African Problem, African Solution
Hello! Our final blog will focus on the opportunities for basin-wide cooperation and illustrate the implication of the GERD case study in a regional and global context. Way Forward Disagreements aside, the GERD could provide benefits for all: water stored in the dam could reduce losses to evaporation, and the surplus of hydropower could be exported to downstream countries to bolster agricultural production (Waterbury, 2022) . On the demand side, much of Egypt's farming practices are found to be wasteful of water, and their reliance on the Nile could be reduced by improving irrigation systems (Pearce, 2010) . In an era of growing concern over climate change and resource scarcity, basin-wide cooperation is crucial to the future of all riparian states. But we must not forget that international institution-backed initiatives are the physical manifestations of post-colonialism, and rather than acting as an external mediator, African problems have to be solved by African solutions. We c
