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Multi-level counter-hegemony in the Nile: how the construction of large-scale dams
is changing the hydropolitical relations between and within the Nile countries
Presentation to HH6 WorkshopLondon, 12 January 2013
Ana Elisa Cascão, SIWI
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Pillars of hegemony and counter-hegemony
State-centric approach
Global
Regional
National
Local
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Large-scale dams: for and against
• Hydropower agenda• Activist agenda
• NBI energy
• Hydro is the solution!• Urban and rural
electrification
• Local populations: voiceless?
Global
Regional
National
Local
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Aswan High Dam
Global
Regional
National
Local
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Idetiational power on dams in the Nile Basin
• Power/electricity is a critical requirement for regional growth
• Hydropower is the preferred energy source for most of the Nile countries
• Why hydropower is the most attractive option? Renewable energy, pollution free, long economic life, reliability of supply, cost-efffective, deliver multiple benefits, etc
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Merowe and Kajbar Dams (Sudan)
Global
Regional
National
Local
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Grand Renaissance Dam (Ethiopia)
Global
Regional
National
Local
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Conclusions?
How the status quo can be challenged, through justice, law, soft power, or other means?