ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book analyses the long-term impacts of water resources development on water quantity and reservoir sedimentation of the Eastern Nile (EN), considering different system management options. It identifies an appropriate modeling approach of the reservoir system in the Eastern Nile basin. The book explores the implication of new dam constructions in the Eastern Nile for water availability for hydropower and irrigation at national and regional levels. It describes optimal operation rules for the multi-purpose multi-reservoir system of the Eastern Nile basin with and without consideration of reservoir sedimentation. The book presents a literature review of the application of river basin modelling to support Nile basin water management. It evaluates different options of water resources development considering different levels of cooperative management using a river basin simulation model and scenario analyses.
