The project is being pursued in the face of strong Egyptian objections – military intervention has been threatened – yet it continues apace. If the dam is built as planned, the volume of water flowing northward could be reduced by 20%, jeopardizing Egyptian agriculture and the livelihood of millions of people.
除了国内局势，埃及还有另一个紧迫问题。埃及人依赖尼罗河，而埃塞俄比亚已开始在尼罗河上游建设非洲最大的水电站大坝。这项工程是在埃及的强烈反对意见——甚至不惜威胁军事干预——中开工的，但进展颇为迅速。按计划建成后，向北流入埃及的水流量将减少20%，威胁埃及的农业和千百万人的生活。