Future Pathways of Water, Energy, and Food in the Eastern Nile Basin

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 12; no. 12
• Main Authors: Abdelkader, Ahmed, Elshorbagy, Amin, Elshamy, Mohamed, Wheater, Howard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2024; Wiley
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Climate change; Computer simulation; Computer-generated environments; eastern nile basin; Economic aspects; Egypt; Electricity; Energy; energy nexus; Energy supply; Environmental aspects; Environmental impact; Ethiopia; Food; Food production; Food supply; GERD; Hydroelectric power; Hydroelectric power generation; nile; Planning; Population growth; Precipitation; Regional development; Regional planning; Rivers; Sensitivity analysis; Social interactions; South Sudan; Sudan; Transboundary waters; water; Water resources; Water scarcity; Water supply; Watersheds; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Egypt; Sudan; Nile River

The Eastern Nile Basin (ENB) countries of Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia are subject to pronounced water, energy, and food (WEF) insecurity. There is a need to manage the WEF nexus to meet rapidly increasing demands, but this is extremely challenging due to resource scarcity and climate cha...