..................................................................................................................................................... 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 ............................................ Session Summary: Will be uploaded here after conclusion of session