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<\/strong>The History, Hydro and Geopolitics of the Nile River<\/strong><\/p>\n Seven chapters are devoted to covering events in a logically sequenced timeframe.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Book Two” button_text=”Learn more” button_link=”https:\/\/howthishappened.com\/gallery-2\/” image=”http:\/\/sandbox.myfuse.education\/howthishappened\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/C2.jpg” arrows_custom_color=”#000000″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#000000″ button_bg_color=”#FFFFFF” button_border_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n I<\/strong>nternational Law on Transboundary Waters, Transboundary Water Management, Treaties, and Agreements on the Nile River <\/strong><\/p>\n Various types of international water laws and conventions, and water utilization and governance theories are covered.\u00a0 <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Book Three” button_text=”Learn more ” button_link=”https:\/\/howthishappened.com\/gallery-3\/” image=”http:\/\/sandbox.myfuse.education\/howthishappened\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/The-Science-fo-the-Nile.jpg” arrows_custom_color=”#000000″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#000000″ button_border_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n The secience of the Nile River<\/p>\n Devotes three chapters to summarizing the basin’s geology, hydrology, and sustainability.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Book Four” button_text=”Learn more ” button_link=”https:\/\/howthishappened.com\/gallery-4\/” image=”http:\/\/sandbox.myfuse.education\/howthishappened\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/C3.gif” arrows_custom_color=”#000000″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n The Nile in the Riparian Countries<\/p>\n Three chapters are devoted to discussing how each riparian country\u2019s geopolitics, culture, economy, and way of life is shaped by the Nile River.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Book Five” button_text=”Learn more ” button_link=”https:\/\/howthishappened.com\/gallery-5\/” image=”http:\/\/sandbox.myfuse.education\/howthishappened\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/Part-V-of-the-book.png” arrows_custom_color=”#000000″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)<\/p>\n Covers eight sections detailing the program lifecycle including (a) various feasibility studies performed on the Nile River, (b)\u00a0 program initiation and stakeholder analysis, (c) program scope managment, (d) GERD schedule and cost managment, (e) quality and risk managment for the dam, (f) procurement and contract related items, (g) monitoring and evaluatioin of the program, and (h) the complexity of integrating various parts of the projects<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Book Six” button_text=”Learn more ” button_link=”https:\/\/howthishappened.com\/part-six\/” image=”http:\/\/sandbox.myfuse.education\/howthishappened\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/Book-6-my-expedition-1.png” arrows_custom_color=”#000000″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n My 2022 Expedition – The Nile from Part VI – \u2018My 2022 Expedition – The Nile From Sources to Mouth\u2019 consists of three chapters. Chapter 23 covers my trip along the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, namely Gish Abbay (the source), Lake Tana, and the GERD. Chapter 24 covers Jinja, Uganda, the source for the White Nile, and Khartoum, the confluence of the Blue and White Niles. The last chapter (Chapter 25) covers my Egypt trip that took me to Cairo, Alexandria, and the Rasheed mouth of the Nile River where the Nile empties into the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/sandbox.myfuse.education\/howthishappened\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-04-at-9.42.56-PM.png” title_text=”Screen Shot 2022-06-04 at 9.42.56 PM” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||20px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n About the Author:<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/howthishappened.com\/how-the-book-happened\/” button_text=”Read Here the Author’s Journey to Write the Book” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/sandbox.myfuse.education\/howthishappened\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-24.jpg” title_text=”MicrosoftTeams-image (24)” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_slider _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_slide heading=”How this Happened” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/sandbox.myfuse.education\/howthishappened\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/How-this-happened-2008.png” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n An Analysis of how Barak Obama Used his Emotional Intelligence and Transformatonal Leadership to win his Election Campaign<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”How this Happened” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/sandbox.myfuse.education\/howthishappened\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/How-this-happened-2012.png” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n Perfecting the Science of Presidential Election <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”How this Happened” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/sandbox.myfuse.education\/howthishappened\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-04-at-9.40.11-PM.png” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n Demystifying the Nile: History and Events Leading to the Realization of the Grand Ethiopian Renissance Dam <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" hThe History, Hydro and Geopolitics of the Nile River Seven chapters are devoted to covering events in a logically sequenced timeframe.International Law on Transboundary Waters, Transboundary Water Management, Treaties, and Agreements on the Nile River Various types of international water laws and conventions, and water utilization and governance theories are covered.\u00a0 The secience of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Sources to Mouth<\/p>\n
Dereje Befekadu Tessema, Ph.D., PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe-SPC, is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University School of Continuing Education and co-founder for Center for International Development and Policy (CfIDP), a research think thank affilated with Florida University Southeast. He has published two books in leadership, management, and presidential campaign sciences as part of his writing seres \u201dHow this Happened\u201d. He has also authored several papers at various conferences and forums. Dereje is a co-founder of Teach and Serve for Africa (TASFA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating and transferring knowledge to the African continent. In the last three years, Dereje has been part of a voluntary team under TASFA that provided free training in project management, leadershimental Engineering, Germany, where the equitable use of the Nile River waters and Ethiopia\u2019s role in the basin was the subject of many discussions among students from the Nile Riparian countries.
Dereje can be reached via email at dtessema@gmail.comp, and Information Technology. The idea of writing a book on the Nile started when Dereje was studying for his Master\u2019s degree in \u2018Water Resource Management\u2019 at the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Civil and Environ<\/span><\/p>\n