Nations call for cooperation in use of Nile waters as climate change threatens flow

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A fisherman casting his net to catch fish on River Nile in Jinja, eastern Uganda. PHOTO | AFP

The Nile, Africa’s longest river, may have quenched the thirst of millions of people and animals for years, amid quarrels on which country should have more or less, but now even those who felt they got little water compared to counterparts should expect even less because of climate change.

As government officials from riparian states gathered in Addis Ababa last week, focused on the politics of the Nile, experts presented growing scientific evidence that compels Nile Basin countries to work together to protect the waters.