The water resources of the nile basin nile basin initiative. Nile basin initiative secretariat the nbi secretariat nile sec is the executive and technical arm of the nbi, an institution jointly owned by all the 10 member states. Mason environment and cooperation in the nile basin econile, downstream perspective this study of the eastern nile basin is an essential reading for anyone interested in a comprehensive analysis of conflicts about nile water use. Egypt, sudan, ethiopia, uganda, kenya, tanzania, burundi, rwanda, and the democratic republic of congo. Part ii organized under the leadership of the nile basin initiative secretariat under the guidance and with the support of the nile basin council of ministers and nile technical advisory committee. 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. The nbi secretariat nile sec is the executive and technical arm of the nbi, an institution jointly owned by all the 10 member states. J all ten basin countries burundi, democratic republic of congo, egypt, eritrea, ethiopia, kenya, rwanda, sudan. Nile basin, in order to analyse the role of power relations as an explanatory tool for the inequitable water distribution in the basin. Sfg3201 public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized. Nile basin initiative nbi and have established an nbi secretariat in uganda the nbi is designed to foster not only information sharing and technical assistance, but also joint development initiatives. The nbi began with a dialogue among the riparian states that resulted in a shared vision objective to achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through the equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common nile basin water resources.
Nile basin cooperation has achieved an array of results and benefits for the region, thanks to the untiring efforts of member states, the nbi leadership and staff, as well as the sustained commitment of development partners. The objective is to analyze key political events and their potential impact on nile cooperation, within the framework of the nile basin initiative nbi, with a. Immunities and privileges of nbi and its officials. Blue nile,8 while nine nile riparians or watersupplying states have agreed to the creation of a joint nile basin initiative nbi and have established an nbi secretariat in uganda. Negotiations for a nilecooperative framework agreement. The journey to cooperation for change the nile basin states came together through the nile council of ministers in charge of water affairs nile com and established the nbi with a shared vision for development of the region based on equitable utilization of water resources. Nile basin initiative nbi this initiative was launched in february 1999 by the water ministers of nine countries that share the river. I paid for a pro membership specifically to enable this feature.
According to the nbi website, the initiative provides a unique forum for the countries oftile nile to move forward a cooperative process 10 realize tangible benefits in the basin and build a solid foundation of trust and confidence. Conceptualizing security and environmental conflicts 76364, hans gunter brauch et. It was strongly supported by the world bank and other donors. The history of the nile basin initiative dates back in 1992 when the council of ministers of water affairs of the nile basin states recognized the need for regional cooperation and integration for regional growth, environmental conservation and the equitable sustainable development of the entire nile basin guvele, 2003. 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. Basin initiative aims to develop the nile basin as a single entity. This means it can be viewed across multiple devices, regardless of the underlying operating system. Water management and decisionmaking in the nile basin. The nile river basin is located in the water scarce aridsemiarid region of the african continent, where eleven riparian countries struggle to satisfy their own water requirements.
During the reporting period, the nile basin initiative turned 20 years of existence on february 22, 2019. The nbi is a basin wide water management institution designed to mediate. Part ii final record of first meeting of nile basin mini. The nile basin initiative nbi, which met in khartoum, has called on egypt to reinvolve itself in the activities in the initiative, which both sudan and egypt left four years ago in protest over the signing of the nile basin cooperative framework agreement by four nile basin countries rwanda, ethiopia, uganda, and tanzania. This vmgf for kenya for the nile cooperation for results project has been prepared based on the operational policy 4. This analysis affords a basis from which the status quo of the nile rivers use may be called into question, and proposals advanced for the just and equitable future management of the entire nile river basin. Depending on the type of scanner you have, you might only be able to scan one page of a document at a time. None of these efforts, however, succeeded in bringing together all the countries that share the nile basin. The nile basin is characterized by high climatic diversity and variability, a low percentage of rainfall reaching the main river, and an uneven distribution of its water resources. Pdf is a hugely popular format for documents simply because it is independent of the hardware or application used to create that file. Power asymmetry and conflict over water resources in the.
