“The Nile Basin Initiative" (NBI) Meraji O. Y. Msuya Executive Director, NBI Secretariat Freshwater Basin Management: Experiences and Lessons Learnt

The Nile Basin  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 Vision Shared Vision Action 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 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

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 Training Training institutes & curriculum Socio-Econ Development & Benefits Communication, information & analysis platform Development Scenarios Private sector engagement Communication Public 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

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