CORPORATE REPORT 2020 Photo: shutterstock Facts about the Nile Basin
Basin Area 3,176 X 103 Km2 Location -4 0S to 310 N and 24 0 E to 40 0 E Main Tributaries Victoria Nile/Albert Nile, Bahr El Jabel, White Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal River Length 6,695 Km (one of the world’s longest River) Estimated Navigable Length 4,149 Km Countries
Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Facts about the Nile Basin Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda Eritrea
Basin Area 3,17M6 ajX o1r0 L3 aKkmes2 within the Basin Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert Location -4 0SP otop 3u1la0tNio ann (dT o2t4a0lE in t oa ll4 0th0eE Nile Countries)* 437 Million Main Tributaries Vict%or iPao Npiulela/Atilobne rwt iNthilien, tBhahe Nr Eille J Babaseiln, *White Nile, Baro Pi5b4o%r- S(2o3b8a tM, illion) BlueT eNmilep,e Aratbtuarera, Bahr El Ghazal Night Minimum -100 c and daily Maximum in June 470 c River Length 6,69P5r eKcmip (iontateio onf the world’s longest River) Max Annual 2,098 mm/yr in Ethiopia Estimated Navigable Length 4,149 Km Min Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt 3 Facts about the9 3 Nile Basin Countries Mean Annual ow (Discharge) (m /yr) at Aswan 84 X 10 m /yr 3 3 2 Discharge/Unit area 28 X 10 m /Km 3 2 Facts about the Nile BasiBnurundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Basin Area 3,176 X 10 Km Main Consumptive Water use Location Agriculture -4 0S to 310 N and 24 0 E to 40 0 E Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist (Nile – SEC, Entebbe) Basin Area 3,176 X 103 Km2 *Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda EriMtrea in Tributaries Victoria Nile/Albert Nile, Bahr El Jabel, White Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Location -4 0S to 310 N and 24 0 E to 40 0 E Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal Major Lakes within the Basin LakWhe Victaortia’s, L aoken T?an a,J Lanake Kuyoagray, L a-k eM Alaberrct h 2013 Main Tributaries Victoria Nile/Albert Nile, Bahr ERl Jivaebre Ll,e Wnghitthe Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, 6,695 Km (one of the world’s longest River) Population (Total in all the Nile Countries)* 437 Million Date Blue Nile, AtbAacrtai,v Bitayhr El GhazaElstimated Navigable Length Venue 4,149 Km Facts% ab Popoulautiotn t wheithin N thiel Neil eB Bassiin*n 54% (238 MillionF)acts about the Nile Basin River Length Jan 6,695 Km (onNeC oof Rthee P wroojerlcdt’ sE loenCcgotieuvsnettn Rrieievssser) All Centers 0 0 TemperatureEstimated Navigable Length Nig3ht M2inim4,u1m49 -K1m0 c and daily Maximum in June 47 c 3 2 Basin Area 3,176 X 10 J Kamn Basin ANreEaLTAC/NELCOM Meeting 3,176 X 10 KKmigali Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Precipitation Fac0ts Maba0x oAnunuta lt 20he,098 Nmm0il/eyr iBn Eathsiionpia 0 0 0 0 Location Countries -4 S to 31 N and t2h 4 E toL oc40atEion -4 S to 31 N and 24 E to 40 E Facts about the NilMei nB1 A1an –nsi 1u2an lF 0e mb m/yNBIr in ERg eMEMBERygpiotnal Meeting STATESfor National NBI Desk O cers Entebbe Main Tributaries Victoria Nile/AndlbeTrBtu HrNunidlEieM, BNaDahRin CIor LTn EgroilEb Jua EBbtgyaeprAtli,e WsShiIENttehio N piCaileO, BKeaUnryaoN PibToRr-SIoEbSat, Victoria Nile/Albert Nile, Bahr El Jabel, White Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Mean Annual