CASE STUDY: River Nile in Egypt

• Background:

  • Located in Northeast Africa

  • Longest river in the world (6670km)

  • It flows through Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Burundi and Egypt

  • Starts in Burundi (central Africa)

  • Mouth in Egypt (where the river enters the ocean)
• Uses: Ancient Egyptians lived near it because it provided food, water and transportation
• Current facts:

  • 280 million people rely on it for the water it provides

  • It is Egypt's only source of water

  • Most of Egypt specialises in agriculture so they are very reliant on water
• The New Valley (Toshka) Project: Egypt and Ethiopia plan to build a system of canals to move 10% of the Nile River's water to irrigate lands near the Toshka lakes in Southeastern Egypt