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Instead of being a source of cooperation for sustainable development, it becomes a source of conflict. It is the Nile River which is the longest river in the world, although its discharge is less than 1.5% of the Amazon River discharge. The Nile River volume of the Handbook of Environmental Chemistry describes in detail several important aspects of the river. These aspects include the Nile journey from origin to end, the water and sediment qualities, the morphology and the stability of its promontory at its end, rainfed agriculture and fish and fisheries in the Nile Basin, climate change variability, vulnerability, mitigation and adaptation measures, legal and international aspects and its hydropolitics. These contents are covered in 23 chapters. On the other hand, the most highlighted conclusions and recommendations of the 23 chapters of the Nile River volume are presented in this chapter.
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The writer of this chapter would like to acknowledge the participation of all authors who contributed to this volume of “The Nile River” and made it a reality. Also, great thanks and appreciation are due to Prof. Andrey Kostianoy, the series, for his continuous support and help whenever needed. All thanks are due to the Springer team members for their great effort and support to produce the volume with the highest possible quality.
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Negm, A.M. (2017). The Nile River: Conclusions and Recommendations. In: Negm, A. (eds) The Nile River. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 56. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2017_18
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