ow (Discharge) (m 3/yr) at AswBasnin Are8a4 X2 120 9 F meb3/yr Nile Day celebrations3 ,(1R7e6g Xio 1n0a3l Kanmd2 National) Bahr Dar, EthiRowapndia (foSro urtegh SudioannTahel ScuedalnebrTantzaionians) Uganda Eritrea Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal 3 2 Discharge/Unit area Basin Area Location28 XA 1p0ri3l m3/Km 2 3,13786t hX N 1i0le- KTAmC MeetMinaj-g4o0rS L taok 3e1s0 wNi tahnidn 2th4e0 EB atosi 4n0 0 E Entebbe Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert River Length 6,6290 5 Km (one of the woRrilvde’sr lLoennggetsht River3)0 6,6954 0Km (one of the world’s longest River) 0 Fac0 ts abo0 ut the0 Nile Basin Main Consumptive WLaoctera utisoen Main TribAugtarCircomiueslptuileredR bwayn Tdoa m WSaoautk-h4o S,u PdSarno tjToehc e3 tSsu1 dOaN n caeTnra,n dNza i2nleia4-SEEC U t-VgoEain cd4tate0obbriEeaE rNitrielae/Albert Nile, Bahr El Jabel, White Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Estimated Navigable Length 4,149 Km Estimated Navigable LengPtohpulation (Total in all the N4i,l1e4 C9o Kumntries)* 437 Million Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/RemoLtee Sbenasninog Snpecialist (Nile – SEC, Entebbe) Major LakeMs awinit hTrinib tuhtea rBieassin Lake VictoVriiac,t Loarikae N Tialen/aA, lLbaekret NKyiloeBg, lBau,ahe L Nar kiElel ,JA AalbtbeaSlr,yrt Wari,a hiBna tAehr raN bEi lRe Ge, hBpuabzrolaicl Pibor-SoIbraant , (I3slamic2 Republic of) Countries Countries Basin Area*Source: %UN PPopoulpatuionl aDivtiisoion W worlidt Phoipnula ttihone P rNospileect sB 20a12sin* 3,176 X 10 Km54% (238 Million) Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal Population (Total in all the Nile CoRuivnetr iLees)n*gtQh uiz 437 Million Location Te6m,6p9e5r aKtmure (one of the world’s longes-t4 R0ivSe tro) 310 N anNdi g24ht0 EM tino i4m0u0mE -100 c and daily Maximum in June 470 c What’s on? JRaniver uLeangrtyh - MarcBhuru nd2i 013DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia6,69K5e nKyam (one of the world’s longest River) Burundi DR Congo EgyIprtaq Ethiopia Kenya % Population within the Nile BasiEns*timated NWavhigaatbl ie5s 4 Lt%ehn e(g2 t3mh8 aMjoillrio dnM)eatienr TmribinutaanrietP sore4fc, 1pip4op9it aKtumiWolnaesttio Bann kdistribution in Vtihcteo rNiai Nleil eB/AalsbMieanrxt? ANnilen,u Baahl 2r,0 E9l 8J ambmel,/ yWr hiint Eet Nhiloep, iBaa ro Pibor-Sobat, Facts about the Nile Basin Jordan Date TemperatAuEcresttiivmitayted Navigable LeCnogutnhtries Night Mini4m,1u4m9V eK-1nm0u0ec and daily MaximumIs riane lJune 470 c Min Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt Send your answer to: [email protected] Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal 0 0
3 Countries Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania 3 Ugan2da Eritrea Rwanda 3South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Ug9anda3 3 Eritrea Jan PrBecaispinit aAtNrieoCanoRe Project E ectiveness Ma3x,1 A76n nXu 1a0l 2 K,0Am9llR8 iCv menrm Lte/eyrnsr ginth EthMioeBpuariunan dAi nnDuaR Coln goowE gy(DptischaErtghieop)i a(m Ke/nyyra)6 a,6t 9A5s Kwman (one o8f4 t Xh e1 0wo mrld/’sy rlongest River) Answer to the previous quiz question Kuwait e 3 3 2 0 0 0 l 0 Major Lakes within the Basin Lake Victoria, LakeM Tiann AaM,n LnajaukoaBerul rLK0unay dmoki egmsa /wD, yRL riCat oihnkgieo nE A gthlEybgyepei p tBtrtasinEthiopia