1. 300 million people live in the Nile Basin and it covers 10% of Africa
2. Most countries in the Nile Basin are in stage 2 of the DTM - with a growth rate of over 2.5%. The population is likely to double by 2030.
3. High evaporation rates, especially in arid regions such as Sudan means that the White Nile loses over 50% of its flow
4. Egypt is an important ally of the USA – it has received over $20 billion in military funding since 2003, although support has fallen since the revolution.
5. 85% of the Nile's flow originates from Ethiopia - which is the source of the Blue Nile
6. In 1979 Egypt help to pay for the Jonglei Canal Scheme to speed up flow from Sudan into Egypt and reduce evaporation loss
7. Flow in the Blue Nile is highly seasonal - linked to Ethiopia monsoon climate and snow melt
8. 300 million people live in the Nile Basin and it covers 10% of Africa
9. In 1929 the first Nile Waters Agreement was agreed by the colonial powers i.e. The British Empire - It gave 48 billion M3 to Egypt, 4 Billion M3 to Sudan and
10. Flow in the Blue Nile is highly seasonal - linked to Ethiopia monsoon climate and snow melt
11. In 1959 a second Nile Agreement was reached by the colonial powers – this gave all the water to Egypt (84%) and Sudan (16%)
12. Ethiopia has always refused to accept the Nile Water Agreements
13. Agriculture is a major part of the Nile countries’ GDP e.g. Egypt 15%, Ethiopia 48% and Sudan 34%
14. Climate change is likely to see a 10-20% increase in precipitation in Ethiopia and a 10-20% drop in Egypt
15. The Jonglei scheme was never finished due to conflict between Sudan and Egypt
16. China now invests over $100 million a year in Ethiopia through direct FDI
17. The Chinese company CWHEC was used to build the Tekeze Dam which holds back 9billion M3 of water. It is the 10th HEP plant to be built in
18. China is providing aid / loans to pay for 85% of the costs of 2 more Mega dams with over 2.5 $billion
19. In 1999, 9 countries started work on the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) supported by the Wolrd Bank
20. Due to corruption, lack of agreement between countries and poor capacity little has been achieved despite $130 million funding from the World Bank
