The longest river in the world is a shared natural resource and should be used under a cooperative framework.
![The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile in Guba, Ethiopia. The dam has reshaped the dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the river’s future. [Amanuel Sileshi/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/000_323K3NR.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Executive Director of the Institute of Foreign Affairs
The longest river in the world is a shared natural resource and should be used under a cooperative framework.
![The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile in Guba, Ethiopia. The dam has reshaped the dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the river’s future. [Amanuel Sileshi/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/000_323K3NR.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)