Nile basin water resources atlas nile basin initiative. It shows that the realist concepts of power and hegemony are pertinent analytical tools to explain the cold waterconflict occurring in the basin characterised by an inequitable share of the nile flows in favour of egypt and sudan, at the expense of. The power forum provides an important means for cooperating in the development of electric power resources in the nile basin. Cooperative framework agreement nile basin initiative. How to shrink a pdf file that is too large techwalla. Merrill university of south florida follow this and additional works at. The process of the nile basin initiative nbi, which began in early 1990s, is the exception. The nil e basin cit y legend nile basin ini t at iv e nile sec gis unit plot 12 mpig i road p. Entebbe the nile basin initiative nbi in collaboration with the government of ethiopia is organising a string of webinars for the 6th nile basin development forum nbdf under the theme rethinking regional investments in the nile basin. The nile basin initiative nbi is one of the international cooperative river basin management program and regional partnership where all the nile basin countries except eritrea unite to pursue longterm sustainable development, improved land use practices and management. The nile basin initiative nbi is a partnership among the nile riparian states that seeks to develop the river in a cooperative manner, share substantial socioeconomic benefits, and promote regional peace and security. I am proud to report that during the last year, nbi made remarkable advancement in nile cooperation. This also means ensuring that the various initiatives and sectoral policies water management, regional planning actually incorporate the issue of flood risk. Pdf file or convert a pdf file to docx, jpg, or other file format.
When gwp eastern africa approached uganda ministry of water and environ. The nile basin the term basin refers to the geographical area drained by a river or lake. The nile basin initiative nbi is a body formed in 1999 to develop the river in a cooperative manner, share substantial socioeconomic benefits, and promote regional peace and security. It shows the range and complexity of the programmers and activities undertaken over the years as well as some. The shared vision program and the subsidiary action program. Regional scan for the nile basin to the international. The nile basin initiative regional bibliography knowledge resources generated for the period 19992014 volume. Pdf on jan 1, 2008, yasir mohamed and others published the nile basin.
This publication captures the benefits nile basin initiative nbi member states are deriving from. There are nine member countries egypt, sudan, ethiopia, uganda, kenya. It ends with an examination of whether this setup is sustainable in the long term, or whether it could end up increasing tension among the co basin states over use of the scarce nile waters. Nile basin initiative secretariat executive director, prof. The nile basin initiative nbi, which met in khartoum, has called on egypt to reinvolve itself in the activities in the initiative, which both sudan and egypt left four years ago in protest over the signing of the nile basin cooperative framework agreement by four nile basin. The nile is a major northflowing river in northeastern africa. Luckily, there are lots of free and paid tools that can compress a pdf file in just a few easy steps. Several previous efforts at cooperative water management were unable to deal with the nile basin s complex political, technical, economic, and environmental challenges. Mugisha testified having been watching gwp eastern africa from scratch, survival and now headed towards strengthening integrated water resources management iwrm in member states. The nile basin initiative is a joint institution of the nile basin states launched on 22 february 1999 two programs. Part of theamerican studies commons this thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the graduate school at scholar commons.
If your scanner saves files as pdf portbale document format files, the potential exists to merge the individual files into one doc. On 22 february 1999, a transitional institution known as the nile basin initiative nbi was instituted to develop the basin cooperatively, share the benefits of cooperation, and promote peace and. Challenges to implementation the paper was presented at the managing shared waters conference hamilton, ontario, canada 2328 june 2002 the nile basin initiative nbi, and its ambitious goals of establishing regional cooperation and mutually beneficial relationships among all nile basin countries nbcs,1 functions as a broad program of international importance. Swot analysis and challenges of nile basin initiative. The nile basin initiative act food and agriculture. The pdf format allows you to create documents in countless applications and share them with others for viewing. Pdf river basins have been used for development planning and management since the. Read on to find out just how to combine multiple pdf files on macos and windows 10. Nile basin initiative organises webinars to build consensus. Promoting integrated water resources management and fostering. 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. The eonile transported clastic sediments to the mediterranean.
