Egypt and Water Security
Hey, hey, hey! Welcome back to another blog post. I have been thinking a lot about water. Particularly-- water in the North African region since I have been writing a research paper on Egypt's interactions with water. Obviously, water is of huge importance for human survival, so what happens when a country doesn't have enough water or begins to lose water from other actors? Let's find out together as I briefly describe Egypt's situation. Source So there are a few major factors that exist in Egypt that I think are important to reference when talking about water. Firstly, Egypt has one of the fastest-growing populations worldwide. With that, access to clean water sources has to keep up with this factor. A major challenge in achieving this goal can be majorly altered through actions by other states. Particularly, the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a point of serious contention in Egypt. An important understanding to have is that Egypt's po...