Aswan Dam environmental problems, these have proved to be significantly less severe than was generally expected, or currently believed by many people." Another observer disagreed and he recommended that the dam should be torn down. Tearing it down would cost only a fraction of the funds required for "continually combating the dam's consequential damage" and 500,000 hectares of fertile land could be reclaimed from the layers of mud on the bed of the drained reservoir. Periodic floods and droughts have affected Egypt since ancient times. The dam mitigated the effects of floods, such as those in 1964, 1973, and 1988. Navigation along
Aswan Harmud In 2015, Harmud was one of over 75 women working in Somaliland's legal, against no more than five in 2008. According to Harmud, "I see this as a step forward for women, because we were looked down upon and people used to think we could not hold these positions". Harmud has also said commented on the problems that such high-profile work has led to, "The women in the office have become targets. We don’t walk around town with our faces uncovered. We cover our faces – we do this out of fear." Aswan Harmud Aswan Jibril Harmud is a Somaliland