The limits of the new nile agreement brookings institution. Abstract the nile, shared by 10 river basin countries, is the main vital water artery in the north eastern region of africa. The history of the nile basin initiative dates back in 1992 when the council of ministers of water affairs of the nile basin states recognized the need for regional cooperation and integration for regional growth, environmental conservation and the equitable sustainable development of the entire nile basin. The meetings took place in february and may 2003, respectively, i n dar es salaam, tanzania. This article explains what pdfs are, how to open one, all the different ways. International union for conservation of nature iucn. Abstract this study is an application of the framework of hydrohegemony theory to the nile basin.
Adobe designed the portable document format, or pdf, to be a document platform viewable on virtually any modern operating system. The nile basin initiative is a partnership among the nile riparian states that seeks to develop the river in a cooperative manner, share substantial socioeconomic benefits, and promote regional peace and security. These are joined by the atbara river north of khartoum, sudan. The nile basin initiative promotes a peaceful cooperation among those states. Searching for a specific type of document on the internet is sometimes like looking for a needle in a haystack. Nile river basin the international water management institute. The nbi began with a dialogue among the riparian states that resulted in a shared vision objective to achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through the. If your pdf reader is displaying an error instead of opening a pdf file, chances are that the file is c. Ongoing research projects and institutions working in the n ile. I compiled by milly mbuliro, gisremote sensing specialist nile. The nbi is one of the recent international historic cooperative river basin management programs and regional partnership where all the nile basin states except eritrea unite to.
Nile basin initiative s nbi nile equatorial lakes subsidiary action program coordinating unit nelsapcu. 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. Jun 08, 2016 while the 1929 agreement has been quite influential in the management of the nile river basin, todays governance of the nile river basin was set by the 1959 agreement between sudan and egypt. See map on page 16 message from the executive director 2 nile day 2018 pictorial 4 nile journalists benefit from training in multimedia skills. Power asymmetry and conflict over water resources in the nile.
Nile river basin the international water management. Nile cooperation for results project ncore vulnerable and marginalised groups framework vmgf p694 may 2014. 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. The intergovernmental and donorsupported nile basin initiative see also below is a response to concerns about the overexploitation of the nile. 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. Water quantity and quality data are judiciously set in relation to the national and international water management strategies of egypt and sudan to highlight present developments in the basin. The objective is to analyze key political events and their potential impact on nile cooperation, within the framework of the nile basin initiative nbi, with a specific focus on the referendum. At the root of the nbi is, of course, water demand management, and the issue for the rural poor is whether their. By michelle rae uy 24 january 2020 knowing how to combine pdf files isnt reserved. The meetings took place in february and may 2003, respectively, in dar es. The blue nile abay 60 %, atbara tekezze, and sobat baro, contribute be tween 85 and 90 percent of the a nnual nile flows, but the blue. To combine pdf files into a single pdf document is easier than it looks. Nile by the nile basin countries has given birth to the nile basin initiative nbi which reflects various aspects of integrated water resource management.
Pdf the geopolitics of water negotiations succeeding the. Making a pdf file of a logo is surprisingly easy and is essential for most web designers. Therefore, managing and sharing nile water in an equitable manner is a complex matter, especially with respect to the existing power balance in the region. An act to confer legal status in uganda on the nile basin. Most electronic documents such as software manuals, hardware manuals and ebooks come in the pdf portable document format file format. A quarterly newsletter of the nile basin initiative secretariat volume 15, issue 1 march 2018 inside there are 10 major sub basins in the nile basin. 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. A pdf file is a portable document format file, developed by adobe systems. White nile contributes 14% e sudan and south sudan.
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