Welcome to bluenileriver.org, a Natural Resources Development Initiative Website! The primary focus of this Website is to raise public awareness concerning the enormous potential of the Blue Nile (Abay) River and its tributaries to the people of Ethiopia. The Website is intended as a vehicle for a constructive dialogue on issues of development and utilization of the Blue Nile (Abay) River for purposes of food security, energy, tourism, and environmental protection. Through this initiative, we hope to raise awareness among Ethiopians and the international community in a manner that would prompt them to devise and suggest solutions that could bring about a successful socio-economic transformation of the country in the very near future.

The Nile River

Flowing south to north for about 6,700  kilometers and draining almost one-tenth of the African continent, the Nile River is the longest river system in the world.
 

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Nile Basin Countries

The Nile River Basin, covering a surface area of about 3 million square kilometers,  is home to over 150 million people in 10 African countries.

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Water Agreements

From the disputed 1929 Nile Waters Agreement to the most contentious 1959 bilateral agreement between Egypt and the Sudan -- Agreement for the Full Utilization of the Nile Waters.
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