"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" Publisher's website.

The political economy of transboundary water resource management in Africa -- Physical description of the watercourse and basin states -- Setting the stage for conflict in the Nile River basin -- The Nile Waters Agreement : a critical analysis -- Theories of treaty sucession and modern Nile governance -- International water law and the Nile River basin -- The Nile Basin Initiative -- The Cooperative Framework Agreement : a new legal regime for the Nile River? -- Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Nile River -- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam -- Governing the Nile River basin : a way forward.