypt and Sudan are currently exploring their options on how to deal with Ethiopia's second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as a fait accompli.
Addis Ababa announced on July 19 it has completed the second filling of the dam’s reservoir despite the objections of downstream countries Egypt and Sudan.
During a meeting with Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on July 5, the Sudanese higher committee for following up on the GERD stressed the importance of continuing precautionary measures to reduce the negative effects of the second filling of the dam.
For its part, Egypt took steps toward exploring solutions to avoid any imminent water risks.