Kenya Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert N Discharge/Unit area 28 X 10 m /Km Location The sing-l4e Sm to s3t1 iNm apnEsdot ri2mt4atEne tdo i N4n a0tvriEaga bblaes Lienn aggthricultural trade com4m,14o9d Kimty by volume among the Nile n Jan NELTAC/NELCOM Meeting Kigali i a 3 9 3 M Population (Total iMn eMaallan ti nhA eTn rNnibuailuet lC a oroiuewsn t(Drieissc)*harge) (m 4/y3r7) aMt iAllisowBnaansin r8i4pV Xaic r1tPoi0aoripna mu Nslai/tlyteairo/tAneCl bs(oT euiorsnt atNmril ielnaes ,ai Bzllahe th.reM E Nail iJlnae b CCeooln,u Wsnuthimritepest )Ni*viele W, Baatreor uPis4be3o7r -MSoilbliaotn, Agriculture 11 – 12th Feb Regional Meeting for National NBI Desk O cers Entebbe Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda Eritrea Discharge/Unit area 28B Xlu 1e0 N3 imle3, /AKtmba2ra, Bahr El Ghazal Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist (Nile – SEC, Entebbe) % Population within the Nile Basin* Libya 54% (238 Million) % PoRpwaundlationSo uwthi Stuhdain Tthhe Seu dNanileT aBnazasnian* Uganda Eritrea 54% (238 Million) *Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 22nd Feb Nile Day celebrations (ReMgajioonra Ll aakneds Nwaitthioin athl)e Basin Bahr DEgayrp, Et thiopia (Lfaokr er egViciotonraial c, eLalekber Taatinoan, sL)ake KyogaB,u Lruandki e ADlbR Ceorngto Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Temperature MaiRinv eCro Lnesnugmthptive Water use Night MinMimeummb -1eA0rg 06scr,t i6ac9nuTt5eldt mK usdmreapie l(yonr aMteua reoxifm thuem w ionr Jldu’ns elo 4n7g0ecst River) Night Minimum -100 c and daily Maximum in June 470 c Major Lakes within the Basin Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert April 38 th Nile-TAC Meeting Population (Total in all the Nile CouEntreibesb)*e CWhompil4ed3 b7ya M Miltlyi’ Mlslbiuo liorno, GnIS/R?em oteJ Seannsing Spuecialisrt (Nyile –- SE CM, Enteabber) ch 2013 Precipitation Estimated Navigable Length Max Annual 2,098 m4m,1/4yP9rr eiKncm iEptihtaiotipoina *Source: UN Population Division WorldM Poapuxla tAion Pnrouspaeclt s2 2,01298 mm/yr in Ethiopia Population (Total in all %th eP oNpiluel aCtoiounn twriieths)i*n the Nile B4a3s7in M* illion 54% (238 Million) RwSanudda i ArSaobutiha Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda Eritrea Compiled by TomC Woauanktori, Persojects O cer, Nile-SEC -EntebbMein Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt Date ActivityMin Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt Venue % Population within the Nile Basin* 54% (238 Million) 0 0 WhaAtlg’esri aon?3 JanuaryTe -m Mperat9urreBcur3hund i2013DR Congo EgyMpajt or LakeEst hwioiptiahiNni gthhetK MBe3nainysaiinmum R-w1a0ndca and dSoaiulyth MSu9adaxnLi3makueThem V iiScnutd oJaunrinae, L 4a7Tkanecz aTnaiana, LakUega Kndyaoga, Lake Albert Mean Annual ow (Discharge) (m /yr) at Aswan 84 X 10 m /yr Mean Annual ow (DischaJragne) (m /yr) at AswNanCoRe 8P4ro Xje 1c0t E mec/tyirveness All Centers Temperature Precipitation Burundi DNR Cigonhgot MEingypitmumE -thi1o0pi0ac aMnKdaenx yda Aainlyn uMaal x2im,09u8m m inm J/uynr ein 4 E7t0hciopia DischaQrgue/Uiznit areDaate Activity 28 X 10 3 m3/Km 2 Discharge/PUonpiut laarteioaVne (nTouteal in all thHea lNa'ible t Crioanugnletries)*28 X 10 3 m43/3K7m M2illion Send us your comments and viewJasn NELTAC/NELCOM Meeting Kigali Precipitation Max Annual 2,098 mmM/Myari' ntian nA