Addis Ababa, 13 January 2015 (WIC) - President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met on Monday, Abune Matthias, the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church who is visiting Egypt.
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Fayza Aboul Naga, the presidential national security adviser, attended the meeting.
Presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef said President Sisi stressed that Egypt hopes the people of Ethiopia achieve development and stability, and called for more cooperation to overcome the challenges facing the two countries.
Sisi also said that Egypt cannot stand against the right of the Ethiopian people to development, adding that the Nile is the source of development for Ethiopia and the source of life for Egypt.
He called for legal references that secure mutual interests and promote cooperation, pointing out that Egypt is opening to Africa, especially Ethiopia, with which there are promising opportunities for development and trade.
The Ethiopian patriarch pointed to the depth of the historical and religious relations between the two countries, stressing that these relations will remain forever, thanks to the great Nile River that God gave as a gift to both countries.
Pope Tawadros spoke of the historical relations between the Egyptian and the Ethiopian churches that date back to the fourth century AD and that have always been characterized with love and cooperation. He also spoke of projects that the Coptic Church implemented in Ethiopia in order to push the development process, particularly in education and health.
He said all efforts should aim to enhance cooperation between the two peoples and preserve their common interests in the Nile waters that God blessed them with.
“Water and air are blessings that God gives all human beings, not a certain people of a particular nation or religion,” he said, to which Patriarch Matthias agreed. “What God brings together man must not divide.”
Matthias said he is looking forward to Sisi visiting Addis Ababa, which the president welcomed. (egyptindependent.com)
We Ethiopian respect,love of mankind at all
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STOP THE RIVER GRAB BY FOREIGNERS!!!
This dam is another method for Woyane to sell our Ethiopians ancestoral river (INCLUDING NUTRIETS BURRIED IN THE RIVER) to Egyptians . First The hydropower plant was scheduled to be completed by mid- 2017 now we are heAring it might take an additional 3.5 years because the Egyptian government is changing some of the plans.
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How Do Dams Damage Rivers?
1. Dams reduce river levels
By diverting water for power, dams remove water needed for healthy in-stream ecosystems. Stretches below dams are often completely de-watered.
2. Dams block rivers
Dams prevent the flow of plants and nutrients, impede the migration of fish and other wildlife, and block recreational use. Fish passage structures can enable a percentage of fish to pass around a dam, but multiple dams along a river make safe travel unlikely.
3. Dams slow rivers
Many fish species, such as salmon, depend on steady flows to flush them downriver early in their life and guide them upstream years later to spawn. Stagnant reservoir pools disorient migrating fish and significantly increase the duration of their migration.
4. Dams alter water temperatures
By slowing water flow, most dams increase water temperatures. Other dams decrease temperatures by releasing cooled water from the reservoir bottom. Fish and other species are sensitive to these temperature irregularities, which often destroy native populations.
5. Dams alter timing of flows
By withholding and then releasing water to generate power for peak demand periods, dams cause downstream stretches to alternate between no water and powerful surges that erode soil and vegetation, and flood or strand wildlife. These irregular releases destroy natural seasonal flow variations that trigger natural growth and reproduction cycles in many species.
6. Dams fluctuate reservoir levels
Peaking power operations can cause dramatic changes in reservoir water levels — often up to 40 feet — which degrade shorelines and disturb fisheries, waterfowl, and bottom-dwelling organisms.
7. Dams decrease oxygen levels in reservoir waters
When oxygen-deprived water is released from behind the dam, it kills fish downstream.
8. Dams hold back silt, debris, and nutrients
By slowing flows, dams allow silt to collect on river bottoms and bury fish spawning habitat. Silt trapped above dams accumulates heavy metals and other pollutants. Gravel, logs and other debris are also trapped by dams, eliminating their use downstream as food and habitat.
9. Dam turbines hurt fish
Following currents downstream, fish can be injured or killed by turbines. When fish are trucked or barged around the dams, they experience increased stress and disease and decreased homing instincts.
10. Dams increase predator risk
Warm, murky reservoirs often favor predators of naturally occurring species. In addition, passage through fish ladders or turbines injure or stun fish, making them easy prey for flying predators like gulls and herons.
- See more at
http://www.dameffects.org/index.html
http://www.americanrivers.org/initiatives/dams/hydropower/clean-energy/
http://energy.gov/eere/office-energy-efficiency-renewable-energyefficiency-renewable-energy