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The Nile Basin agro-ecology base constitutes a fundamental common source of living and livelihood for growing population engaging diverse institutions and stakeholders. It is facing challenges ranging from growing demography, the sprawling urbanization, the trans-boundary risk and hazards and climate change. These challenges and threats are coupled with untapped opportunities and a poorly planned way forward, ranging from the improvable agri-food systems, smart urbanization, better managed demography, controlled, surveyed and monitored trans-boundary risk and hazards, significant mitigation and adaptation measures to the climate change, and responsible investments in agriculture and sustained-able family farming. The Nile Basin is home to more than 464 million inhabitants (40% of the total population in Africa, with a projection of more than 888 million in 2050). The Nile Basin as macro agroecological system consists of many fundamental agro- ecosystems extending from the Nile Delta in the Mediterranean Egypt, to Sudd Wetlands in Sudan and South Sudan, Lake Victoria Basin, Great Lakes Basins, Tana Lake Basin, Ethiopian highlands, Southern Agricultural corridor in Tanzania, other critical geographies which do not exclude the whole Nile River Basin as basic non separable agro-ecological unit. In the territory of the Nile Basin local communities are facing increasingly challenging situations: the food and nutrition security (scarcity and wastage), urbanization in rapid growth as negative urban sprawl (an increase of infrastructure and waste), and the ruthless internal and external competition for natural resources such as land, water and ecological systems recently known as large scale resources acquisitions or Resources Grabbing. The Nile Basin Water governance evolves through the 1929 (Italy - Britain)– 1959 (Sudan – Egypt) agreements and currently negotiated within the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) and the 1999 -2009 Cooperation Framework Agreement (CFA) signed by six Nile River riparian members excluding the newly independent South Sudan and Eritrea which is categorized as observer within that multi-stakeholders initiative. The Nile Basin could benefit from sharing experiences and knowledge implemented within the frames of the COMPACTS of the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Waster Resources agreement, Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, and Delaware River Basin Compact, among others. The Nile Basin Development Partners are capable in facilitating and creating enable environment for Basin Wide sustainable resource management, provided the political will and partner driven and transboundary spirit. Introduction and Nile Basin as Agro-ecological Unit Prospects and Opportunities for the Nile Basin as an Integrated Agro-ecosystem under Sustainable Management for Resilient and healthy Communities Some References - CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystem (WLE Nile) IWMI project guidelines. - Nile Basin Initiative (one river, one people, one vision) http://www.nilebasin.org/ - Mohamed S. M. YASSIN, T.F.M. CHANG, L. ISEPPI, Resources grabbing in the Nile Basin: Misuse, Mismanagement and Misinvestments, Proceedings of the XVII - IPSAPA Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference, Volume VI. 2013 - UNEP, Avoiding Future Famines: Strengthening the Ecological Foundation of Food Security through Sustainable Food Systems. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya. P. 6 (2012). Acknowledgements and Contacts • Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Udine, Italy • Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, USA • International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy 18 – 19 September 2014 Contacts and Correspondence Italy: Tel. +39 0432 558 312, fax +39 0432 558302, +39 3343211791 Kenya: +254 715 481149 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.mohamedyassin.com The Agroecology is intended as the integrative study of the ecology of the entire food systems, encompassing ecological, economic and social dimensions, (Francis et al. 2003). Or, the science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable food systems, (Gliessman 2007). The study of the interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment within agricultural systems; ... integrative studies within agronomy, ecology, sociology and economics, (Dalgaard et al 2003). The Nile basin Agroecology encompasses the ecological processes that operate in the basin-wide agro-food production systems. Thus, the Nile Basin Agro-ecology base has huge opportunities in: • Integrating ecosystem, science and evidence-based solutions into principles, policies, plans, projects, and responsible investments to accompany its ongoing growth and development priorities. • Regenerating depredated/ing agricultural ecosystems and agro-ecology • Sustainably increasing land and water productivity while wisely manage the Agro- ecology and avoid the environmental damages. • Recovering, reusing and recycling resources in urbanizing ecosystems and Agro- ecology • Sustainably managing resources variability and