Webinar
The
UCLA African Studies Center and Samueli School of Engineering are pleased to
announce a 10-part webinar series on the Nile River Basin crisis. Ethiopia has
recently begun to fill its newly-built Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
on the Blue Nile River; it now needs to become fully operational. However, a
crisis has emerged involving disagreement between Ethiopia and downstream
countries, Egypt and Sudan, on the sharing of the Nile waters, the dam filling
period, and water allocation during and after filling the dam. There is an
urgent need to consider the formation of a solution to the resulting tensions
among the states that depend on the water resource of the Nile River. This
webinar series will bring together scholars and practitioners to present
research and policy papers on various aspects of this issue, and carefully
consider alternative solutions to the Nile River dispute.
Tereje Tvedt is a professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Bergen in Bergen, Norway.
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Schedule of Online Events
All times are in Pacific Time (i.e. Local time in California).
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October 13
(7:00 – 8:30 am PDT)
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The Nile River from Colonial to the Immediate Post-Colonial Era
Tereje Tvedt, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Geography, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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October 27
(8:00 – 9:30 am PDT)
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Post-Colonial Interstate Relations in the Nile Basin
Marina Ottaway, Ph.D., Middle East Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center
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November 10
(8:00 – 9:30 am PST)
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The Nile’s Historic Legal and Security Issues:
Who owns the Nile?
Presenter: Confirmation Pending
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November 23
(8:00 – 9:30 am PST)
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Water, Energy, Agricultural Production and Livelihood:
Issues, Vulnerabilities, and Opportunities in the Nile Basin
Presenter: Confirmation Pending
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December 8
(8:00 – 9:30 am PST)
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The Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the Nile River and Hydropolitics
Ana Elisa Cascão, Ph.D., political scientist with expertise in hydropolitics in the Middle East and North Africa region, Stockholm International Water Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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January 12
(8:00 – 9:30 am PST)
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Current Perspectives of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the GERD Filling and Operation, and Long-Term Vision
Presenter: Confirmation Pending
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January 26
(8:00 – 9:30 am PST)
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The GERD Dam Filling Impact and Mitigation Strategies
Presenter: Kevin Wheeler, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Environmental Change Institute – University of Oxford, U.K.
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February 9
(8:00 – 9:30 am PST)
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Nile Basin Reservoir Management and Operation Tools
Presenter: Mohammed Basheer, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K.
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February 23
(8:00 – 9:30 am PST)
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Successful River Basin Agreements in Other Basins Similar to the Nile
Presenter: Confirmation Pending
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March 9
(8:00 – 9:30 am PST)
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Towards Long-term Solutions and Management Options for the Nile States
Presenter: John Mbaku, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Economics, Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
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Registration using the link above in the text or at https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mAxQBtURT6yIl_DXFbgd-w
Cost : Free webinar
African Studies Center323-335-9965
www.international.ucla.edu/africa
africa@international.ucla.edu Sponsor(s): African Studies Center, Engineering
