Members of the Egyptian American community have petitioned the Trump Administration and the international community to resume GERD negotiations in an open letter detailing the potential ecological, economic, social and political implications of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam on Egypt, Youm7 reports. The group, which comprised academics, professionals and others, announced that it intends to organize a rally outside the White House tomorrow, Sunday, 15th of March, to call on the Trump Administration to support Egypt’s water rights and make more effort to ensure the continuation of negotiations. A report prepared by the group assessed that the completion of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam would deal a major blow to Egypt’s agricultural sector and lead to the loss of millions of agricultural jobs, and a rise in food prices as well as poverty and crime rates. Egypt’s power sector will also suffer dire consequences, according to the report, which predicts that the country’s hydropower output will decrease drastically. The report stated that these effects will extend to other downstream countries such as Sudan and its heavier reliance on fertilizers that will eventually stream into Egyptian waters and disrupt its ecosystem. In addition…
Egyptian-Americans to Stage a Rally Outside White House, Petition Trump to Act on GERD Negotiations
March 14, 2020
