Objective: 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.

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

2. 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

3. The Strategic Action
Program
The Vision
To achieve
sustainable
socio-economic
development
through equitable
utilization of, and
benefit from, the
common Nile Basin
water resources.
Shared Vision
Shared Vision
Program
Subsidiary
Action Prog.
Action on the ground

4. Shared Vision Program(SVP)
A grant-funded program designed to:-
 Strengthen and develop trust
 Building capacity within the
countries
 Create the enabling environment
for the implementation of
development projects

5. SVP Project Portfolio
Function Type
Common
Elements
• Basin-wide
dialogue
•Strategic &
analytical
frameworks
•Best practice,
tools & demos
•Stakeholder
involvement
•Human &
institutional
capacity
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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. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. The Shared Vision Program:
Project Linkages
Socio-Econ Development
Socio-Economic
Development
Basin-wide enabling
environment
Environment
•Strategic
framework &
transboundary
action
Applied Training
Training institutes &
curriculum
& Benefits
Water Resources
•IWRM Policy & Planning
•Communication, information &
analysis platform
•Development Scenarios
•Private sector engagement
•Demonstrations/Pilots
Communication
Public information
Stakeholder involvement
Power Trade
•Power forum
•Power development options
Agriculture
•Regional Cons & Training

10. Challenges/Risks to
project Implementation:
 Commitment of the Nile Basin
Countries
 Institutional leadership
 Regional coordination
capacity
 National Institutional
capacity
 Insecurity and conflict

11. 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

12. Materials and Information
 Visit Nile-SEC Web page :
www.nilebasin.org
Email: nbisec@nilesec.org