1 4 th Biennial Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy Turkey,7-8 th September,2004 Overview of the Nile Basin Initiative Programs. by Patrick Kahangire, Executive Director,Nile-Sec

The Nile Basin  Burundi  D.R. Congo  Egypt  Eritrea  Ethiopia  Kenya  Rwanda  Sudan  Tanzania  Uganda Key Challenges  Poverty,  History  demography(600 by2025,  Vulnerability  Economics-nothing flows  Degradation,... Opportunities Win-win development projects (food production, energy, transport, flood control, industrial growth, envir. Watershed, …

3 The Shared Vision “To achieve sustainable socio-economic development through equitable utilization of, and benefits from, the common Nile Basin water resources.”

4 Shared Vision Action on the ground Shared Vision Program Subsidiary Action Prog. Strategic Action Program for the Nile Basin Main Tasks  Create an enabling environment for cooperative investments and action on the ground, within a basin-wide framework.  Promote Shared Vision through a limited, but effective, set of sub-regional activities and projects. - NBI Policy Guidelines

8. SVP Coordination SVP Project Portfolio Common Elements Basin-wide engagement and dialogue Dev. Strategic & analytical frameworks Dev. Best practical tools & demost. Stakeholder involvement Human & institutional capacity FunctionType THEMATICTHEMATIC FACILITATIVEFACILITATIVE 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

6 Preparation of the SVP: Reaching Consensus on ‘The What’ NBI Policy Guidelines NBI Framework Priority Projects COM EndorsementICCON Project Concepts Project Documents ‘The What’ Working Group Meetings Donor Partnerships & Financing SVP Portfolio Feb 99 May 99 Dec 99 Jul 00 Mar 01 Jun 01 A complex, multi-country, participatory process

7 Project Management Units : Implementation Arrangement – Decentralized Approach EnvironmentSudan Power TradeTanzania AgricultureKenya Water ResourcesEthiopia Applied TrainingEgypt Confidence BuildingNile-SEC HQ Benefit Sharing Uganda/Nile- SEC HQ SVP Coordination ProjectNile-SEC

Rolling Out the SVP: Status

9 Subsidiary Action Programs  Investment projects planned at the lowest appropriate level - within the basin-wide framework  Aimed at poverty reduction, economic development & reversal of environmental degradation  Seeking win-win opportunities between riparian countries

10 Burundi Rwanda Tanzania KenyaEritreaEgyptSudanDRC Uganda Ethiopia Nile Equatorial Lakes sub-basin Eastern Nile sub basin Nile Basin (SVP, Cooperative Framework) Nile Basin (SVP, Cooperative Framework) Global (ICCON incl. International Discourse)

11 The Eastern Nile Subsidiary Action Program  Egypt  Ethiopia  Sudan The Technical regional Office (ENTRO) Established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2002

12 Integrated Development of Eastern Nile Projects 1.Eastern Nile Planning Model 2.Baro-Akobo Multi-purpose water resources development 3.Flood Preparedness and Early Warning 4.Ethiopia –Sudan Transmission Interconnection 5.EN Power Trade Investment Program 6.Irrigation and Drainage 7.Watershed Management.

13 Nile Equatorial Lakes Region Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP) BurundiRwanda DRC Sudan EgyptTanzania Kenya Uganda The Coordination Unit NEL-CU established Dec 2001 In Entebbe relocated to Kigali-Rwanda (Jan /04)

14 12 NELSAP Projects identified for preparation Environment & Natural Resources Management 3 River Basin Management Projects (Mara, Kagera, Sio- Malaba-Malakisi) Regional Agriculture project Fisheries & Catchment Management Project for Lake Albert and Lake Edward Water Hyacinth Abatement in the Kagera River Hydropower Development & Power Trade in the NEL region (Bur, DRC, Ken, Rwa, Tan, Uga) Rusumo Falls HEP (BUR, RWA, TAN) Ranking and Feasibility Study of HEPs in NEL-region Four Transmission interconnection projects: Ken-Uga; DRC-Bur-Rwa; Bur- Rwa; Uga-Rwa

15 Project Execution-SVP Promotes ownership: Nile-COM  Oversees portfolio & provides overall guidance on policy matters Nile-TAC  Reviews project portfolio and provides technical advice to Nile-COM Nile-SEC  Serves as executing agency with overall responsibility for project delivery on behalf of Nile countries through Nile-COM/Nile-TAC  Ensure integration, coordination, info-sharing and M&E

16 Financing Arrangements: Nile Basin Trust Fund (NBTF) Nile-COM, March 2001 decided:  Request to World Bank to establish Nile Basin Trust Fund (NBTF)  Preferred funding mechanism for SVP  Trust Fund Committee (riparian & donors)  Trust Fund administered by World Bank  Eventual transfer of TF to Nile Basin institution

17 Issues  Not all donors agree to use preferredTrust Fund arrangement;  Implementation process is long;  Not all priorities of governments are included and not all projects get financing;  The process and implementation coordination are costly, and high accountability standards;  High expectations & therefore priority for investment oriented projects (stakeholders tired of meetings and capacity building!)

18 Countries’ Contributions.  Contribute in kind to the SVP implementation equivalent to $14million plus Cash eg taxes  Continued to finance operating costs of the NBI Secretariat, TAC and COM.  Establishment and maintenance of national NBI Offices  Investment projects

19  A Shared Vision  Strong riparian ownership  Effective lead donor/partner  Partnership and commitment of donors/partners (funds, technical and facilitation)  Flexible financing mechanisms  Basin specific priorities based on the situation Critical Elements and Lessons

20  Staying with the process by incremental steps,  Multi-track approach to create incentives for the process and demonstrate benefits,  Adequate funding and investments for the process (time money, expertise, political, etc.) and coordination CRITICAL, Critical Elements and Lessons (continued)

21 Efforts and Strategies Initiate engagement Develop shared vision Setup institution Policies and guidelines Mobilise support and partners Set agenda and programs Sustain cooperation and partnerships Implement initial set of projects basin wide Stakeholder participation, confidence, capacity building, and plan investments Strengthen institutional arrangements Continue mobilising resources Fast track projects Major infrastructure $ 10 m grants $ 150 m grants 1- 2 bn $ 5 + bn $

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