The Nile River System, Africa

Ecohydrology and Management from Catchment to Coast

1st Edition - February 17, 2024
Editors: Bakenaz A. Zeidan, Aly Islam Metwally Aly
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 1 2 2 - 2
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 1 2 3 - 9

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The Nile River System, Africa: Ecohydrology and Management from Catchment to Coast, Volume Two provides a critical synthesis of knowledge for an important global region. It covers water availability and needs in the Nile basin, focusing on socioeconomic, hydrological and ecological aspects and the catchment-coast continuum, also providing the information needed to develop a policy for the river that is less skewed toward immediate human needs and more focused on environmental impacts. Readers will find ecological perspectives, recent stresses, the current status of the basin, and more.

The greater integration of ecological and river management themes is the main strength of this book, making it a strong reference for academics and water resources managers, as well as fishery experts, aquatic scientists and social scientists.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Biography
Preface
Section I. Ecohydrology of the Nile River basin
Chapter 1. The hydrology of the Nile River Basin
1. Introduction
2. Trans-boundary water resources in the Nile River Basin
3. Nile River potential
4. Hydropolitics in the Nile River Basin
5. The Nile water treaties 1891–1959
6. The present hydropolitical situation
7. The future of Egypt's water resources
Chapter 2. GERD and International Nile River hydropolitics: A hydro-political analysis
1. Introduction
2. The hydropolitics: an analytical framework
3. Egypt's vulnerable water situation
4. The legal framework governing Nile waters
5. The impact of GERD on international Nile River hydropolitics
6. GERD construction according to international water law
7. Hydropolitics scenarios in the Nile Basin in light of the current situation
8. Conclusion
Chapter 3. Simulation and assessment of the flood from a GERD break
1. Introduction
2. Study area
3. Modeling methodology
4. Results
5. Conclusions
Chapter 4. The White Nile River developing water crisis
1. Introduction
2. The Lake Victoria Basin
3. Lakes Kyoga, Albert, and Edward and the Semliki River
4. South Sudan and the Sudd wetlands
5. Hydrology north of the Sudd
6. A synthesis and conclusions
Chapter 5. Land cover changes between 2010 and 2020 in Lake Victoria basin in Tanzania
1. Introduction
2. Study area
3. Methods
4. Results
5. Discussions and conclusions
Section II. Egypt and the Nile
Chapter 6. The holy Nile of Egypt
1. The ancient Egyptian names of the Nile and its waterway
2. The river Nile and astronomy
3. The Nile and the science of counting and areas measuring
4. The Nile and building of dams in ancient Egypt
5. The Nile and agriculture in Egypt
6. Irrigation projects in ancient Egypt
7. Land reclamation in ancient Egypt
8. The Nile and ethics
9. Building ships and boats
10. Fishing in Egypt
11. The people's recreation by the Nile and water streams
12. The Nile gods
13. Hymns to the Nile
14. The Nile and its role in the liberation of the country
15. The Nile and Afterlife beliefs
16. The Nile and the beliefs of the sun god
17. The Nile and the feasts of the inundation
18. Conclusion
List of abbreviation
Chapter 7. Nile River morphodynamic modeling and analysis
1. Introduction
2. Aspects of river morphology
3. The Nile River morphological system
4. Detailed geo-hydrodynamics results for the Bani Sweif reach
5. Conclusions
Chapter 8. The sustainability of Egyptian Nile River fisheries
1. Introduction
2. Fishery description
3. Catch composition
4. Fishery statistics
5. Surplus production models and maximum sustainable yield
6. Challenges
7. Toward the sustainability of Egyptian Nile fisheries
Chapter 9. Water quality assessment of drinking water intakes on the Nile River, Egypt
1. Introduction
2. Study area
3. Methodology
4. Results
5. Conclusions
Chapter 10. Isotope hydrology techniques to identify and quantify recharge and pollution sources in the Nile River system, Egypt
1. Introduction
2. Isotope hydrology for water resources studies in Egypt
3. Isotope hydrology for nitrogen-compounds pollution studies in Egypt
4. Newer trends of isotope hydrology in Egypt
5. Conclusions
Chapter 11. Modeling the bathymetry of coastal lakes using remote sensing and GIS. Case study of Lake Manzala, Egypt
1. Introduction
2. Material and methods
3. Methods
4. Results and discussions
Chapter 12. Salinity intrusion in the Nile Estuary under climate change
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Chapter 13. Environmental assessment and management for Rosetta Branch, the Nile River, Egypt
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Results and discussion
4. Conclusions
Section III. A synthesis
Chapter 14. The Nile River Basin ecohydrology system: Problems and solutions
1. Introduction
2. The hydrology of the Nile
3. Ecohydrology and socioeconomics
4. Conclusions
Index

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