Chapter 1230 Water Rights
However, this "Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom" is limited to cities along the Great Lakes, and does not cover the entire Great Lakes region. For the East African government, the Great Lakes region is a food production base, so it cannot sacrifice too much for industrial development. agricultural land.
On the other hand, the future industrial structure pattern of East Africa will obviously still be dominated by the coastal and central regions. Going against the laws of economic development is obviously unsustainable.
The reason why the central region, which is not located on the coast, is special lies in three aspects: administration, resources, and transportation. The capital Rhine City is in the middle. This needs no further explanation.
The central region is second only to the south in terms of mineral resources, but the central region does not have the shortcoming of water sources. It also has a good climate and a good industrial and agricultural foundation, which is also lacking in the southern region.
In terms of transportation, the intersection of railways, highways and canals in East Africa is in the central part. The two major railway hubs in East Africa are New Frankfurt and Rhine City, which are also two major highway hubs. At the same time, the central part is the middle section of the East African Canal, which connects East Africa. East and West coastal areas.
In the future, the central region will also become the core hub of the domestic aviation industry in East Africa. It can be said that in addition to maritime transportation, the transportation in the central region is extremely developed and convenient.
This can be seen from the cities in the central region. The economies of Mbeya, Harare, New Frankfurt, and Bulawayo rank among the top ten in East Africa, while Rhine City, Cities such as Lusaka, Kisan City, and Tete City are also developing rapidly, and there are even more small industrial and mining cities in the central region.
In the early industrialization stage, the economic size of central East Africa can be said to be astonishing, accounting for almost half of the East African economy, especially in the field of heavy industry. Of course, with the further compression of shipping costs and resource depletion, etc. coming, the economy of central China is bound to be impacted in the future.
However, the future of the central economy is not worth worrying about. The happy industries in East Africa have also been deployed in the central part relatively early. For example, Mbeya City and Rhine City are typical science and education cities in East Africa, while New Frankfurt City and Cities such as Kisan City are typical light industrial cities.
In terms of industrial layout, the industries in the central region are relatively reasonable and healthy, at least they will not be like the situation in the Ruhr area of Germany in the future.
The problem of resource depletion in central China at most involves some small industrial and mining towns. Nowadays, the development of mining in central Africa in East Africa has a history of several decades, which will inevitably lead to early depletion of some small mining areas.
Although the future of these mining towns is worrying, they are not without merit, and there are also many assets left behind.
Take the national railways in East Africa as an example. The central region is the densest. Of the more than 200,000 kilometers of railways in East Africa, many were built for these mining areas, and there are countless buildings, equipment, etc. left behind. .
During the "Fourth Five-Year Plan" period, an important task of the East African government is to guide the central region, especially the provinces of Bohemia and Lorraine, to actively develop other industries, get rid of dependence on heavy industry, and develop diversified .
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Rhine City.
Sweite is reporting to Ernst on the construction status of the Great Lakes District.
“At present, a series of preliminary work in the Great Lakes Region is progressing smoothly. A total of 13 ports have been constructed and renovated. At the same time, some roads and railway lines are being adjusted.”
“The most important hydropower The construction of the facilities has also been carried out smoothly. After completion, the water resource allocation capacity in northern my country will be further improved. ”
"Especially in the Nile River Province in the Nile Basin, the water problem in Turkana Province with Lake Turkana as its core will be greatly alleviated."
Water resources in Turkana Province and Nile River Province The situation is completely opposite. The Nile River Province is more water-scarce as it goes further north, all the way to the desert areas of Sudan.
As for Turkana Province, there is a shortage of water as you go south. Turkana Province can be divided into two parts, one is the Ethiopian region in the previous life, and the other is the northern Kenyan region in the previous life.
The Ethiopian plateau area has abundant precipitation, but in the previous life, the precipitation situation in northern Kenya was a little better than the Somali desert. This can be seen from Lake Turkana. Its water source mainly comes from the Omo River, which originates from the Ethiopian plateau. This river flows into Lake Turkana from north to south.
So in Turkana Province, most of the rivers originate from the Ethiopian plateau area, while a small number come from the East African plateau, such as the Turkwell River, which also flows into Lake Turkana.
Sweet continued: "Our development of water resources in the Great Lakes region will alleviate the drought problem in the two places, and in this way, we will transform the local ecology and climate and greatly enhance the livability of the two places."
" The utilization of the two water towers in the East African Plateau and the Ethiopian Plateau has made our agricultural and industrial development in the northern region a reality.”
For East Africa, the most basic issue in the development of the northern region is the utilization and development of water resources. development, even more so than in South Africa.
After all, northern East Africa is the largest Sahara Desert in the world. In the past, South Sudan, Somalia and Kenya, these East African regions were all threatened by the desert.
The most typical one is the Nile River Province in East Africa, which belongs to the Sahel zone. Other areas in East Africa, such as the Azande Plateau, are also bordered by the Sahara Desert, but the Sahara Desert cannot follow the terrain. come over.
The Nile Province is quite different. It is dominated by basin terrain. Although the Kordofan Plateau serves as a barrier in the north, it also has gaps and is vulnerable to desert threats.
Because Ernst originally wanted Sudan's oil resources, the Nile River Province expanded a lot of territory into the North Sudan region in the previous life, and most of them had a tropical desert climate. The most typical one is The city of Gezira, located along the Nile River, almost projects into Khartoum, the administrative center of Sudan.
Of course, this is an exaggeration. After all, the straight-line distance between Gezira City and Khartoum is nearly 200 kilometers.
Ernst said: "Very good, by making good use of the water resources in the Ethiopian Plateau and the East African Plateau, we can build many ecological zones in the Nile River Province and Turkana Province. These areas Whether it turns into forests, grasslands, farmland or towns, it is a good thing for us.”
This kind of cross-regional water diversion project in Africa can only be completed in East Africa. After all, these areas were not available in the previous life. Belonging to one country, coordination is difficult to achieve.
For example, the southern part of Turkana Province belonged to Kenya in its previous life, while the northern part belonged to Ethiopia. It is basically impossible for Kenya to use Ethiopia's water sources. Ethiopia even built a reservoir upstream, which cut off the original water supply to Kenya.
The competition for "water rights" along the Nile River has become even more intense. In its previous life, Egypt had put a lot of effort into water issues, and had disputes and even conflicts with Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda.
There is no doubt that with the rise of East Africa, Egypt will only be worse than in its previous life. After all, Egypt's military strength in the previous life could be ranked first in Africa, and it had obvious advantages over the countries in the upper reaches of the Nile River.
Egypt is obviously not a giant that can challenge the size of East Africa.
Not only Egypt, but also East Africa’s control over water sources can be seen from the geographical map of East Africa. For example, the upper reaches of the Shari River, which the Kingdom of South Germany depends on, is also controlled within East Africa.
Of course, for East Africa, the South German Kingdom is not comparable to a pagan country like Egypt, so East Africa will definitely not be as evil to the South German Kingdom as it is to Egypt.
Among the countries involved in water resources in East Africa, there are only two typical countries: Egypt and the South German countries. In the future, there will also be Darfur, a country that was forcibly disintegrated from Sudan by East Africa.
Other countries bordering East Africa either do not lack water, or their water systems have little to do with East Africa, such as the Belgian Congo. In the tropical rainforest climate, water resources are not only not lacking, but appear to be somewhat abundant. The British The South African colony was separated from East Africa by the Orange River, and its coastal areas also had abundant water resources.
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