Hope and the Nile
Earth Report travels down the river to uncover the social and environmental problems facing the countries of the Nile basin, and to see what hope there is on the horizon.
Rising in East Africa and flowing 7000 kilometres to the Mediterranean,The Nile is the world's longest river. Today 10 countries share its waters. But in a region already beset with dispute, a population predicted to double in 25 years and natural resources already stretched to the limit, the potential for hostility over water is huge. So now Nile Basin countries are embarking on an unprecedented international co-operation in an attempt to head off the threat, provide much needed social and economic development and protect the Nile itself. Earth Report travels down the river to uncover the social and environmental problems facing the countries of the Nile basin, and to see what hope there is on the horizon.