Entebbe host of the Nile Basin Initiative

Entebbe (Uganda) is the host of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), a partnership of Nile Basin States.

The NBI’s shared vision program includes the efficient use of water for agriculture, water resources planning and management, and Nile trans-boundary environmental action.

Water resources planning and management – this program was established to formulate and implement effective national policies and strategies for integrated water resource management in Nile Basic countries and address the trans-boundary dimension within the national water policy process. 

Nile trans-boundary environmental action – this program, the largest of the Nile Basin Initiative, aims to create the enabling environment for the Nile riparian’s to realize their vision to achieve sustainable socio-economic development through the equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common Nile Basin water resources.  It provides a strategic framework for environmentally sustainable development of the Nile River Basin.

The NBI is a partnership initiated and led by the riparian states of the Nile River which seeks to develop the river in a cooperative manner, share substantial socio-economic benefits, and promote regional peace and security.  Countries that are part of the NBI are Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

For more information, please visit the Nile Basin Initiative’s webpages at www.nilebasin.org.

Entebbe is one of 33 local governments in Africa that are currently Members of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability.  For more information on ICLEI and its activities in Africa, please visit www.iclei.org/africa.

Source:  Nile Basin Initiative at www.nilebasin.org.