The Grand #Ethiopia’n Renaissance Dam (#GERD) #2

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The window for any possible attack on the dam has closed, given the fact that the reservoir is nearly full, - Timothy Kaldas #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @AlsisiOfficial @MofaSudan @JoeBiden @UN @JosepBorrell @_AfricanUnion @OlusegunObasnjo @EU_Commission pic.twitter.com/ MeYNoEeMoW Click To Tweet

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The dam project in Ethiopia is an illustrative example of the extent to which national modernization projects and environmental dependencies are simultaneously reinforced by the constant threat of climate change. Tobias Zumbrägel #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM pic.twitter.com/GFnoo8Hp1k Click To Tweet

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The Nile riparian’s must understand that the river is a common resource whose effective management must be approached from a basin-wide perspective #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @MikeHammerUSA @AUC_MoussaFaki @Oolusegun_obj @Bankole_Adeoye @antonioguterres pic.twitter.com/ZyN6b7WH54 Click To Tweet

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It is only through cooperation that Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, and the other riparian’s can peacefully resolve conflicts over the Nile and achieve the type of water use that will contribute significantly to regional economy #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @USAmbUN pic.twitter.com/KuYaT0mUs7 Click To Tweet

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Once completed, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be nearly twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty and as wide as the Brooklyn Bridge is long. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @SecBlinken @StateDeptSpox @SamanthaJPower @EUtoAU @Pontifex @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/wzw3ZaQpjb Click To Tweet

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Sitting on the Blue Nile, the main tributary of the Nile River, the Great renaissance dam of Ethiopia is the largest hydro-electric project in Africa. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @ChinaEmbAddis @AlsisiOfficial @MofaSudan @JoeBiden @UN @JosepBorrell pic.twitter.com/okYhcamois Click To Tweet

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With a little co-operation between Ethiopia and its downstream neighbors, Egypt and Sudan, the #GERD could be a boon for the whole region. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @_AfricanUnion @OlusegunObasnjo @EU_Commission @MikeHammerUSA @AUC_MoussaFaki pic.twitter.com/kqIH2lS69d Click To Tweet

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Resolving conflicts involving the Nile River is most likely to be more successful through improvements in relations between the riparian’s and not through external intervention. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @Oolusegun_obj @Bankole_Adeoye @antonioguterres pic.twitter.com/l1geLk5Yy3 Click To Tweet

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Ethiopia’s primary interest in the GERD, and any future development project, is for hydroelectric power generation that does not lead to a permanent reduction in the river’s flow. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @USAmbUN @SecBlinken @StateDeptSpox @SamanthaJPower… Click To Tweet

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Bonded by a shared river and a long history, and increasingly interdependent on each other, Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan do not have any choice other than negotiating in good faith to overcome the challenges on their paths. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @EUtoAU pic.twitter.com/HFdjh6OQPO Click To Tweet

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With a clear understanding of their shared destiny, it should not be impossible to reach an agreement that will satisfy Ethiopia’s development aspirations without undermining Egypt’s and Sudan’s water security. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @Pontifex @PMOIndia… Click To Tweet

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With nearly two-thirds of its population lacking access to electricity, Ethiopia is keen to develop its water resources to meet its growing energy demand. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @ChinaEmbAddis @AlsisiOfficial @MofaSudan @JoeBiden @UN @JosepBorrell pic.twitter.com/wGa7Sn68Ms Click To Tweet

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Ethiopia’s Blue Nile Dam is a point of inflection where the past meets the present, with a potentially significant change of course. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @_AfricanUnion @OlusegunObasnjo @EU_Commission @MikeHammerUSA @AUC_MoussaFaki @Oolusegun_obj pic.twitter.com/x4SLpWm7Wj Click To Tweet

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For Ethiopia, the hydroelectric power project will have a transformative effect on its 64 million citizens who are currently not connected to the electric grid. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @Bankole_Adeoye @antonioguterres @USAmbUN @SecBlinken @StateDeptSpox pic.twitter.com/ttuI7WpCId Click To Tweet

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Downstream countries that depend on the Nile could and should do more to invest in projects that tackle deforestation, reduce land degradation, and mitigate environmental risks. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @SamanthaJPower @EUtoAU @Pontifex @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/CKI3w5bSwa Click To Tweet

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Egypt, which considers itself as a historical steward of the Nile, has done virtually nothing to help preserve its ecosystem. While Ethiopia the source and major contributor of Nile has planted over 25 billion trees within the last 4 yrs. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @ChinaEmbAddis Click To Tweet

