For downstream Egypt, which is going through a serious internal political crisis, increased upstream unilateral development is alarming. For centuries, Egypt is almost completely dependent upon the Nile for its water supply and irrigation. Increasing water diversions in the upstream regions of the river will have severe impact on Egypt‟s food production and public health. Moreover, the fear of losing historical control of the Nile water will further destabilize Egypt‟s precarious political situation as the country is experiencing serious domestic turmoil. Egypt has tried to mobilize other powerful countries like Saudi Arabia to openly oppose Ethiopia‟s GERD project (George, 2013).