E natlnh-Suiaoarprl ai0a mm/yr in Egypt Main CWonhsautm ipst itvheJ aeWn matearj uosre determNiCnoaRnet P orofj epcopt AE gurelicatutiviolteunree dssistributioMnai nin C otnhse%u mN Ppoiltpeivu eBla WtAaioalls ntiCen wer? nuittsheeirns the Nile Basin* Agriculture54% (238 Million) 3 th 9 3 Mean Annual ow (DisRwcahndaarge)SM o(umtihn S uAd/anyn nrT)hu ae aStu lAd 0ans mwaTmanz/aynria 1in18 E–U4g 1aXyn2d p1a Ft0eb mEritr/eayr Regional Meeting for National NBI De0sk O cers Entebbe 0 Send your answer to: [email protected] NCiolmepi lBedT abeym sMiilpnly Me Ibrunalirtiout, GireIaS/Rteimvoete Senesincgre Spetciaalirsti (Naitle – SEC, Entebbe) Night Minimum -10Comcp ailend bdy Mdilaly iMlybu lMiro,a GxISi/Rmemuotme S einnsi nJgu Spneceia l4ist7 (Nicle – SEC, Entebbe) 3 9*Sou3rce: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 *Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 Jan 0 NELTAC/NELCOM Meeting Kigali 3 3 2 0 2 Mean Annual ow (DiscDhisacrghea)r g(me/U/nyirt) aarte Aaswan 84 X 10 m /yr 28nd X 10 m /Km 2 Major Lakes within the Basin Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyogile a, Lake Albert P.O. 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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 4 Who We Are 6 Our Shared Vision Objective 6 Our Core Functions 7 Institutional Setup 7 Organisational Structure 8 0ur Goals 2017 - 2027 9 Statement from The Chairperson, Nile Council of Ministers 10 NBI Governance: The Nile Council of Ministers 11 Message from the Executive Director, NBI Secretariat 12 Message from the Executive Director, ENTRO 13 Message from the Regional Coordinator, NELSAP CU 14 Key Achievements In numbers 15 Progress and Key Results Per Goal 16 Water Security 16 Energy Security 24 Food Security 28 Environmental Sustainability 31 Climate Change Adaptation 36 Transboundary Water Governance 40 Financial Report 43 Development Partners 46 INTRODUCTION Photo: shutterstock
his report covers the period July 2019 to HydroMet Project in November 2019, which will June 2020. It is important to note that establish the first Regional HydroMet System in implementation of planned activities the Nile Basin; the Feasibility of the Angololo Water T during most of the last half of the financial Resources Development Project, which envisages a dam year was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. with a storage capacity of 43 million cubic metres that will irrigate 3,300 Ha in Kenya and Uganda benefiting We registered an increase in the number of stakeholders 127,300 people and supplying potable water to more who rate NBI services as satisfactory or higher from than 20,000 people. 79 percent last financial year, to 93 percent during the reporting period. Also launched during the period under review is five of the nine modern fish landing sites on Lakes Edward Major events that characterised the reporting period and Albert. The landing sites will process 6,840 tonnes include the official launch of the Nile Basin Regional of fish and serve 14,528 fishers daily. senior staff of the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Programme Cordination Unit (NELSAP CU) took part in a mission to Lyon in France. The purpose of the mission was for participants to share experience on ‘Institutional Sustainability for River Basin Planning and Management’.
