Regional Technical Cooperation on Water The Nile Basin Case ByA.M.Farahat Prof. INP, Cairo, Egypt...

Regional Technical Cooperation on WaterThe Nile Basin Case

By

A.M.FarahatProf. INP, Cairo, Egypt

Arab Water Council Representative

Istanbul May 3-5, 2011

2nd Istanbul International Water ForumMiddle East Special Focus Meeting

THE NILE BASIN

REGIONAL TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN WATERThe Nile Basin Case

CONTENTS

Early Attempts Nile Basin Initiative Joint Multipurpose Program Institutional Strengthening Project Cooperative Framework Agreement Epilogue


EARLY ATTEMPTS

1967 - 1992 HYDROMET 1992 – 1998 TECCONILE 1999 to date Nile Basin Initiative


NILE BASIN INITIATIVE, (NBI)1999 to dateShared Vision

To achieve sustainable socio-economic development through equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the

common Nile water resource


NILE BASIN INITIATIVE, (NBI)1999 to date

Shared Vision Program

A Thematic Program Its main objective is to build trust among NB countries and

involve stakeholders Intended to identify projects for the two other investment

programs


JOINT MULTIPURPOSE PROGRAM (JMP)2005 to date

Mandate

…to ”identify and prepare a major initial project, within a broader multipurpose program, to demonstrate the benefits of a cooperative approach to the management and development of the Eastern Nile”

Irrigation

Floodplain management

Watershed management - ‘livelihood’

JMP1 JMP2

JMP3

etc…

Regional institutions

ANCHOR Dam + hydro

Power transmission Reservoir watershed + regional ‘hotspots’

Eastern Nile Joint Multipurpose Program



Anchor/Power Trade

Dam and Reservoir Hydro-power generation and transmission Power Trade


Joint Multipurpose Program(JMP)

Main Nile Sub-Basin Tekeze -Setit- Atbara Blue Nile (Abbay) Baro – Akobo - Sobat

KaradobiMandaya

Border

Beko Abo



Strategic Social Environmental Assessment

Its objective is to provide information and facilitate communication among stakeholders including governments through a consultant in such a way to assist them to make informative decisions. This role is brone to a catalyst rather than professional providing conclusive answers to the problems at hand.



The Water Security Issue

Water is a National Security issue for Egypt It depends on Nile waters for 97% of its needs. DRC

dependency on the Nile is 0%


INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING PROJECT(ISP)2010 – 2012

Towards a Nile Basin Commission Is a critical part of an ongoing process to build up, boost and

fortify the Nile Basin Initiative to be in position to meet the challenges that it is currently facing, as well as challenges it is likely to face in the future.

3-year duration 2009-2011 Became ready in October 2009 funded by the riparian governments and donors


COOPERATIVE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (CFA)

Has three aspects: Legal aspects Institutional aspects Information exchange aspectsAll aspects are agreed upon except three points that are disputed


COOPERATIVE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (CFA)Current Dispute

Water security Prior notification Agreements by majority not consensus. Majority including

downstream countries namely, Sudan and Egypt


EPILOGUEPositive aspects

Considerable progress made Governance structure established Knowledge base built Tangible benefits delivered to investment programs


EPILOGUEPersonal Views

NBI is very well engineered and professionally prudent However, the devil is in the application details Water resources is abundant. It is not a zero-sum game 1600 BCM annually. 96% are wasted It is a water management problem

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