The nile basin covers an area of around 3 million km 2, or nearly 10% of the landmass of the african continent, and is home to 160 million people. Swot analysis and challenges of nile basin initiative. 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. Volume 17, issue 1 march 2020 sudans foreign affairs. The nile basin initiative nbi has achieved a lot since its establishment in 1999. Multiple factors, including its deteriorating fiscal position, leave egypt little choice. The event is a sciencepolicy dialogue that provides an opportunity for sharing latest. 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. 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. Nbi role in facing energy security challenges in 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. 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.
The nile basin initiative nbi is an intergovernmental partnership of riparian states of the nile river. 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. The nile basin initiative nbi is an intergovernmental partnership of ten nile basin states to develop the river in a cooperative manner, reduce poverty, reverse environmental degradation, share substantial socioeconomic benefits, and promote regional peace and security. Among the major achievements of the nbi is the establishment of the nile equatorial lakes subsidiary action program nelsap. These are joined by the atbara river north of khartoum, sudan. Dhi together with iwa have now embarked on the gefunep flood and droughts project to develop planning tools and methods addressing floods and droughts under changing climate.
Since 2000, we have been involved in the nile river basin initiative nbi, a regional intergovernmental partnership that seeks to develop the nile in a cooperative manner and promote regional peace, water security, and sharing of socioeconomic benefits. To achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common nile basin water resources. The nile basin within ethiopia consists of abbay blue nile, baroakobo sobat and tekeze atbara river subbasins. Burundi, dr congo, ethiopia, egypt, kenya, rwanda, sudan, tanzania and uganda while eritrea has observer statuser. Initiative nbi was instituted to develop the basin cooperatively, share. The nile dss given history of deep mistrust, countries will be suspicious of any arguments on water resources potential and impacts of any nile project put forth by any riparian country. Nile basin initiative transboundary environmentalaction project. Nile, which will be realized through concrete investments carried out under the saps. Shared visionshared vision action on the ground action on the ground shared vision program subsidiary.
The nile basin challenges and opportunities sudan tribune. Nile basin, in order to analyse the role of power relations as an explanatory tool for the inequitable water distribution in the basin. Sustainable socioeconomic development through the equitable utilization and. Pdf hydropolitics in the nile river basin have been dominated by egypt, which has developed its waterrelated infrastructure unilaterally. Established in 1999, the nile basin initiative nbi is an intergovernmental partnership of 10 nile.
None of these efforts, however, succeeded in bringing together all the countries that share the nile basin. This document presents water quality baseline status of the nile basin within ethiopia. The nile basin the term basin refers to the geographical area drained by a river or lake. Nile basin water resources atlas nile basin initiative. It contains a number of polygons with the kenyan lake victoria sub basins. Executive director nile basin initiative secretariat entebbe, uganda. Key mandates provide the platform for dialogue among riparians for implementation. Shared visionshared vision action on the ground action on the ground shared vision program. In 1998, the nile basin initiative was created to formulate cooperation.
The nile basin initiative secretariat nile sec is the executive arm of the nile basin initiative nbi based in entebbe, uganda. Nile basin initiative nbi projects water policy good practice guides and support, project planning and management good practice guides, nile basin decision support system, and regional coordination and facilitation. Importance of international cooperation between the river nile basins d. Journalists are invited to submit original pieces of their work that promote cooperation in transboundary waters in the nile basin. Chapter 4 conflict and cooperation in the nile basin initiative. 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. For the first time ever, nbi has provided nile riparian countries an allinclusive platform for dialogue.
The study analyzes the nile basin initiative nbi as a genuine case study. Impacts on egypt water resources management and road map research pdf available august 2015 with 10,536 reads how we measure reads. Nile basin initiative welcome to eastern nile technical. The drainage basin of the nile covers 3,254,555 square kilometers 1,256,591 sq mi, about 10% of the area of africa. The benefits are results of more than a decade of cooperative effort in water resource management and development in the nile basin. I am proud to report that during the last year, nbi made remarkable advancement in nile cooperation. During the reporting period, the nile basin initiative turned 20 years of existence on february 22, 2019. This is crucial in order to maximize winwin benefits for current and future generations and minimize risks.
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. The nile basin initiative nbi has continued to play a key role, providing a platform for advancing cooperation among member states for the sustainable management and development of the common nile basin water resources. The study is based on physical and chemical water quality data generated from 1961 to 2002 under different objectives. The nile basin is an extended unique and rich territory in the african continent, which extends over. The nile the worlds longest river runs through 10 countries, four of which are water scarce.
