Nile Basin Initiative

Overview

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Founded Since 1999

Company Description

Who We Are

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. Eritrea participates as an observer.

For the first time in the Basin’s history, an all-inclusive basin-wide institution was established, on 22nd February, 1999, to provide a forum for consultation and coordination among the Basin States for the sustainable management and development of the shared Nile Basin water and related resources for win-win benefits.

Objectives

To develop the Nile Basin water resources in a sustainable and equitable way to ensureprosperity, security, and peace for all its peoples
To ensure efficient water management and the optimal use of the resources
To ensure cooperation and joint action between the riparian countries, seeking win-win gains
To target poverty eradication and promote economic integration
To ensure that the program results in a move from planning to action

Leadership

The highest decision and policy-making body of NBI is the Nile Council of Ministers (Nile-COM), comprised of Ministers in charge of Water Affairs in each NBI Member State. The Nile-COM is supported by the Nile Technical Advisory Committee (Nile-TAC), comprised of 20 senior government officials, two from each of the Member States.

Set up

The setup of NBI is informed by the principle of subsidiarity. Besides the Secretariat (Nile-SEC), which is responsible for the overall corporate direction there are two Subsidiary Action Programs (SAPs) offices, namely the Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO) for the Eastern Nile Subsidiary Action Program (ENSAP) and the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program Coordination Unit (NELSAP-CU), for the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP).

OUR CENTERS

NILE-SEC

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. based in Entebbe – Uganda and is responsible for the overall corporate direction as well as the lead center for two programs: Basin Cooperation and Water Resource Management.

NELSAP-CU

Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program Coordination Unit

The Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program Coordination Unit (NELSAP-CU) is the executive and technical arm of the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP), an institution jointly owned by Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda

ENTRO

Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office

The Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO) is the executive and technical arm of the Eastern Nile Subsidiary Action Program (ENSAP), an institution jointly owned by Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Sudan. ENTRO is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and is responsible for driving the Water Resource Development function in ENSAP by assisting Member States to identify…

CONTACT

Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat (Nile-SEC)

P.O Box 192 Entebbe, Uganda

Plot 12 Mpigi Road, Entebbe

Tel: +256 (414) 321 424/ +256 (417) 705 000

Email: nbisec@nilebasin.org