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4th Biennial Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy

Turkey,7-8th September,2004

Overview of the Nile Basin Initiative Programs.

by

Patrick Kahangire, Executive Director,Nile-Sec

TheNileBasin

Burundi D.R.

Congo Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Sudan Tanzania Uganda

Key ChallengesPoverty,Historydemography(600 by2025,VulnerabilityEconomics-nothing flowsDegradation,...Opportunities

Win-windevelopment projects

(food production, energy, transport, flood control, industrial growth, envir. Watershed,…

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The Shared Vision

“To achieve sustainable

socio-economic development

through equitable utilization of,

and benefits from,

the common Nile Basin water

resources.”

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Shared VisionShared Vision

Action on the groundAction on the ground

Shared Vision Program

Subsidiary Action Prog.

Strategic Action Program for the Nile Basin

Main Tasks

Create an enabling environment for cooperative investments and action on the ground, within a basin-wide framework.

Promote Shared Vision through a limited, but effective, set of sub-regional activities and projects.

- NBI Policy Guidelines

8. SVP Coordination

SVP Project Portfolio

Common Elements

• Basin-wide engagement and dialogue

•Dev. Strategic & analytical frameworks

•Dev. Best practical tools & demost.

•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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Preparation of the SVP: Reaching Consensus on ‘The What’

NBI Policy Guidelines

NBI Framework

Priority Projects

COM Endorsement ICCON

Project Concepts

Project Documents‘The What’

Working Group

Meetings

Donor Partnerships & Financing

SVP Portfolio

Feb 99

May 99

Dec 99

Jul00

Mar01

Jun01

A complex, multi-country, participatory process

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Project Management Units:

Implementation Arrangement – Decentralized Approach

Environment Sudan

Power Trade Tanzania

Agriculture Kenya

Water Resources Ethiopia

Applied Training Egypt

Confidence Building Nile-SEC HQ

Benefit Sharing Uganda/Nile-SEC HQ

SVP Coordination Project Nile-SEC

Environment Hired

Confidence Building Hired Nov-04

Applied Training Hired Nov-04

Power Trade Advert. Dec-04

Water Resources Advert. Nov-04

Agricultural Water Use Jun-04 Sep-04 Apr Advt. Dec-04

Benefit Sharing Jul-04 Sep-04 Apr Advt. Dec-04

Rolling Out the SVP: Status

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Subsidiary Action Programs

Investment projects planned at the lowest appropriate level - within the basin-wideframework

Aimed at poverty reduction, economic development & reversal of environmental degradation

Seeking win-win opportunities between riparian countries

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Burundi Rwanda

Tanzania

KenyaEritreaEgypt

Sudan

DRC Uganda

Ethiopia

Nile Equatorial Lakes sub-basin

Eastern Nile sub basin

Nile BasinNile Basin

(SVP, Cooperative Framework)(SVP, Cooperative Framework)

Nile BasinNile Basin

(SVP, Cooperative Framework)(SVP, Cooperative Framework)

GlobalGlobal(ICCON incl. International (ICCON incl. International

Discourse)Discourse)

GlobalGlobal(ICCON incl. International (ICCON incl. International

Discourse)Discourse)

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The Eastern Nile Subsidiary Action Program

Egypt

Ethiopia

Sudan

The Technical regional Office (ENTRO) Established in

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2002

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Integrated Development of Eastern Nile Projects

1.1. Eastern Nile Planning Model Eastern Nile Planning Model

2.2. Baro-Akobo Multi-purpose water resources developmentBaro-Akobo Multi-purpose water resources development

3.3. Flood Preparedness and Early WarningFlood Preparedness and Early Warning

4.4. Ethiopia –Sudan Transmission InterconnectionEthiopia –Sudan Transmission Interconnection

5.5. EN Power Trade Investment ProgramEN Power Trade Investment Program

6.6. Irrigation and DrainageIrrigation and Drainage

7.7. Watershed Management.Watershed Management.

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Nile Equatorial Lakes Region Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP)

Burundi RwandaDRC SudanEgypt TanzaniaKenya Uganda

The Coordination Unit NEL-CU established Dec 2001 In Entebbe

relocated to Kigali-Rwanda (Jan /04)

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12 NELSAP Projects identified for preparation

Environment & Natural Resources Management

• 3 River Basin Management Projects (Mara, Kagera, Sio-Malaba-Malakisi)

• Regional Agriculture project

• Fisheries & Catchment Management Project for Lake Albert and Lake Edward

• Water Hyacinth Abatement in the Kagera River

Hydropower Development & Power Trade in the NEL region (Bur, DRC, Ken, Rwa, Tan, Uga)

• Rusumo Falls HEP (BUR, RWA, TAN)

• Ranking and Feasibility Study of HEPs in NEL-region

• Four Transmission interconnection projects:

Ken-Uga; DRC-Bur-Rwa; Bur-Rwa; Uga-Rwa

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Project Execution-SVP

Promotes ownership:

Nile-COM Oversees portfolio & provides overall guidance on

policy matters

Nile-TACReviews project portfolio and provides technical

advice to Nile-COM

Nile-SECServes as executing agency with overall

responsibility for project delivery on behalf of Nile countries through Nile-COM/Nile-TAC

Ensure integration, coordination, info-sharing and M&E

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Financing Arrangements:Nile Basin Trust Fund (NBTF)

Nile-COM, March 2001 decided:

Request to World Bank to establish Nile Basin Trust Fund (NBTF)

Preferred funding mechanism for SVP

Trust Fund Committee (riparian & donors)

Trust Fund administered by World Bank

Eventual transfer of TF to Nile Basin institution

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Issues

Not all donors agree to use preferredTrust Fund arrangement;

Implementation process is long; Not all priorities of governments are included

and not all projects get financing; The process and implementation coordination

are costly, and high accountability standards; High expectations & therefore priority for

investment oriented projects (stakeholders tired of meetings and capacity building!)

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Countries’ Contributions.

Contribute in kind to the SVP implementation equivalent to $14million plus Cash eg taxes

Continued to finance operating costs of the NBI Secretariat, TAC and COM.

Establishment and maintenance of national NBI Offices

Investment projects

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A Shared Vision

Strong riparian ownership

Effective lead donor/partner

Partnership and commitment of donors/partners (funds, technical and facilitation)

Flexible financing mechanisms

Basin specific priorities based on the situation

Critical Elements and Lessons

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Staying with the process by incremental steps, Multi-track approach to create incentives for

the process and demonstrate benefits, Adequate funding and investments for the

process (time money, expertise, political, etc.) and coordination CRITICAL,

Critical Elements and Lessons (continued)

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Efforts and Strategies

• Initiate engagement

• Develop shared vision

• Setup institution

• Policies and guidelines

• Mobilise support and partners

• Set agenda and programs

• Sustain cooperation and partnerships

• Implement initial set of projects basin wide

• Stakeholder participation, confidence,

capacity building, and plan investments

• Strengthen institutional arrangements

• Continue mobilising resources

Fast track projects

Major infrastructure

$ 10 m grants

$ 150 m grants

1- 2 bn $

5 + bn $

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