Presentation to HH6 Workshop

London, 12 January 2013

Ana Elisa Cascão, SIWI

Multi-level counter-hegemony in the Nile:

how the construction of large-scale dams
is changing the hydropolitical relations
between and within the Nile countries
 Pillars of hegemony
and counter-hegemony
Global

Regional
State-centric
approach
National

Local
Large-scale dams: for and against
• Hydropower agenda
Global • Activist agenda

• NBI energy
Regional
• Hydro is the solution!
National • Urban and rural
electrification
Local
• Local populations:
voiceless?
Aswan High Dam

Global

Regional

National

Local
Idetiational power on dams in the Nile
Basin
• Power/electricity is a critical
requirement for regional
growth
• Hydropower is the preferred
energy source for most of
the Nile countries
• Why hydropower is the most
attractive option? Renewable
energy, pollution free, long
economic life, reliability of
supply, cost-efffective,
deliver multiple benefits, etc
 Merowe and Kajbar Dams (Sudan)

Global

Regional

National

Local
Grand Renaissance Dam (Ethiopia)

Global

Regional

National

Local
 Conclusions?

How the status quo can be challenged, through justice,

law, soft power, or other means?