The nile basin initiative in the past has undertaken a knowledge exchange study tour to the senegal river basin to learn the role of the senegal river basin organization omvs and identify certain best practices. None of these efforts, however, succeeded in bringing together all the countries that share the nile basin. The nile basin covers an area of around 3 million km2, or nearly 10% of the landmass of the african continent, and is home to 160 million people. Nile basin initiative nile equatorial lakes subsidiary action program nelsap press release 05 may 2015 project technical committee meeting 78 may 2014 nairobi may 5, 2015 the 7thproject technical committee ptc meeting for the project of the interconnection of electric grids of the nile equatorial lakes.
The white and the blue nile merge in khartoum, and further downstream at. Nile basin initiative initiative du bassin du nil the basin is already susceptible to climate risks the worst in africa floods and droughts devastate the region routinely. Nile basin initiative eastern nile subsidiary action program ensap eastern nile technical regional office entro eastern nile watershed management project a. The nile basin initiative is a regional intergovernmental partnership comprising of 10member states, namely burundi, dr congo, egypt, ethiopia, kenya, rwanda, south sudan, the sudan, tanzania and uganda. During the reporting period, the nile basin initiative turned 20 years of existence on february 22, 2019. For the first time in the basin s history, an allinclusive basin wide institution was established. Opportunities and challenges of the growing nile population. Water experts believe there is not enough water in the river to meet the various irrigation goals of the nile basin nations. A goal of the nbi has been to establish a cooperative framework agreement cfa to replace earlier bilateral treaties and to formalize the transformation of the nile basin initiative into a permanent nile river basin commission. Hydrology, climate and water use, editor, melesse, a. The nile basin initiative strategic action program contains two main types of projects those to be planned and undertaken at basin level with all the riparian countries involved called the shared vision program svp, and those to be undertaken between two or more countries at subsidiary level, called subsidiary action programs sap. Nile basin cooperative framework agreement negotiations and.
The restive nile basin which has long been identified as a flashpoint prone to conflict embarked. Cooperative framework agreement nile basin initiative. These are joined by the atbara river north of khartoum, sudan. Since it was established in 1999, the nile basin initiative has registered commendable achievements in terms of maintaining the cooperation platform, generating knowledge and tools as well as building capacity to enable informed decision making on the management and development of the shared river nile. I am proud to report that during the last year, nbi made remarkable advancement in nile cooperation. Sep 11, 2014 recently the voice of america voa and nile basin initiative nbi organized in entebbe, uganda a journalists training workshop on reporting the nile. Nile cooperation for results project ncore vulnerable and marginalised groups framework vmgf p694 may 2014. Basinwide initiatives have been attempted, but, until recently, have largely failed. Egypt, ethiopia, eritrea, kenya, rwanda, burundi, tanzania, uganda, sudan, south sudan, and the democratic republic of the congo. This blog looks at political economy dynamics of the nile basin initiative, a ten country organisation facilitating cooperation around the nile. To achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common nile basin water resources. The nbi secretariat nile sec is the executive and technical arm of the nbi, an institution jointly owned by all the 10 member states.
Shared visionshared vision action on the ground action on the ground shared vision program. A new approach to modeling water balance in nile river. The challenge is putting in place appropriate hard and soft infrastructure that will boost growth through a response that integrates climate adaptation. The nbi began with a dialogue among the riparian states that resulted in a shared vision objective to achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through the. Lilis energy announces the closing of delaware basin acquisition. Nile basin initiative the role of nelsap in regional integration presenter. The nile basin initiative nbi, with a secretariat based in entebbe, uganda is a partnership of the riparian states of the nile comprising burundi, d.
In what sounds like a clarion call to humanity, mccaffrey had pointed out two ominous phenomena relating to fresh water. The nile equatorial lakes subsidiary action program nelsap is one of the two investment programs under the nile basin initiative nbi, with the headquarters coordination unit nelsapcu in kigali, rwanda. Nile basin initiative shared vision programme nile transboundary environmental action project nteap terminal evaluation report alex muhweezi team leader, hawa sekela msham, samirmourshed july 2010. Nile basin initiative how is nile basin initiative abbreviated. Nile basin initiative secretariat uganda progress reports. The nile basin initiative regional sailboat in choppy geopolitical. Who we are the nile basin initiative nbi is an intergovernmental partnership of 10 nile basin countries, namely burundi, dr congo, egypt, ethiopia, kenya, rwanda, south sudan, the sudan, tanzania and uganda. Basin initiative and negotiation of the nile basin cooperative framework. A fact from nile basin initiative appeared on wikipedia s main page in the did you know. The nile basin initiative nbi is a partnership among the nile riparian states that seeks to develop the river in a cooperative manner, share substantial socioeconomic benefits, and promote regional peace and security. The nile basin initiative nbi is a regional intergovernmental partnership of 10 nile riparian countries. He has particular knowledge of using scenario thinking to support strategy formulation for natural resources management, and to facilitate dialogue processes regarding complex water allocation challenges.
