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Franziska Piontek is currently a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. She is also associated with the Research Group on Climate Change and Security at Hamburg University, where she focuses on the Nile Basin and impact of climate change on conflict and cooperation. She holds a PhD in Physics and a Masters in Peace and Security Studies.
Cooperation over Nile Waters: Needed More under Climate Change, More Attainable after the "Arab Spring"?
2011 marks the beginning of a new era for both Egypt and Sudan, opening new possibilities to overcome the decade-old Nile water conflict. After the revolution in Egypt, many hope for a reorientation of the country’s foreign policy towards Africa and a potential new approach to negotiations on allocation of the Nile waters.
