IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON RESREVIOR OPERATION POLICIES ? THE CASE OF ASWAN HIGH DAM RESERVOIR

In 1960 after the beginning of the construction of Aswan High Dam a great Reservoir (AHDR) was formed as a result of it for the purposes of flood control, hydropower production and water storage. The reservoir is of 550 km long and of 350 km2 surface area which is located on the border between Egypt and Sudan. The Aswan high dam reservoir (AHDR) is so important for Egypt because it represent a safe valve against draught and water needs shortage for country future. Also It control the Nile river flood each year to avoid its destructive damage by storage the water exceeding amount which exceed the Nile river stream capacity downstream the Aswan high dam. In this research our goal was to study the AHDR operation under the effect of different scenarios of climate changes, These different scenarios included rainfall, evaporation, temperature , changing water reservoir level at (?1m) and inflow to AHDR. This was achieved by using mathematical model which represent the whole work frame and the reservoir parameters.