The Final Feasibility Study Report for Nyimur- Limur Multi-purpose Water Resources Management Project was handed over to South Sudan and Uganda. The project comprises two dams with an irrigation command area of 4,200 Ha.
Annual governance meetings organised by the Secretariat (Nile-SEC), and the two investment Programmes Offices - the Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO) and NELSAP CU, respectively were successfully held in November 2019.
The performance review spells out progress and key results registered by NBI against its six goals namely: water security, energy security, food security, environmental sustainability, climate change adaptation, and strengthening transboundary water governance as well as cross-cutting functions and corporate support services.
The financial report provides an overview of the revenue and expenses of the Nile-SEC, ENTRO and Other major events include the annual Nile Day event NELSAP CU for the for the fiscal year 2019 /2020 as held on February 22. The 2020 regional event was well as the sources of funding. hosted by Sudan in Khartoum under the theme: Joint Investments on the Nile for Regional Transformation. The annual Strategic Dialogue Contact us: between NBI governance and development partners, The Secretariat welcomes your comments on whose purpose is to generate ideas on institutional, this report. To make a comment or to request technical as well as financial sustainability for the Nile for more information, please contact: cooperation was also held in Khartoum in February Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 417 705 000 / +256 417 705 117 2020. Facebook: /Nile Basin Initiative Representatives of NBI Member States namely Burundi, Twitter: @nbiweb DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda as well as
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 5 Photo: NBI Photo:
Nile Basin Heads of State or their representatives, during the first Nile Basin Heads of State Summit held in Entebbe, Uganda in March 2017
The Nile Basin Initiative is a regional intergovernmental partnership of ten Nile Basin countries, namely; Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, The Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Eritrea participates as an observer. It was established on February 22, 1999 by Ministers in charge of Water Affairs in the Nile Basin countries. NBI is the only basin-wide institution mandated to facilitate the cooperative development and management of the shared Nile Basin water resources on behalf of the 10-Member States, for win-win benefits and to promote regional peace and security.
OUR SHARED VISION OBJECTIVE To achieve sustainable socio-economic development through equitable utilisation of, and benefit from the common Nile Basin water resources. WHO WE ARE OUR CORE FUNCTIONS
To achieve the Shared Vision Objective, NBI implements three core functions:
Facilitating Basin Cooperation
This function is undertaken to provide a common platform for countries to engage, consult and deliberate with each other and other Nile stakeholders on a regular basis. It aims to build broad political and civic support for transboundary water cooperation in the basin.
Water Resources Management
This function provides critical services in building basin wide technical competencies and capabilities and supporting science/knowledge based decision making to monitoring, protecting and sustaining the Nile water resources.
Water Resources Development
This function mainly focuses on identification and preparation of cooperative water resources investments that demonstrate to the Basin population the benefits accruing from cooperation.
INSTITUTIONAL SETUP
The NBI maintains a Secretariat, the Nile-SEC, which is located in Entebbe – Uganda. In addition, the riparian states formed two Subsidiary Action Programmes to cooperatively identify and implement investment projects that confer mutual benefits. Thus the Eastern Nile Subsidiary Action Programme (ENSAP) in the Eastern Nile sub-basin and the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Programme (NELSAP) in the Nile Equatorial Lakes sub-basin. The Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO) based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia facilitates the process of cooperative development in the Eastern Nile sub-basin while the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Programme Coordination Unit (NELSAP- CU) based in Kigali, Rwanda for the Nile Equatorial Lakes sub-basin.
