Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, its Impact on Egyptian Agriculture and the Potential for Alleviating Water Scarcity

Prof. Youssef M. Hamada is a professor of agricultural economy at the Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt and was a researcher at the Central Laboratory for Design and Statistics Analysis Research at the same institution. He received his B.Sc. (1983) in agriculture economics, his M.Sc. (1995) in the economics of the bread industry in A.R.E from Al-Azhar University, and his Ph.D. (2001) in the possibilities of the bread industry development in A.R.E from the University of Al-Azhar, Egypt. Further, he has a diploma in translation of Arabic into English from the Translation Center, American University, Egypt. He received training from ECARDA, Aleppo, Syria, 2005 (training course on building databases and electronic websites) and participated in an international training workshop on Economic Development Policies and Practices for Desertification and Dry Land for Affected African Countries from the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China 2008.He has published more than 30 papers in national and international journals, as well as a book chapter.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Nile River.- Chapter 3. The Nile River Basin and Water Security.- Chapter 4. Dams and Barrages on Rivers Channels.- Chapter 5. Effects of Dams and Barrages on Rivers Channels.- Chapter 6. The Legal Aspects of the Nile River.- Chapter 7. Agriculture and Irrigation.- Chapter 8. Agriculture and Irrigation in Nile Basin.- Chapter 9. Agriculture and Irrigation in Egypt.- Chapter 10. Efficiency Use of Irrigation Water.