The restive nile basin which has long been identified as a flashpoint prone to conflict embarked. The objective is to enable better understanding of socioeconomic development of riparian countries. This chapter describes the main socioeconomic indicators for nile basin countries. The nile basin cooperative framework agreement top of it all, the potential for conflict over water. 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. Nile basin initiative regional agricultural rade and productiit ap proect o the nile uatorial akes ubsidiar action prog ra ap nbi r esear ch br ief how can corr idor countr ies enhance pro duction and tr ade to impro ve food secur ity, enhance employment w hile ensur ing sustainable use of nile w ater. Nov 30, 2015 between transboundary cooperation and national territorial transformations. The nile basin initiative provides the first and only allinclusive platform for the basin states to discuss with trust and confidence, how to collectively take care of and jointly use the shared nile basin water and related resources. Burundi, the democratic republic of congo drc, egypt, ethiopia, kenya, rwanda, south sudan, the sudan, tanzania, and uganda. Cairo, egypt the largest of the nile cities, with nearly 11 million residents. This study explores possibilities for cooperative shared water resources management options in the nile river basin. The first aims at creating an enabling environment for cooperation and development in the nile basin through a number of basin wide activities which include the negotiations for the cooperative framework agreement. Seifeldin hamad abdalla, noted that the key objective of the event was to highlight some of nbis achievements on the investments front.
This vmgf for kenya for the nile cooperation for results project has been prepared based on the. Eritrea, the tenth riparian country of the nile river basin, currently participates as an observer, but has expressed an interest in joining the nbi. Nile basin initiative has two complementary programs, namely the shared vision progress and the subsidiary action programs. Keza heru fizi ngara kyaka kafua itari ndoma gitwe uvira idjwi resha ndora kinoni kibale gayaza. Nile basin strategic action program at present nile basin initiative nbi is operational as the transitional institutional mechanism after tecconile.
In recognition of this, the nile council of ministers declared 2019 the year of the nile basin, with the motto putting water at the heart of regional transformation. 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 benefits, and promote. The white and the blue nile merge in khartoum, and further downstream at. Entro eastern nile technical regional office is one of the three centers of the nile basin initiative, nbi. 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. The nile basin initiative with support from giz on behalf of the german federal government announces the nile media awards 2020.
It will be argued that the realist theories of power and hegemony, as well as the concepts of knowledge and discourse, are at the core of water relations and distribution schemes in the nile basin. The future of transboundary water disputes over the worlds longest 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 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. Cooperative filling approaches for the grand ethiopian. Nile sec nile basin initiative secretariat nile tac nile technical advisory committee nteap nile transboundary environmental action program pet potential evapotranspiration ppp purchasing power parity sadc southern africa development community tecconile technical cooperation for the promotion of the development and environmental protection of. Historical legacy otensions oopportunities othe nile a source of conflict or an opportunity. Power asymmetry and conflict over water resources in the.
With a total length of about 6,650 km 4, mi between the region of lake victoria and the mediterranean sea, the nile is the longest river on earth. Ends about nile basin initiative 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 ministers of the following countries participate since 1999. The result is one single polygon for the kenyan lake victoria area. With the signing of a cfa the nile basin initiative nbi will be transformed into a. Established in november 2002 by the nile council of ministers nile com, nile sec is a strong institution, with highly competent staff able to deliver critical services and products for sustainable development in.
The project also aims to strengthen individual capacities for cooperation in the nile basin as well as organisational capacities at nbi centres. Transboundary environmental analysis nile river awareness. Jmp natural resource projects power projects 1998 2002 2006 scaling up. Use xtools to clip the lake victoria basin from nilebasin. The nilebasin initiative nbi eastern nile subsidiary. To achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through the equitable utilization of. 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. Pdf the following paper examines the nile question from an egyptian perspective. On his part, the executive director of the nile basin initiative secretariat, prof.
The nile basin cooperative framework agreement negotiations. Nile basin member states to boost cooperation for water security the ten member states of the nile basin initiative have committed to continued cooperation to ensure that all people living in the basin have water security. 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. It shows the range and complexity of the programmers and activities undertaken over the years as well as some.
The nile basin, in the context of this report, refers not only to the physical drainage area of the nile with its associated biophysical and ecological elements, but also to the people living within the basin and features of their social, cultural. The nile media awards is a biennial event organised by the nile basin initiative with support from the german government. Abstract the nile, shared by 10 river basin countries, is the main vital water artery in the north eastern region of africa. An integrated water resource management perspective. Nbi role in facing energy security challenges in the nile basin. Nile basin initiatives nbi nile equatorial lakes subsidiary action program coordinating unit nelsapcu. The nbi, founded in 1999, is a permanent commission. The nile basin initiative nbi, launched by the nile council of ministers in 1999, is widely recognized around the world as a bold and historic effort of nine nile riparian states to create a new future in which the nile will be a catalyst for cooperation, prosperity and peace, and not the barrier that it. The water resources of the nile basin nile basin initiative. The media team for the nile basin secretariat is receiving support in responding more effectively to issues currently being discussed in the nile basin. The nile equatorial lakes subsidiary action program nelsap is one of two investment programs under the nile basin initiative.
Formally launched in february 1999, the nbi is a transitional mechanism that provides an agreed framework to fight poverty and promote economic development. Nile river basin initiative international waters governance. Regional partnership for cooperative action guided by a shared vision. In april 2010, seven of the nile basin states agreed to open the cfa for signature. Integrated management of the blue nile basin in ethiopia. Anchored in a shared vision to achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through the equitable.
1438 1157 1213 500 576 237 460 1052 590 287 57 132 560 406 713 1043 854 113 567 771 579 131 97 231 1387 1317 430 702 1232 1130 1233 827 1042 1387 1225 44 360