competing uses • Strengthening decision and risk analysis and improving information and data systems. • building upon valuable local experiences and knowledge in traditional farming practices, taking advantage of recent scientific findings in agroecology and ecosystem health for appropriate conservation and agrobiodiversity enhancement. • Dealing sustainably with food and nutrition security, also by preventing and reducing the food wastage and manage the urban solid and liquid waste. • The Nile Basin Agroecology is a fundamental ecological foundation and supporting ecosystems for the food security and Nutrition of its living fauna, flora and inhabitants and beyond. * Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Udine, Italy * Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, USA Mohamed S. M. Yassin*, Ting Fa M. Chang*, Luca Iseppi*, Ford C. Runge ∏ The Nile Basin Agro-ecology: a Fundamental Base for Sustainable Food Security and Nutrition Major Challenges facing the Nile Basin Community www.mohamedyassin.com — 1.000.000 2.000.000 3.000.000 4.000.000 5.000.000 6.000.000 7.000.000 8.000.000 9.000.000 10.000.000 World Asia Latin Oceania Total Nile Eritrea Kenya South United Egypt 1950 2000 2015 2050 Population in millions & Reference Year 1950 2000 2015 2050 World 2.532.229 6.122.770 7.284.296 9.306.128 Africa 229.895 811.101 1.145.316 2.191.599 Asia 1.403.389 3.719.044 4.375.482 5.142.220 Europe 547.287 726.777 742.067 719.257 Latin America and the Caribbean 167.368 521.429 622.437 750.956 Northern America 171.615 313.289 359.638 446.862 Oceania 12.675 31.130 39.355 55.233 Sub-Saharan Africa 179.766 641.566 929.939 1.891.711 Total Nile Basin 85.876 324.685 469.799 888.856 Burundi 2.456 6.374 9.231 13.703 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12.184 49.626 75.190 148.523 Egypt 21.514 67.648 88.179 123.452 Eritrea 1.141 3.668 6.077 11.568 Ethiopia 18.434 65.578 92.000 145.187 Kenya 6.077 31.254 46.332 96.887 Rwanda 2.072 8.098 12.295 26.003 South Sudan 2.854 6.631 11.654 22.571 Sudan 6.336 27.556 37.418 68.391 Uganda 5.158 24.213 39.113 94.259 United Republic of Tanzania 7.650 34.038 52.311 138.312 Photo Adventure Travel: The Sudd Wetlands in South Sudan Photo Mohamed Yassin: Basin feeding tributary passing Urban setting near garbage dumping site in a Nile Riparian country. Photo Nile Basin Initiative: Blue Nile in Ethiopian Highlands Lake Victoria Basin, Tana Delta, and Nile Delta Agroecological aerial vies
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The Nile Basin agro-ecology base constitutes a fundamental common source of living and
livelihood for growing population engaging diverse institutions and stakeholders. It is
facing challenges ranging from growing demography, the sprawling urbanization, the
trans-boundary risk and hazards and climate change. These challenges and threats are
coupled with untapped opportunities and a poorly planned way forward, ranging from the
improvable agri-food systems, smart urbanization, better managed demography,
controlled, surveyed and monitored trans-boundary risk and hazards, significant
mitigation and adaptation measures to the climate change, and responsible investments
in agriculture and sustained-able family farming.
The Nile Basin is home to more than 464 million inhabitants (40% of the total population
in Africa, with a projection of more than 888 million in 2050).
The Nile Basin as macro agroecological system consists of many fundamental agro-
ecosystems extending from the Nile Delta in the Mediterranean Egypt, to Sudd Wetlands
in Sudan and South Sudan, Lake Victoria Basin, Great Lakes Basins, Tana Lake Basin,
Ethiopian highlands, Southern Agricultural corridor in Tanzania, other critical geographies
which do not exclude the whole Nile River Basin as basic non separable agro-ecological
unit.
In the territory of the Nile Basin local communities are facing increasingly challenging
situations: the food and nutrition security (scarcity and wastage), urbanization in rapid
growth as negative urban sprawl (an increase of infrastructure and waste), and the
ruthless internal and external competition for natural resources such as land, water and
ecological systems recently known as large scale resources acquisitions or Resources
Grabbing.
The Nile Basin Water governance evolves through the 1929 (Italy - Britain)– 1959 (Sudan –
Egypt) agreements and currently negotiated within the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) and the
1999 -2009 Cooperation Framework Agreement (CFA) signed by six Nile River riparian
members excluding the newly independent South Sudan and Eritrea which is categorized
as observer within that multi-stakeholders initiative. The Nile Basin could benefit from
sharing experiences and knowledge implemented within the frames of the COMPACTS of
the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Waster Resources agreement,
Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, and Delaware River Basin Compact, among others.
The Nile Basin Development Partners are capable in facilitating and creating enable
environment for Basin Wide sustainable resource management, provided the political will
and partner driven and transboundary spirit.
