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Energy trade is the future of water management for the Nile

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Increased power trade from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam incentivizes water to remain in the Nile and helps to meet downstream needs.

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Fig. 1: Electricity source composition and per capita electricity use.

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K.G.W. has provided consulting services related to model development, Nile water management, and understanding the implications of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam since 2012 for the Nile Basin Initiative, the World Bank, Stockholm International Water Institute, the Water Resources Research Institute, Egypt, and the United Nations Environment Programme. Since 2012 he has had ongoing academic collaborations with University of Khartoum, University of Addis Ababa, Cairo University, and Ain Shams University. In 2014–2015 he participated as a member of the International, Non-partisan Eastern Nile Working Group, convened by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Contributions to research include GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Foreign Office and Oxford Martin School Programme on Transboundary Resource Management.

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Wheeler, K.G. Energy trade is the future of water management for the Nile. Nat Water 2, 303–305 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00230-9

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