The project was recommended by the nelsap strategic. The main focus of current efforts centers around the nile basin initiative nbi. The nbi secretariat nile sec is the executive and technical arm of the nbi, an institution jointly owned by all the 10 member states. The event is a sciencepolicy dialogue that provides an opportunity for sharing latest. The nile basin development forum nbdf is a biennial high level regional event convened by the nile basin initiative nbi in collaboration with its member states and in partnership with development partners. Agricultural water use and water productivity in the large. This chapter describes the main socioeconomic indicators for nile basin countries. A pattern of small land holdings makes burundi one. The process of the nile basin initiative nbi, which began in early 1990s, is the exception. Power asymmetry and conflict over water resources in the. The nbi began with a dialogue among the riparian states that resulted in a shared vision objective to achieve. This publication launched on february 22, 2019 at the 20 th anniversary of the nile basin initiative nbi, outlines the evolution and development of the organization in the last 20 years february 1999 february 2019 and what lessons can be drawn to feed into future cooperation. The nile basin initiative nbi, under the nile equatorial lakes subsidiary action program nelsap and the project regional agricultural trade and productivity project ratp has undertaken a study entitled assessment of the irrigation potential in burundi, eastern drc, kenya, rwanda, southern sudan, tanzania and uganda.
Potential for irrigation development nile basin initiative. This inaugural state of the river nile basin report presents information on the. Pdf on jan 1, 2008, yasir mohamed and others published the nile. The nbi began with a dialogue among the riparian states that resulted in a shared vision objective to achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through the. The population of the nile basin is more than 20 times that of the okavango, and figures for the total populations of the riparian states widen this difference even further. Opportunities and challenges of the growing nile population. This ensures, at a minimum, that the financial issues with regard to basin wide development are of a far greater magnitude in the nile basin. This 6th nile basin development forum is organised with the financial support of the european union, the federal german government and the world bank. Regional scan for the nile basin to the international. Entro eastern nile technical regional office is one of the three centers of the nile basin initiative, nbi. The nile basin initiative is a regional intergovernmental partnership that seeks to develop the nile river in a cooperative manner, share substantial socioeconomic benefits and promote regional peace and. 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. At the root of the nbi is, of course, water demand management, and the issue for the rural poor is whether their.
The nile basin initiative established in 1999, the nile basin initiative jointly developed by the world bank, united nations development programme undp, and canadian international development agency cida was devised to help reduce tensions and create a framework for equitable sharing and cooperative development of nile water. Nile basin initiative welcome to eastern nile technical. Itt nile group 20 riparian countries gdp growth rate in 2012. Nile river basin initiative international waters governance. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the nile basin initiative and do not necessarily reflect the views of the european union or the federal german government or the world bank. In april 2010, seven of the nile basin states agreed to. These are joined by the atbara river north of khartoum, sudan. Established in 1999, the nile basin initiative nbi is an intergovernmental partnership of 10 nile. It shows the range and complexity of the programmers and activities undertaken over the years as well as some. The nbd has a presence in all 11 of the riparian countries of the nile basin through. Dec 2014 nile basin intiative subsidiary uganda drc power transmission study uganda nkenda drc beni bunia butembo and tender documents.
Abstract the nile, shared by 10 river basin countries, is the main vital water artery in the north eastern region of africa. This annual corporate report 2019 provides an overview of nile basin initiative nbis roles and responsibilities, institutional set up. The nile basin initiative is a joint institution of the nile basin states launched on 22 february 1999 200 million usd support from development partners 200320 directed by nile council of ministers nilecom shared vision programme. 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. Nile equatorial lakes subsidiary action program nelsap nile basin initiative the role of nelsap in regional integration presenter. The nile basin initiative nbi is a regional intergovernmental partnership of 10 nile riparian countries. The nile river basin encompasses ten countries, extending from its origination at lake. 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. Minutes of the highlevel power experts meeting dar es salaam, tanzania february 2426, 2003.
