Current Context and Evolution towards

Institutional Strengthening

Nile Basin Initiative

International Workshop on Institutional Capacity Development in Transboundary Basins,10-12 November 2008, Bonn, Germany

By Hamere WondimuNile Basin Initiative Secretariat,

Entebbe Uganda

Presentation Outline

1. The Nile Basin – Challenges and Opportunities

2. Evolution of Cooperation on the Nile

3. The Nile Basin Initiative

4. Elements of Effectiveness

5. NBI Capacity Development Approach & Strategy

6. NBI Evolution towards institutional Development and Harmonization (challenges, and responses to the challenges)

Tanzania

D.R. Congo

Ethiopia

Kenya

Rwanda

Burundi

Egypt

Sudan

Uganda

Eritrea

The Nile River Basin

&

The countries

sharing the Nile

Nile Shared by 10 countries; Nile - 6,700 km length; Basin – 3million Km2;

and a home of over 160 million people; ChallengesChallenges Extreme poverty – low GDP per capita History of tension & instability Rapid population growth Environmental degradation Rainfall variability Inadequate infrastructure to store water

and regulate Water Related Shocks -

Recurrent droughts, floods, ..OpportunitiesOpportunities Great potential to foster regional social

and economic Win-Win dev. Cooperative WRM Greater economic, political and regional

integration with benefits beyond those derived from the river

The Nile Basin

Nile Basin action plan prepared in 1995 The first series of 10 Nile 2002 conferences launched in

1993 – informal mechanism for dialogue and exchange of views

Evolution of Cooperation on the Nile HYDROMET SURVEY Project: to foster joint

collection of hydrometeorlogical data; 1967-1992 (8 countries)

Technical Cooperation Committee for the Promotion of the Development and Environmental Protection of the Nile (TECCONILE): 1993-1998 (6 countries)

Nile Basin Initiative established in Feb, 1999 (9 countries)

Established a forum for a process of legal & institutional dialogue in 1997; that enables riparian countries to move towards a long-term Legal Cooperative Framework (9 countries)

The NBI “Shared Vision”

“To achieve sustainable

socio-economic development

through equitable utilization of,

and benefit from, the common Nile

Basin water resources.”

Nile Basin Strategic Action Program

SVP - Creates an enabling environment for cooperative investments within a basin-wide framework

SAP - Promotes the Shared Vision through sub-regional investment projects

Parallel intensive Dialogue and negotiations on the Cooperative Framework to endow NBI with a permanent organization and legal foundation

Shared VisionShared VisionShared VisionShared Vision

Action on the groundAction on the groundAction on the groundAction on the ground

Shared Vision Program

Subsidiary Action Prog.

NELSAP-CUNEL Coord

Unit

Sub-basin Level Subsidiary Action Programs (SAPs)

EN-COMENSAPT

NEL-COMNEL-TAC

Policy level (sub-basin)

ENTROEastern Nile Tech.

Regional Office

NELSAPInvestment Program

ENSAPInvestment Program

Projects(sub-basin)

Projects (basin -wide)

Nile-COMNile-TAC

Shared Vision Program8 basin wide sectoral

and facilitative projects

Nile-SEC

Policy level (basin -wide)

Basin-wide Level (SVP)

NBI Structure

Effective Coord.

National NBI Offices

SVP Project Portfolio ($130million basin wide projects)

8. SVP Coordination – overall coord. of SVP

• Basin-wide dialogue

• Stakeholder involvement

• Best practical tools & demost.

• Strategic & analytical frameworks

• Human & institutional capacity

Functions

5. Confidence Building & Stakeholder Involvement

6. Applied Training7. Socio-Economic Development &

Benefit Sharing

1. Nile Transboundary Env. Action

2. Nile Basin Regional Power Trade

3. Efficient Water Use for Agr. Production

4. Water Resources Planning & Management

Sectoral

Facilitative

Built a Nile basin community of interest

Promoted integrated

approach to WRM

provided coordinatio

n across sectors

Established the NBI as a trusted

institution

WRPM

AGR

CBSI

SDBS

ATP

NTEA

RPT

Socio-Economic

Development SAPs

A technical foundation for

basin management & development

Subsidiary Action Programs(ENSAP & NELSAP)

Planned at the lowest appropriate level - within the basin-wide framework

Focusing on power development & trade, agriculture and irrigation, and water and natural resources management and development (either through ENSAP or NELSAP)

Aimed at poverty reduction, economic development & reversal of environmental degradation

Seeking win-win opportunities between riparian countries Both SAPs have shown remarkable success in the

preparation and implementation of both fast track and big investment projects identified through a highly participatory and consultative process

Delivering an initial set of agreed investment projects (estimated US$700 million)

Development Partners 1st ICCON meeting held in Jun 2001 -

Grant funding is mainly channeled through the Nile Basin Trust Fund (NBTF) administered by the World Bank

Other financing sources: countries contribution (in kind and in cash); direct financing from some partners

NBI & Development Partners Partnership

Other partners supporting NBI - Germany, UNDP, ADB

NBTF partners are Canada (CIDA), Denmark, EC, Finland, France The Netherlands, Norway (NORAD), Sweden (SIDA), UK (DFID) and World Bank (DGF)

Shared vision Program that started with divergent views but facilitated ownership and the convergence of views

Keeping the principle of “Subsidiary” – SAPs Cooperative Framework negotiations

Elements of Effectiveness (Implementation mechanisms and Institutional

arrangement) Multi-track approach- created incentives for the process

and demonstrated benefits

Transitional institutional structure and implementation arrangement that facilitates decentralization, broad involvement, ownership & commitment

Broad inter-country and multi-stakeholder participation and dialogue incubated strong political support and cooperative actions

Focus on the benefits that could be directly achieved from cooperation (trade, power, food, environmental manag. etc.)