Introduction and Nile Basin as Agro-ecological Unit Prospects and Opportunities for the Nile Basin as an Integrated Agro-ecosystem under Sustainable Management for Resilient and healthy Communities
Some References
- CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystem (WLE Nile) IWMI project guidelines.
- Nile Basin Initiative (one river, one people, one vision) http://www.nilebasin.org/
- Mohamed S. M. YASSIN, T.F.M. CHANG, L. ISEPPI, Resources grabbing in the Nile Basin: Misuse,
Mismanagement and Misinvestments, Proceedings of the XVII - IPSAPA Interdisciplinary Scientific
Conference, Volume VI. 2013
- UNEP, Avoiding Future Famines: Strengthening the Ecological Foundation of Food Security through
Sustainable Food Systems. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya. P. 6 (2012).
Acknowledgements and Contacts
• Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Udine, Italy
• Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, USA
• International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition FAO Headquarters in Rome,
Italy 18 – 19 September 2014
Contacts and Correspondence
Italy: Tel. +39 0432 558 312, fax +39 0432 558302, +39 3343211791
Kenya: +254 715 481149
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected] www.mohamedyassin.com
The Agroecology is intended as the integrative study of the ecology of the entire
food systems, encompassing ecological, economic and social dimensions, (Francis
et al. 2003). Or, the science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the
design and management of sustainable food systems, (Gliessman 2007). The study
of the interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment within
agricultural systems; ... integrative studies within agronomy, ecology, sociology
and economics, (Dalgaard et al 2003). The Nile basin Agroecology encompasses the
ecological processes that operate in the basin-wide agro-food production systems.
Thus, the Nile Basin Agro-ecology base has huge opportunities in:
• Integrating ecosystem, science and evidence-based solutions into principles,
policies, plans, projects, and responsible investments to accompany its ongoing
growth and development priorities.
• Regenerating depredated/ing agricultural ecosystems and agro-ecology
• Sustainably increasing land and water productivity while wisely manage the Agro-
ecology and avoid the environmental damages.
• Recovering, reusing and recycling resources in urbanizing ecosystems and Agro-
ecology
• Sustainably managing resources variability and competing uses
• Strengthening decision and risk analysis and improving information and data
systems.
• building upon valuable local experiences and knowledge in traditional farming
practices, taking advantage of recent scientific findings in agroecology and
ecosystem health for appropriate conservation and agrobiodiversity enhancement.
• Dealing sustainably with food and nutrition security, also by preventing and
reducing the food wastage and manage the urban solid and liquid waste.
• The Nile Basin Agroecology is a fundamental ecological foundation and supporting
ecosystems for the food security and Nutrition of its living fauna, flora and
inhabitants and beyond.
* Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Udine, Italy * Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, USA
Mohamed S. M. Yassin*, Ting Fa M. Chang*, Luca Iseppi*, Ford C. Runge∏
The Nile Basin Agro-ecology: a Fundamental Base for Sustainable Food Security and Nutrition
Major Challenges facing the Nile Basin Community
www.mohamedyassin.com
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Population in millions & Reference Year 1950 2000 2015 2050
World 2.532.229 6.122.770 7.284.296 9.306.128
Africa 229.895 811.101 1.145.316 2.191.599
Asia 1.403.389 3.719.044 4.375.482 5.142.220
Europe 547.287 726.777 742.067 719.257
Latin America and the Caribbean 167.368 521.429 622.437 750.956
Northern America 171.615 313.289 359.638 446.862
Oceania 12.675 31.130 39.355 55.233
Sub-Saharan Africa 179.766 641.566 929.939 1.891.711
Total Nile Basin 85.876 324.685 469.799 888.856
Burundi 2.456 6.374 9.231 13.703
Democratic Republic of the Congo 12.184 49.626 75.190 148.523
Egypt 21.514 67.648 88.179 123.452
Eritrea 1.141 3.668 6.077 11.568
Ethiopia 18.434 65.578 92.000 145.187
Kenya 6.077 31.254 46.332 96.887
Rwanda 2.072 8.098 12.295 26.003
South Sudan 2.854 6.631 11.654 22.571
Sudan 6.336 27.556 37.418 68.391
Uganda 5.158 24.213 39.113 94.259
United Republic of Tanzania 7.650 34.038 52.311 138.312 Photo Adventure Travel: The Sudd Wetlands in
South Sudan
Photo Mohamed Yassin: Basin feeding tributary
passing Urban setting near garbage dumping site
in a Nile Riparian country. Photo Nile Basin Initiative: Blue Nile in
Ethiopian Highlands
Lake Victoria Basin, Tana Delta, and Nile Delta Agroecological aerial vies
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