Governing the Nile River Basin: The Search for a New Legal Regime

The effective and efficient management of water is a major problem, not just for economic growth and development in the Nile River basin, but also for the peaceful coexistence of the millions of people who live in the region. Of critical importance to the people of this part of Africa is the reasonable, equitable and sustainable management of the waters of the Nile River and its tributaries.

Written by scholars trained in economics and law, and with significant experience in African political economy, this book explores new ways to deal with conflict over the allocation of the waters of the Nile River and its tributaries. The monograph provides policymakers in the Nile River riparian states and other stakeholders with practical and effective policy options for dealing with what has become a very contentious problem--the effective management of the waters of the Nile River. The analysis is quite rigorous but also extremely accessible.

Author: Mwangi Kimenyi, John Mbaku
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 02/12/2015
Pages: 150
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d
ISBN: 9780815726555

About the Author

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is director of the Africa Growth Initiative and senior fellow of Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institution.

John Mukum Mbaku is a Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor of Economics, Weber State University, and nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.