This centuries-old awareness explains what makes the massive new Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam so controversial. Climate change is making it even more likely that the familiar cycles of these years will soon be disrupted. But Egypt sees the dam as a potentially existential threat that jeopardizes the water supply for its 98 million people. “This isn’t a water issue. “This isn’t a water issue.

Source: Ethiopian News August 18, 2020 19:41 UTC