1900's shortage of cotton on the world market putting pressure of Sudan and Egypt
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What would be needed to create these crops?
Flood control
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At the end of world war one it became clear that what?
Any regional development plans fr the Nile basin would need agreement on water allocations
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When was the Nile Projects Commission formed?
1920
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What representatives were involved?
India, UK and US
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What was the rivers average flow?
84 BCM/yr
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What were Egypts needs?
58 BCM/yr
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What did people think Sudan could use?
The Blue Niles source only to meet the irrigation needed
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The Nile has a what of 25%
Standard deviation
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Commission originally advised what?
The Niles supply be halved with Sudan, it was never acted on
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What scheme was then installed?
The century strorage scheme
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What was the plan?
The British wanted to store water on the Ugandan/Sudan border, a dam at Sennar to irrigatethe Gezira and a dam on the White Nile to hold summer flood water
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Why did this plan worry some Egyptians?
It was critisied by nationaliss as all major control had been moved beyond Egyptian authority ad territory. Some believed the British wanted to prevent Egyptian independence.
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Issues with the agreement
Nile riparians gaines independence from Colonial powers, this made conflict international and increased tensions between Sudan and Egypt . The issue then turned down to who owned the river.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Flood control
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What would be needed to create these crops?
Card 3
Front
Any regional development plans fr the Nile basin would need agreement on water allocations
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