Land grabbing: hydro-political effects in the Nile river basin

Desirée A.L. Quagliarotti

QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria, 2013, issue 2

Abstract: and-grabbing is provoking intense debate because of its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts. This article aims to provide an analysis of the linkages between land acquisitions and water-resource exploitation, focusing on the Nile River Basin as a case study. The relative abundance of strategic natural resources for agricultural production is attracting foreign investors, leading to a proliferation of land-grabbing in several Nile-basin riparian countries. Given the new geopolitical context, popula change, the Nile waters have become a fundamental strategic resource for the hydropolitical balance of the region.

Keywords: Land grabbing; Water grabbing; Nile Basin; Hydropolitics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q18 Q34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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