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Objective: Provide strategic framework for management of transboundary water & environmental challenges. Improved understanding of relationship of water resources development & environment. Provide forum to discuss development paths with wide range of stakeholders.
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“The Nile Basin Initiative" (NBI)
Meraji O. Y. MsuyaExecutive Director, NBI Secretariat
Freshwater Basin Management: Experiences
and Lessons Learnt
TheNileBasin
Burundi D.R. Congo Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Sudan Tanzania Uganda
Characteristics Poverty Growing Population Degrading environ. Vulnerability & risk Economics..
nothing flows
Opportunities Cooperative action for win-win gains &
regional development –
removing serious obstacles to sustainable
development
To achieve sustainable
socio-economic development
through equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the
common Nile Basin water resources.
The Strategic Action Program
The VisionShared VisionShared Vision
Action on the groundAction on the ground
Shared Vision Program
Subsidiary Action Prog.
Shared Vision Program(SVP)
Strengthen and develop trust Building capacity within the
countries Create the enabling
environment for the implementation of development projects
A grant-funded program designed to:-
SVP Project Portfolio
Common Elements
• Basin-wide dialogue
•Strategic & analytical frameworks
•Best practice, tools & demos
•Stakeholder involvement
•Human & institutional capacity
Function Type
THEMATIC
FACILI
TATIVE
Project
1. Nile Transboundary Environmental Action
2. Nile Basin Regional Power Trade
3. Efficient Water Use for Agricultural Production
4. Water Resources Planning & Management
5. Confidence Building & Stakeholder Involvement
6. Applied Training
7. Socio-Economic Development & Benefit Sharing
Nile Transboundary Environmental Action
The Need
Transboundary assets & threats
Relationship environment & development
Sustainable development opportunities
Stakeholders forum
Objectives
•Provide strategic framework for management of transboundary water & environmental challenges
•Improved understanding of relationship of water resources development & environment
•Provide forum to discuss development paths with wide range of stakeholders
Nile Transboundary Environmental Action
Nile River Basin Transboundary
Environmental Analysis
A collective synthesis of basin-wide environmental trends, threats and priorities.
Agenda for Environmental Action – basis for joint investment opportunities
Transboundary Environmental Action Major Components
1. Institutional strengthening, knowledge base and information management
2. Community-level land and water conservation
3. Environmental education and awareness
4. Wetlands and biodiversity conservation
5. Basin-wide water quality monitoring
The Shared Vision Program: Project Linkages
Socio-Economic Development
Environment•Strategic framework & transboundary action
Applied TrainingTraining institutes & curriculum
Socio-Econ Development & Benefits
•Communication, information & analysis platform
•Development Scenarios•Private sector engagement
CommunicationPublic information
Stakeholder involvement
Water Resources
•IWRM Policy & Planning
Power Trade•Power forum
•Power development options
Basin-wide enabling environment
Agriculture
•Regional Cons & Training•Demonstrations/Pilots
Challenges/Risks to project Implementation:
Commitment of the Nile Basin Countries
Institutional leadership Regional coordination
capacity National Institutional
capacity Insecurity and conflict
Lessons & Experiences Development of a Shared Vision Moving from challenges and constraints to opportunities
Sharing benefits not sharing water
Institutional and legal framework
Investment and appropriate frameworks