Water experts believe there is not enough water in the river to meet the various irrigation goals of the nile basin nations. 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 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. 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. Technical documents nile basin intitative nbi nile basin initiative. Nile basin initiative shared vision program regional power trade project part i. There are nine member countries egypt, sudan, ethiopia, uganda, kenya. Originally designed as a way to share scientific information, the nbi today brings together ministers from the basin countries to achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common nile basin water. As the population of the countries along the nile river continues to rise, and as these countries increase their level of data sharing and cooperation, we are confident that the systems we developed for nbi will continue to improve the lives of millions of africans. Swot analysis and challenges of nile basin initiative. The population of the nile basin countries was estimated around 372 million in 2005 with 54% of the total population lives within 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. The nile basin initiative progress and challenges ahead, paper presented at the vi nile 2002 conference, february 2327, kigali. Abstract this study is an application of the framework of hydrohegemony theory to the nile basin. Identify flow and flood levels on the nile and its tributaries using data files and charts. An act to confer legal status in uganda on the nile basin initiative, and otherwise give the force of. 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 and security. The nile basin initiative nbi is an intergovernmental organization initiated and led by the nile. Burundi, the democratic republic of congo drc, egypt, ethiopia, kenya, rwanda, south sudan, the sudan, tanzania, and uganda. Geopolitics of the eastern nile basin 81 introduction 81.
Cairo, egypt the largest of the nile cities, with nearly 11 million residents. The nile the worlds longest river runs through 10 countries, four of which are water scarce. This ensures, at a minimum, that the financial issues with regard to basinwide development are of a far greater magnitude in the nile basin. A microlevel perspective zenebe gebreegziabher, alemu mekonnen, rahel deribe, jonse boka, and samuel abera abstract this paper analyzes vulnerability to climate change of the farming sector in the nile basin of. Describe various early interpretations for understanding the annual nile floods in egypt. The nile basin cooperative framework agreement peace palace. 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. To achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common nile basin. In april 2010, seven of the nile basin states agreed to open the cfa for signature. To achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common nile basin water resources.
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. In 1998, the nile basin initiative was created to formulate cooperation. At present nile basin initiative nbi is operational as the transitional institutional mechanism after tecconile. 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 pe. The nile basin initiative nbi is one of the international cooperative river basin management program. The intergovernmental and donorsupported nile basin initiative see also below is a response to concerns about the overexploitation of the nile. An act to confer legal status in uganda on the nile basin initiative, and otherwise give the force of law in uganda to the signed agreed minute no. Given history of deep mistrust, countries will be suspicious of any arguments on water resources potential and impacts of any nile project put. Locate the nile river, its headwaters and its tributaries and their drainage basin on a map of africa. About the nile basin initiative the nile basin initiative nbi is an intergovernmental partnership of riparian states of the nile river. 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 is a cooperative arrangement initiated and led by the nile riparian countries to promote joint development, protection and management of the common nile basin water resources. Nile basin initiative nbi eastern nile technical regional office entro hydromet needs and opportunities the nile context azeb mersha east africa drought monitoring and forecasting workshop addis ababa, ethiopia.
The project was recommended by the nelsap strategic sectorial, social and environmental assessment of power. Basin initiative and negotiation of the nile basin cooperative framework. 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. Agricultural water use and water productivity in the large scale irrigation lsi schemes of the nile basin.
The nile basin initiative nbi is an intergovernmental organization initiated and led by the nile riparian countries to promote joint development, protection and management of the common nile basin water resources. None of these efforts, however, succeeded in bringing together all the countries that share the nile basin. 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. This annual corporate report 2019 provides an overview of nile basin initiative nbis roles and responsibilities, institutional setup. Pdf hydropolitics in the nile river basin have been dominated by egypt, which has developed its waterrelated infrastructure unilaterally. Sedimentation as an ecological and environmental phenomenon is increasingly affecting the sustainable development of human societies worldwide, especially in the nile basin.
Nile basin intiative subsidiary uganda drc power transmission study uganda nkenda drc beni bunia butembo and tender documents. The nile basin initiative is a regional intergovernmental partnership launched by the nile basin countries on february 22, 1999, to manage and develop the shared nile basin water and related resources in a cooperative manner, share substantial socioeconomic. The nile basin initiative nbi aims to ensure that nile basin countries work together to unlock the huge potential in order to bring a vast range of benefits to nile basin citizens including increased hydropower, food production, improved management of watersheds and better. The objective is to enable better understanding of socioeconomic development of riparian countries. The nbi provides a unique forum for the countries of the nile basin to move toward a.
The nile basin initiative regrets any errors or omissions that may have been unwittingly made in any of the publications pdf a long river journey 20 years of cooperation under the nbi popular 411 downloads. Mapping vulnerability to climate change of the farming sector in the nile basin of ethiopia. Advertisement position of accountant nile basin initiative. Nile basin initiative, nile transboundary environmental action project 2009. The nbi seeks to develop the river nile in a cooperative manner, managing. It shows that the realist concepts of power and hegemony are pertinent analytical tools to explain the cold waterconflict occurring in the basin characterised by an inequitable share of the nile flows in favour of egypt and sudan, at the expense of. Integrated management of the blue nile basin in ethiopia.
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