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 7 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
NILE-COM
EN-COM NEL-COM
NILE-TAC Regional Expert Working Groups
Hydromet Wetlands Strategic ENSAPT NEL-TAC Analysis
NILE-SEC State of the Environmental River Basin Groundwater Flows Report
ENTRO NELSAP-CU Joint Project Implementation Units and Committees
Rusumo LEAF Nyimur Interconnection
regional national
National Focal Points
Transboundary Water Affairs Units National Intersectoral Coordination (Ministries and Institutions related to water) Water
NELSAP Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Programme ENSAPT Eastern Nile Subsidiary Action Programme Team ENSAP Eastern Nile Subsidiary Action Programme NELTAC Nile Equatorial Lakes Technical Advisory Committee Nile-COM Nile Council of Ministers Nile-SEC NBI Secretariat EN–COM Eastern Nile Council of Ministers ENTRO Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Programme NEL-COM Nile Equatorial Lakes Council of Ministers NELSAP-CU Coordination Unit Nile-TAC Nile Technical Advisory Committee Photo: shutterstock 0UR GOALS 2017 - 2027
GOAL 1: WATER SECURITY GOAL 2: ENERGY SECURITY GOAL 3: FOOD SECURITY MEETING RISING WATER DEMAND UNLOCKING AND OPTIMISING HYDROPOWER INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL
Our actions: Increase storage capacity in Our actions: Identify and prepare bankable Our actions: Undertake analytical work to the basin; support the improvement of water investment projects in power infrastructure; introduce and promote an approach that use efficiency in major water-use sectors; in special cases such as the 80 MW Regional examines and proposes options for addressing strengthen river basin monitoring and analysis Rusumo Falls Hydro-electric Project, extend the water-food nexus in the Nile Basin; identify of data from monitoring networks; promote implementation support to the countries; and prepare investment projects for enhancing conjunctive use of surface and ground water identify and prepare bankable projects in agricultural irrigation and promoting fisheries resources; and improve preparedness to flood power transmission, interconnection and and aquaculture production as well as promote and drought risks in the Nile sub-basins. trade with the aim of increasing availability, trading of food across the basin. accessibility and stability of power, minimising losses and reducing costs.
GOAL 4: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY GOAL 5: CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION GOAL 6: TRANSBOUNDARY WATER PROTECTING AND RESTORING DEGRADED PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS GOVERNANCE ECOSYSTEMS BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD A COMMON GROUND FOR WIN-WIN BENEFITS
Our actions: Conduct diagnostic studies and Our actions: Carry out climate vulnerability Our actions: Build the capacity and efficient prepare inventories to promote the wise use assessment for major water systems and operation of NBI Centres; facilitate meetings and sustainable management of wetlands water use sectors; generate scenarios of water and other activities of NBI’s governance of transboundary significance; Support availability under different climate change bodies; raise funds for Nile cooperation; build environmental flow assessments for critical scenarios; prepare short-term to seasonal the capacity of Member States’ transboundary river and lake ecosystems; support Member river flow forecasts; support harmonisation of water units; organise multi-stakeholder States in establishing and operating a strategic climate change policies of the Member States; dialogue events to deliberate on issues of Nile network of water quality monitoring stations; build capacity of NBI centres and Member cooperation; disseminate NBI information identify and prepare projects for restoration of States in areas of global climate finance. and knowledge products; Forge strategic degraded watersheds and wetlands. partnerships with other regional inter- governmental institutions.