In recognition of this, the nile council of ministers declared 2019 the year of the nile basin, with the motto putting water at the heart of regional transformation. Critical water resources management issues in nile river basin, in. Lilis current total net acreage in the permian basin is over 19,000 acres. The nile basin initiative nbi has continued to play a key role, providing a platform for advancing cooperation among member states for the sustainable management and development of the common nile basin water resources. Cairo, egypt the largest of the nile cities, with nearly 11 million residents.
The nile ripar ian countr ies founded the nil e basin commission, then nil e basin initiative nbi, in 1999, with funds f orm world bank, aiming. Nile basin initiative nile equatorial lakes subsidiary action. The effective and efficient management of water is a major problem, not just for economic growth and development in the nile river basin, but also for the peaceful coexistence of the millions of people who live in the region. Pdf nile basin initiative eastern nile subsidiary action. Cooperation on the nile the nile basin initiative t he nbi is a 10 member regional intergovernmental partnership eritrea participates as an observer which was established as a transitional mechanism that will phase out when the permanent river nile basin commission is established following the conclusion of the cooperative framework. Swot analysis and challenge of nile basin initiative an integrated water re source management perspective introduction it is on record that river nile is one of the worlds longest transboundary rivers flowing a distance of more than 6,700 km. In 1998, the nile basin initiative was created to formulate cooperation. For the first time in the basin s history, an allinclusive basin wide institution was established, on 22nd february, 1999, to provide a forum for consultation. For centuries, the river nile has been treated as a source of conflict rather than cooperation. The nile the worlds longest river runs through 10 countries, four of which are water scarce.
The nile basin initiative nbi is a body formed in 1999 to develop the river in a cooperative manner, share substantial socioeconomic benefits, and promote regional peace. Anchored in a shared vision to achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through the equitable. Established in november 2002 by the nile council of ministers nile com, nile sec is a strong institution, with highly competent staff able to deliver critical services and products for sustainable development in. Entro eastern nile technical regional office is one of the three centers of the nile basin initiative, nbi.
In 1957, while the aswan high dam was negotiated, ethiopia had commissioned the us bureau of reclamation to investigate the irrigation and hydropower potential for development of the blue nile basin. Nile basin initiative nbi represented by the nelsap coordination unit nelsapcu located in kigali, rwanda, in close coordination with the special working group swg composed of members from the two countries. Nile basin initiative secretariat for their ideas and interaction. Jun 06, 2014 the caribbean basin initiative cbi comprises both the caribbean basin economic recovery act cbera and the caribbean basin trade partnership act cbtpa. The process of the nile basin initiative nbi, which began in early 1990s, is the exception. The development objective of the ethiopia nile basin initiative. Nile basin initiative land portal securing land rights. Mubaraks fall and the future of the nile basin in the previous post, the postmubarak political terrain was examined, with particular emphasis on how the polarity of power may be shifting away from egypt and sudan, towards the more coordinated upstream nations. Swot analysis and challenges of nile basin initiative. Grenzuberschreitende wasserkooperation im nilbecken giz.
Caribbean basin economic recovery act cberacaribbean basin trade partnership act cbtpaguidance. The longest river in the world, the nile spans 35 degrees of latitude, drains three million square kilometers of land onetenth of the total surface area of africa, and runs through 11 countries whose combined population totals over 300 million people. The development approach adopted in nbi has been to combine a topdown shared vision program svp with two bottomup subsidiary action programs, one located in the. The nile basin initiative, established in 1999, is an exceptional collective basin wide initiative by nine of the ten states that share the nile river, namely, burundi, congo, egypt, ethiopia, kenya, rwanda, sudan, tanzania and uganda. The nile basin cooperative framework agreement peace palace.
A pattern of small land holdings makes burundi one of the more densely populated rural areas of the nile basin. The nile basin initiative nbi provides for an agreed basin wide framework to collectively fight poverty and promote socioeconomic development in the ten nile countries burundi, the democratic republic of congo drc, egypt, eritrea, ethiopia, kenya, rwanda, sudan, tanzania and uganda. By patrick keys this is a continuation of a post here. The nile basin initiative and the crisis of collective. Eritrea participates in this partnership as an observer. Abstract the nile, shared by 10 river basin countries, is the main vital water artery in the north eastern region of africa. Importance of international cooperation between the river nile basins d. In april 2010, seven of the nile basin states agreed to open the cfa for signature.