Elements of Effectiveness (Implementation mechanisms and Institutional

arrangement) Promoting public participation and awareness;

collaboration with Nile Basin Discourse promoted involvement of the civil societies, NGOs

Growing partnership with donors through the NBTFC forums (recognition by donors that NBI needs resources and time to successful)

NBI adopted Results Based System for planning, monitoring and reporting

Focus on the benefits that could be directly achieved from cooperation (trade, power, food, environmental manag. etc.)

Preference for hiring NB nationals and locating the PMUs in different countries of NBI

NBI Capacity Development Approach & Strategy

2. Institutional and human resources capacity building through on-the-job and targeted training as well as study tours and exchange visits by all SVP projects Capacity building on environmental management, power trade, water

policy, KM, efficient use of water for agri production, WQM, negotiations, communications, etc.

1. Assessments on needs for capacity development conducted by each SVP project at different levels with different scope and focus

3. One SVP project focusing on Applied training Short and long term training opportunities; develop. short

courses & MSc curricula and adoption by institutions Exchange visits and study tours; coordinated and

collaborative applied research and studies Establishing partnership and collaboration with other training

and research institutions Nile Basin University Leaders’ Forum and Nile-Net

NBI Capacity Development Approach & Strategy

NB CDS will build upon the lessons learnt from the NBI approach so far

Focus on the long term and future RBO institutional and functional needs

Aim at complementarity - focus on strengthening collaboration with other training institutions within and outside the basin

Inclusion of research and technology development

5. Development of short and long-term NB Capacity Development Strategy is on process

4. SVP Coordination Project - strengthening the capacity of the NBI institutions to execute and coordinate cooperative basin-wide projects and coordinating the CB efforts

Challenges and Issues

From SVP to IWRM – Critical functions need to be captured to support the long-term River Basin Management

NBI Evolution towards institutional Harmonization

Collaborate with existing and immerging regional institutions - capture synergies and avoid duplication

From identification and preparation to investment –moving to big joint investments which requires countries commitment and financing mechanisms

From NBTF to NBI resource mobilization – Developing a resource mobilizaton strategy, building skills and systems for funds management

From transition to permanence – conclusion of the Cooperative Framework agreement an establishing of a RBC

Institutional Strengthening Project (cost US$33.7 million) as a response to the NBI Challenges To undertake an institutional design process to prepare NBI

for the new challenges it will face with or without CFA ( provide time and resources to resolve the issues)

NBI Evolution towards institutional Development and Harmonization

To equip NBI with a more robust institutional infrastructure and critical skills needed to deliver its current program more effectively

To enhance basin-wide institutional integration through a harmonization of NBI policies and procedures across the basin

To consolidate and mainstream SVP outputs and to establish IWRM unit

……. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves - if our children should live to see the next century; ……. what change will they see? What progress will we have made? This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time - to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace;

President Barack Obama

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DroughtDroughts s

FloodsFloods

Threats Threats to lives, to lives,

property, property, infrastructure infrastructure

and to theand to theenvironment

NBI & Donors Partnership

1.1 Increased

communication, trust,

involvement and

cooperation among NB

governments and

populations

1.2 Increased joint and

trans-boundary

investments in the Nile

Basin

2.2 Increased convergence of legal, regulatory

and policy frameworks of NB countries on trans-boundary issues in

power development and trade, agriculture

and natural resource

management and development

2.1 Enhanced basin- wide

capabilities and capacities based

on best practices, on

trans-boundary issues in power

development and trade,

agriculture and natural resource

management and

development

2.3 Increased

cooperative action in

power development

and trade, agriculture and natural

resource management

and development

NBI Short Term Outcomes

1. Increased regional cooperation in the Nile Basin,

contributing to peace and security in the region

2. Efficient trans-boundary management and optimal use of Nile

Basin water and water-related resources

NBI Medium

Term Outcomes

NBI Impact

Sustainable socio-economic development in the Nile Basin through the equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common

Nile Basin water resources

The NBI Result Chain

1.1 Increased

communication, trust,

involvement and

cooperation among NB

governments and

populations

1.2 Increased joint and

trans-boundary

investments in the Nile

Basin

2.2 Increased convergence of legal, regulatory

and policy frameworks of NB countries on trans-boundary issues in

power development and trade, agriculture

and natural resource

management and development

2.1 Enhanced basin- wide

capabilities and capacities based

on best practices, on

trans-boundary issues in power

development and trade,

agriculture and natural resource

management and

development

2.3 Increased

cooperative action in

power development

and trade, agriculture and natural

resource management

and development

NBI Short Term Outcomes

1. Increased regional cooperation in the Nile Basin,

contributing to peace and security in the region

2. Efficient trans-boundary management and optimal use of Nile

Basin water and water-related resources

NBI Medium

Term Outcomes

NBI Impact

Sustainable socio-economic development in the Nile Basin through the equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common

Nile Basin water resources

The NBI Result Chain