Mr. David Tennant at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On April 23rd, 2012. See this statement in context.

April 23rd, 2012 / 4:20 p.m.

Executive Director, Canadian Economic Development Assistance for Southern Sudan

The quick answer is that Egypt believes it will, but I'm not sure about any of the countries that are tributary to the Nile. The Nile does not start in Egypt; it ends in Egypt.

So it could be a problem, but the reality is that in our area, we have a climate such that we do not at this point in time require irrigation. We have a very good climate of rain.

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