I remember how #Egypt’s leftists & Islamists ranted against Toshka project, accused Mubarak of planning to send water to #Israel, which was FALSE. Now, #Ethiopians circulate that myth, while Toshka actually receives extra water of current flood, serving as strategic water reserve
Egypt’s rulers, despite their ills, have cared about our water vulnerability:
• Muhammed Ali Al Qanatir Al Khayriyyah- first modern irrigation structure
• Nasser built High Dam
• Mubarak initiated Toshka project
• #Sisi started mega desalination projects+ lining of canals
This year huge Nile flood is a big plus for Egypt in its negotiations with Ethiopia on #GERD
A-It proves to hard core nationalists in AddisAbaba they can’t control the Nile as they like to believe
B-It highlights potential environmental backlash from their hasty Dam project
In #Sudan, the devastating flood has exposed the crimes of the deposed Bashir’s Islamist regime.
Bashir happily flogged people for pity crimes, but equally happily allowed corruption and building on drainage valleys that supposed to help protecting from floods.
This flood, however, should not be a cause of complacency in #Egypt:
• Water saving is a Must
• Standing for our water rights against aggressive #Ethiopia is also a must!
@AlsisiOfficial
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