What are the benefits of Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to Egypt and Sudan? Here are few, can you name others? • Solve the shortage of power in the region • Constant flow of water throughout the year to downstream countries • Avoid global warming and deforestation • Cheap hydroelectric power • Clean and environmental friendly energy to the region • Solve the problem of siltation in the dams in Sudan and Egypt, a problem that costs millions of dollars in rectification annually • It would reduce evaporation loss • Improve water management and enhance rural development • It would improve flood control and the flow to the Aswan Dam • Reduce evaporation losses by as much as 12% • Reducing the sediment reaching the Aswan Dam, increase its life by up to a hundred years • Avoids floods and protects settlements from flood damage
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 07:54:19 +0000
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