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Source: http://jcpa.org/will-a-new-ethiopian-dam-choke-water-parched-egypt/
Will a New Ethiopian Dam Choke Water-Parched Egypt?
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Jacques Neriah - The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Ethiopia, due to open in 2022, is being built on the Blue Nile that provides 85% of the water flow to Egypt. The dam will provide an essential source of energy for Ethiopia, where only 44% of Ethiopians have access to electricity. Much depends on how quickly the Ethiopians fill the mammoth reservoir behind the dam. The Egyptians asked that this be carried out over a minimum of ten years, while the Ethiopians plan to do so in three. This would mean that each Egyptian would receive 600 cubic meters of water annually instead of 2,500, below the UN minimum standard of 1,000.