Egypt and the Nile Basin

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 42-50

  Hefny, Magdy ^a   El Din Amer, Salah ^b  

^a Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation Egypt   (Egypt)

^b Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Confidence building measures; Cooperation; Nile Basin Initiative; Vulnerable downstream position; Water availability; Water policy; Withdrawal and security

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; NILE BASIN; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 15244346935     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-004-0765-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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