07.12.2021

Water f(r)ights from mega-hydraulic projects in Africa

The inter-basin water transfer (Congo Basin-Lake Chad) and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Nile Basin).

 

Afaf Rahim (BSoG-VUB), Erik Franckx (VUB), John Mukum Mbaku (Weber State University -Utah), Liliana Lizarazo- Rodriguez (BSoG-VUB/UAntwerpen), Nidhi Nagabhatla (UNU-CRIS), Ramazan Caner Sayan (Cranfield University), Xavier Farré Fabregat (BSoG-VUB). 

This blog post summarises the contributions presented at the webinar Water Rights and Water Fights: Transboundary Water Governance in Africa. It provides a multidisciplinary view on governance challenges and perspectives related to two mega hydraulic projects that could have adverse impacts on water rights. It was organised by the ERC Curiae Virides Project of the Brussels School of Governance(VUB), in collaboration with UNU-CRIS.