A workshop on the GERD will be organized on Friday, 18 June 2021.

A GERD workshop with a theme of "The GERD: Ethiopia's Blessing for Sustainable Regional Cooperation" will be held at Bahir Dar University on Friday, 18 June 2021.

Presentations will be given on the following six topics by renowned researchers:

  1. Historical relations between the Nile co-Riparian states (Ethiopia, Sudan & Egypt); Past, Present, by Dr. Tigab Bezie, Bahir Dar University
  2. Global experiences and Ethiopian policies on trans-boundary rivers management and the challenges in the Abbay/Nile river, by Mr. Fekahmed Negash, Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO) Former Executive Director
  3. Trajectories of the GERD negotiation, and the challenges and prospects of the 2nd stage filling of the GERD and its aspired energy generation, by  Prof. Yacob Arsano, Addis Ababa University
  4. Technical facts of the GERD and its impact on downstream countries, by Dr. Asegdew Gashaw, Bahir Dar University
  5. Revisiting hydro-hegemony on the Nile; the GERD and its implication on the hydro-hegemony, by Dr. Wuhibegzer Ferede, Bahir Dar University
  6. Economic significance of the GERD to the Eastern Nile riparian states (Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt), by Dr. Tewodros Negash, Addis Ababa University
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Monday, June 7, 2021