The nile basin discourse nbd is a civil society regional umbrella organization created to strengthen civil society participation in nbi developmental processes and programmes the nbd was formally established in 2002 by the iucn, world bank and wwf. Nbi climate change strategy ii context about the nile basin initiative the nile basin initiative nbi is an intergovernmental partnership of riparian states of the nile river. The nbi was established on february 1999 by nine riparian countries as a transitional institution to embark on the realization of a jointly articulated shared vision. It was established in 1999 as a transitional institution to promote cooperative. Nile basin initiative nbi institutions to execute and coordinate cooperative basin wide projects. Regional partnership for cooperative action guided by a shared vision. Nile basin initiative united nations partnerships for sdgs. Nevertheless, there have been attempts at cooperation, and they culminated in the establishment of the nile basin initiative and negotiation of the nile basin cooperative framework agreement cfa. With the signing of a cfa the nile basin initiative nbi will be transformed into a. Nile basin initiative nbi projects water policy good practice guides and support, project planning and management good practice guides, nile basin decision support system, and regional coordination and facilitation.
The nbd has a presence in all 11 of the riparian countries of the nile basin through. Burundi, the democratic republic of congo drc, egypt, ethiopia, kenya, rwanda, south sudan, the sudan, tanzania, and uganda. The main findings recommended four major hydropower dams, and twentynine irrigation and hydropower projects on its tributaries. The nile basin initiative and the comprehensive framework agreement197 introduction organized as a sequel to the studies published in mizan 82 and 92 focusing on legal history of the nile 190220,1 this article reconstructs in multidisciplinary investigation fundamentals of the political and legal setting of. Nile rivers merge near khartoum in sudan and enter. The forum was organized in collaboration with the ministry of environment, water and natural resources, of the government of kenya, from 67 october, 2014 in nairobi. The training which was attended by journalists from the nile basin countries, was an eyeopener in the sense that journalists from the the nile basin countries were introduced to new facts.
The most recent nile basin initiative holds the strongest. The nile basin initiative secretariat nile sec is the executive arm of the nile basin initiative nbi based in entebbe, uganda. State of the river nile basin 2012 state of the rivenile bar sin 2012 member states burundi ethiopia kenya south sudan the sudan dr congo tanzania egypt rwanda uganda nile basin initiative secretariat p. Pdf critical water resources management issues in nile. Agypten, athiopien, burundi, demokratische republik kongo. Welcome to eastern nile technical regional office entro. The nile basin initiative was a marked departure from egypts historic protection of the nile for its national interests. Independent evaluation of the nile basin trust fund nbtf final report version. In the past, various attempts had been taken to establish basin wide. This study explores past and present struggle between egypt to maintain its control over the water of the nile and other riparian countries that demand a more multilateral approach to fair and equitable utilization of the same. The transboundary nature of the river also possess extra challenges. Mar 09, 2011 posts about nile basin initiative written by pat. The egyptian government had long advocated that international law should govern relations relating to water issues between riparian states, assisted by bilateral agreements that conform to said international law.
The nile basin initiative and the comprehensive framework. Nile river basin initiative international waters governance. The nile basin initiative nbi is an intergovernmental partnership of ten nile riparian countries that is seeking to manage and develop the common nile water resources in a cooperative manner and promote regional peace and security. Integrated management of the blue nile basin in ethiopia. Nile equatorial lakes subsidiary action program nile.
Consequently, the nile basin countries jointly recognized that the best way to utilize, protect and manage the nile basin in an integrated sustainable way was through a. Ethiopiasudan interconnector project is to improve the effectiveness of the power systems in the eastern nile region by promoting regional power trade through the establishment of coordinated. The concept of the svpc project evolved during the detailed design and preparation process of the seven other svp projects after the international consortium for cooperation on the nile. In april 2010, seven of the nile basin states agreed to. The nbi began with a dialogue among the riparian states that resulted in a shared vision objective to achieve. Sfg3201 public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized. Allocation of the nile waters has been a controversial topic for decades, and is becoming even more heated as white nile countries gain independence and demand rights to this precious resource, pronouncing the 1959 agreement no longer valid. The nile basin initiative nbi is an intergovernmental partnership of 10 nile basin countries, namely burundi, dr congo, egypt, ethiopia, kenya, rwanda, south sudan, the sudan, tanzania and uganda. These springs combine to form the kagera river, which flows into lake victoria.
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