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Impacts of the Aswan High Dam After 50 Years

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  • Hesham Abd-El Monsef
  • Scot Smith
  • Kamal Darwish

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• Schistosomiasis has decreased in Egypt since the AHD. • Agricultural fields in the Nile Valley and Delta tend to waterlogged and since the water is not flushed out annually, the soils are saltier and so less fertile. However, the AHD affords multi-cropping during the year and Egyptian farmers have adopted better seeds and harvesting methods. Overall, agricultural production in Egypt has increased. • Coastal erosion is severe in some areas, especially at the Rosetta and Damietta promontories. Efforts to stop the overall coastline retreat have been largely unsuccessful. Other areas of the Egyptian Mediterranean coastline are stable or have accreted. • Reservoir-induced seismicity is not an issue. • Deterioration of low-lying ancient Egyptian monuments due to seepage water from irrigation is a problem. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

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  • Hesham Abd-El Monsef & Scot Smith & Kamal Darwish, 2015. "Impacts of the Aswan High Dam After 50 Years," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 29(6), pages 1873-1885, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:29:y:2015:i:6:p:1873-1885
    DOI: 10.1007/s11269-015-0916-z
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