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 9 Photo: shutterstock STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIRPERSON, NILE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
he Nile Basin continues to face numerous and I thank our senior management and staff for their commitment somewhat grave challenges that no single Member to deliver on NBI’s mandate during the year 2019/2020, TState can address alone, climate change and its despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. potential impacts being one of the major challenges. There is Their willingness and flexibility to embrace change which has no other way to address this but to build collective resilience. been occasioned by the pandemic is laudable and has made I believe that by leveraging on the platforms and the the implementation of the planned activities possible. cooperative water resource management and development I also sincerely thank our development partners for their capabilities that has been built over the last two decades; continued technical and financial support. NBI is uniquely positioned to help Member States to face this challenge. I wish to acknowledge my fellow Nile-COM members for their financial support as well as their commitment towards the I wish at this point to acknowledge the new World Bank realisation of NBI. This has no doubt enabled the organisation funded Nile Cooperation for Climate Resilience project. This to keep afloat even during the unprecedented pandemic. is quite timely given what we are currently experiencing in the Nile Basin region. We, Member States, look forward to As the Secretariat embarks on its work plan for 2020/2021 the successful implementation of this project and pledge our I have confidence in our strategic plan and the team unconditional support to it. implementing it and I urge our development partners and all other key stakeholders to continue supporting us. While the Government of Kenya had made unwavering commitment to host the 2nd Nile Basin Heads of State Summit We all know that our Shared Vision Objective is attainable — aimed at advancing the Nile Basin cooperation agenda, this if we work together. was not possible due to the outbreak of the unforeseen Sicily K. Kariuki (Mrs) EGH COVID – 19 pandemic. We look forward to having the planned Cabinet Secretary August meeting at a future date. Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation - Kenya Facts about the Nile Basin
Facts about the Nile Basin Basin Area 3,176 X 103 Km2 Location -4 0S to 310 N and 24 0 E to 40 0 E Basin Area 3,176 X 103 Km2 Main Tributaries Victoria Nile/Albert Nile, Bahr El Jabel, White Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Location -4 0S to 310 N and 24 0 E to 40 0 E Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal Main Tributaries Victoria Nile/Albert Nile, Bahr El Jabel, White Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal River Length 6,695 Km (one of the world’s longest River) River Length 6,695 Km (one of the world’s longest River) Estimated Navigable Length 4,149 Km Estimated Navigable Length 4,149 Km Countries
Countries Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya
Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya
Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda Eritrea Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda Eritrea Major Lakes within the Basin Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert Major Lakes within the Basin Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert Population (Total in all the Nile Countries)* 437 Million Population (Total in all the Nile Countries)* 437 Million % Population within the Nile Basin* 54% (238 Million) % Population within the Nile Basin* 54% (238 Million) Temperature Night Minimum -100 c and daily Maximum in June 470 c Temperature Night Minimum -100 c and daily Maximum in June 470 c Facts about the Nile Basin Facts about the Nile Basin Precipitation Max Annual 2,098 mm/yr in Ethiopia Precipitation Max Annual 2,098 mm/yr in Ethiopia Basin Area 3,176 X 103 Km2 Min Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt Min Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt 3 2 Basin Area 3,176 X 10 Km 0 3 0 0 0 9 3 Mean Annual ow (Discharge) (m 3/yr) at Aswan 84 X 10 9 m3/yr Location Mean Annual ow (Discharge) (-m4 S/ tyor) 3 a1t NA sawnadn 24 E t8o4 4 X0 1E0 m /yr Location -4 0S to 310 N and 24 0 E to 40 0 E 3 3 2 Discharge/Unit area 28 X 10 3 m3/Km 2 Main Tributaries Discharge/Unit area Victoria Nile/Albert Nile28, B Xah 1r0 El mJab/eKlm, White Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Main Tributaries Victoria Nile/Albert Nile, Bahr El Jabel, White Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal Main Consumptive Water use