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

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To achieve sustainable socio-economic development through equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common Nile Basin water resources.

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Page 1: Freshwater Basin Management: Experiences and Lessons Learnt

“The Nile Basin Initiative" (NBI)

Meraji O. Y. MsuyaExecutive Director, NBI Secretariat

Freshwater Basin Management: Experiences

and Lessons Learnt

Page 2: 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

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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.

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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:-

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Challenges/Risks to project Implementation:

Commitment of the Nile Basin Countries

Institutional leadership Regional coordination

capacity National Institutional

capacity Insecurity and conflict

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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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Materials and Information Visit Nile-SEC Web page :

www.nilebasin.org

Email: [email protected]