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Initiated in 2011, the GERD is a $5bn project that will have a transformative effect and results in economic miracle on Ethiopia. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @AlsisiOfficial @MofaSudan @JoeBiden @UN @JosepBorrell @_AfricanUnion @OlusegunObasnjo @EU_Commission pic.twitter.com/QpU9JkwIfN Click To Tweet

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The GERD will put Ethiopia on track to meet one of the key provisions of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 7, which calls for universal access to affordable and reliable sustainable energy by 2030. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @MikeHammerUSA @AUC_MoussaFaki… Click To Tweet

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The GERD will also help alleviate the loss of revenue that businesses in East Africa face due to electric power interruption. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM Oolusegun_obj @Bankole_Adeoye @antonioguterres @USAmbUN @SecBlinken @StateDeptSpox @SamanthaJPower pic.twitter.com/G6hq7GEiI0 Click To Tweet

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For Ethiopia, revenues from hydropower exports will help alleviate pressing economic challenges such as shortage of foreign currency and a buildup of the national debt burden. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @EUtoAU @Pontifex @PMOIndia @ChinaEmbAddis pic.twitter.com/VyzpT4Ub3j Click To Tweet

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Access to electricity is an important driver of poverty reduction, economic growth, and industrial production. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @AlsisiOfficial @MofaSudan @JoeBiden @UN @JosepBorrell @_AfricanUnion @OlusegunObasnjo @EU_Commission @MikeHammerUSA pic.twitter.com/XTPcyPalQb Click To Tweet

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An effective utilization of the GERD is very likely to boost economic growth in the energy-hungry Eastern African countries. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @AUC_MoussaFaki @Oolusegun_obj @Bankole_Adeoye @antonioguterres @USAmbUN @SecBlinken @StateDeptSpox pic.twitter.com/nTcxmU6vSX Click To Tweet

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Egypt should acknowledge regional benefits of #GERD as well as Ethiopia’s right to an equitable utilization of its natural resources. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @SamanthaJPower @EUtoAU @Pontifex @PMOIndia @ChinaEmbAddis @AlsisiOfficial @MofaSudan @JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/49M7covas3 Click To Tweet

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The GERD offers an opportunity for greater regional collaboration, and does not have to be a cause for regional destabilization. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @UN @JosepBorrell @_AfricanUnion @OlusegunObasnjo @EU_Commission @MikeHammerUSA @AUC_MoussaFaki pic.twitter.com/r9AacsOpuk Click To Tweet

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A fair and equitable utilization of the Nile River benefits all parties and creates a potential for long-term development and cooperation in the region. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @Oolusegun_obj @Bankole_Adeoye @antonioguterres @USAmbUN @SecBlinken pic.twitter.com/P24VyyW8Rp Click To Tweet

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Ethiopia is keen to develop its vast potential for hydroelectricity generation in the Nile basin to become a regional hub of electric power exports. @StateDeptSpox @SamanthaJPower @EUtoAU @Pontifex @PMOIndia @ChinaEmbAddis @AlsisiOfficial @MofaSudan pic.twitter.com/wMMaODLhWk Click To Tweet

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The GERD is a developmental project rather than a security-based political project. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @JoeBiden @UN @JosepBorrell @_AfricanUnion @OlusegunObasnjo @EU_Commission @MikeHammerUSA @AUC_MoussaFaki @Oolusegun_obj @Bankole_Adeoye pic.twitter.com/Gxqopaa8sJ Click To Tweet

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For millions of Ethiopians #GERD is not only a piece of physical infrastructure that generates electricity but is also a symbol of unity in the face of poverty and perceived backwardness. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @antonioguterres @USAmbUN @SecBlinken pic.twitter.com/MeYNoEeMoW Click To Tweet

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The purpose of #GERD is to generate power, contribute to economic development, promote cooperation beyond borders, and regional integration through generating clean sustainable energy that can be relied on. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @StateDeptSpox pic.twitter.com/1kIpn8KMvy Click To Tweet

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Ethiopia believes that the construction, filling, and operation of the #GERD is a sovereign right that cannot be disputed or compromised under any circumstances. #GERD #AFRICAN_DAM @SamanthaJPower @EUtoAU @Pontifex @PMOIndia @ChinaEmbAddis pic.twitter.com/ughM36RBJG Click To Tweet

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#GERD will usher in a new era and help brighten the mostly dark landscape that appears in nighttime images of Ethiopia. #GERD  #AFRICAN_DAM @AlsisiOfficial @MofaSudan @JoeBiden @UN @JosepBorrell @_AfricanUnion @OlusegunObasnjo @EU_Commission pic.twitter.com/SuSHBeZfR9 Click To Tweet

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