A Russian mission in Cairo is keeping him dangling over how much responsibility they are willing to assume in building the Aswan High Dam. |
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In 1960, the Aswan High Dam impounded Lake Nasser, altering the river's flow regime and affecting flood frequency as it provided electricity and irrigation water. |
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He became concerned about the fate of Nubian statues threatened by the construction of the Aswan High Dam in Egypt, and in 1958 was taken on as an adviser by UNESCO, the UN's cultural branch. |
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