Losers in the ‘win-win’ scheme to dam the Nile Basin

Opinion September 21, 2004

The Nile Basin Initiative backed by donors including Sweden, Denmark and Norway, proposes numerous large dams along the Nile. Lori Pottinger argues that the NBI programme should examine other energy options and reduce African countries’ dependence on hydropower.

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