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(Published by Development Today)

The Nile Basin Initiative, backed by Sweden, Denmark and Norway, proposes numerous large dams along the Nile. While there are sure to be beneficiaries of the programme, the emphasis on large hydro will heighten the region’s vulnerability to climate change, lead to widespread forced resettlement, increase foreign debt, and compound demands on an already overtapped river, while failing to help meet the energy needs of the poorest.