RO2: Developing approaches and options for reservoir coordination in the Nile Basin ***ENDED
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1:45 PM - 4:00 PMWed
RO: Reservoir operations and coordination
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Host: Eng. Azeb Mersha (ENTRO)
Co-Convenors: Dr. Kevin Wheeler
Dr. Hubert Lohr
Programme:
Dr. Salih Hamad Hamid Omer - ED ENTRO : Welcome remarks and introduction
Dr. Kevin Wheeler : Keynote:_Incremental Approaches for Reservoir Coordination – Reflections on two great rivers – The Nile and Colorado
Paper Presentations:
Eng. Mohammed Adam Basheer
University of Manchester :Paper:_Cooperative operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance
Dam reduces Nile riverine floods
Eng. Zryab Babker :Paper:_Can unilateral dam operation lead to unintentional transboundary river benefits? - Tekeze-Atbara Basin
Eng. Mansour Mordos :Paper:_Hydrological Impacts of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on River Nile Hydrology Within Sudan
Eng. Ephrem Abebe Kidus :Paper:_Long term potential impact of Great Ethiopian Renaissance dam (GERD) on the downstream eastern Nile High Aswan Dam (HAD)
Dr. Hisham Eldardiry :Paper:_Adapting High Aswan Dam Operation in Egypt to Challenges of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Dr. Guang Yang :Paper:_Transboundary water sharing policies conditioned on hydrologic variability to inform reservoir operations
Azeb Mersha : Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Dr. Salih Hamad Hamid Omer - ED ENTRO
Dr. Yilma Seleshi - AAU
Dr. Terry Fulp – Former US Bureau of Reclamation
Panel discussion:
What reservoir coordination processes are needed to manage the Nile Basin? - Who and how?
Q & A from Audience
Azeb Mersha and Michael Abebe - ENTRO : Wrap up and key messages
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