The Nile's crisis reveals a new geopolitical reality: climate-driven water control is shifting power upstream. Drawing on law, climate science, and diplomacy, we trace how dams like Ethiopia’s GERD turn predictable water regimes into leverage, making conventional treaties obsolete. Interdisciplinary analysis shows climate change amplifies asymmetries, legal norms falter without credible alternatives, and benefit-sharing — not volume-splitting — offers durable solutions. Practical fixes include joint scientific monitoring, adaptive agreements, and basin institutions focused on shared prosperity rather than zero-sum allocation.

What We'll Discuss:
- 🌍 Climate as a geopolitical accelerant
- 🏗️ GERD’s strategic implications
- ⚖️ Failure of traditional water law
- 🤝 Benefit-sharing vs water-sharing
- 🔬 Joint science and monitoring solutions
- 🏛️ Designing adaptive basin institutions

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When Water Becomes a Weapon

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