Supreme Council for Nile Water gives preliminary nod to GERD impact studies

Supreme Council for Nile Water gives preliminary nod to GERD impact studies: The Supreme Council for Nile Water gave a preliminary nod to the French consultancy firms’ impact studies on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during a meeting yesterday, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail told reporters, according to Al Ahram. Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia had signed agreements with French consultancy firms BRL and Artelia to conduct the studies last year. Ismail also said the three countries’ irrigation ministers are expected to meet on Wednesday in Addis Ababa to discuss the studies, which Ethiopia reportedly has some concerns about.