Agriculture Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal Main Consumptive Water use Agriculture Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist (Nile – SEC, Entebbe) River Length 6,695 Km (one of the world’s longest River) Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist (Nile – SEC, Entebbe) River Length 6*S,o6u9rce5: UKN mPop u(lonatione D ivoifsi otnh Weor lwd Poprulldati’osn lPoronspgecetss 2t0 12River) *Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 Estimated Navigable Length 4,149 Km Estimated Navigable Length 4,149 Km What’s on? January - March 2013 Countries What’s on? January - March 2013 Countries Date Activity Venue Date Activity Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Venue Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Jan NCoRe Project E ectiveness All Centers Jan NCoRe Project E ectiveness All Centers
Jan NELTAC/NELCOM Meeting Kigali Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda Eritrea Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda Eritrea Jan NELTAC/NELCOM Meeting Kigali 11 – 12th Feb Regional Meeting for National NBI Desk O cers Entebbe Major Lakes within the Basin Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert Major Lakes within the Basin Lake Victoria,F Lakec Ttasna ,ab Lakeo Kyuogta ,t Lheake A Nlbeirlte Basin 11 – 12th Feb Regional Meeting for National NBI Desk O cers Entebbe 22nd Feb Nile Day celebrations (Regional and National) Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional celebrations) Population (Total in all the Nile Countries)* 437 Million Population (Total in all the Nile Countries)* 437 Million 22nd Feb Nile Day celebrations (Regional and National) Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional celebrations) th April 38 Nile-TAC Me%et iPnogpulation within the Nile Basin* Entebbe 54% (238 Million) % Population within the N3ile Ba2sin* 54% (238 Million) Facts about the Nile Basin Basin Area 3,176 X 10 Km th April 38 Nile-TAC Meeting 0 Ent0ebbe NBI GOVERNANCE:Compiled by Tom Waa koNILE, Projects O ce r, COUNCILNile-SEC -Entebbe OF MINISTERS 0 0 Temperature Night Minimum -10 c and daily Maximum in June 47 c Temperature Night MinimumLoc -1a0tico annd daily Maximum in June 47 c -4 0S to 310 N and 24 0 E to 40 0 E Compiled by Tom Waako, Projects O cer, Nile-SEC -Entebbe 3 2 Precipitation Max Annual 2,098 mm/yr in Ethiopia Basin Area Precipitation 3,176 X 10 Km Max Annual 2,0M9a8i nm Tmri/byur itna rEitehsiopia Victoria Nile/Albert Nile, Bahr El Jabel, White Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Min Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt Quiz Location -4 0S to 310 N and 2M4i0nE Aton n4u0a0lE 0 mm/yr in Egypt Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal Mean Annual ow (Discharge) (m 3/yr) at Aswan 84 X 10 9 m3/yr Mean Annual ow (Discharge) (m 3/yr) at Aswan 84 X 10 9 m3/yr What is the mMajaoinr Tdriebtuetramrieisnant of population distributioVni citno rtiah Ne ilNe/iAlelb Berat sNiinle?, Bahr El RJaivbeerl ,L Wenhigteth Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, 6,69Q5 Kumi (zone of the world’s longest River) Send your answer to: editor@Dnisiclehbaragsei/nU.noitr agrea Blue Nile, Atbara, B28a hXr 1E0l G3 mha3/zKaml 2 Discharge/Unit area 28 X 10 3 m3/Km 2 Estimated Navigable Length 4,14W9 Khmat is the major determinant of population distribution in the Nile Basin? Answer to the Rpirvevr iLoeungs tqhuiz quMeaistnio Cno nsumptive Water use 6,695 Km (one of tAhge rwicourltldure’s longest River) Main Consumptive SWeantedr uysoeur answer to: [email protected] Countries Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist (Nile – SEC, Entebbe) Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist (Nile – SEC, Entebbe) The single moEsstt iimmapteodr Ntavnigt aiblnter Lae bngatshin agricultural trade4 c,1o4m9 Kmmodity by volume among the Nile *Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 Answer to the previous quiz question *Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 Basin riparian states is maize. Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Countries What’s on? January - March 2013 What’s on? TJhane siunaglrey m -o Mst aimrcphor t2a0n13t intra basin agricultural trade commodity by volume among the Nile Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Basin riparian states is maize. Member states Date Activity Venue Date RwandaActSiovutiht Syudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda Eritrea Venue Jan NCoRe Project E ectiveness All Centers Jan MNeCmoRbe ePro sjetactt eE sectiveness All Centers Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania MUgaajndoa r LaEkriteresa within the Basin Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert Jan NELTAC/NELCOM Meeting Kigali Jan NELTAC/NELCOM Meeting Kigali Burundi DR CongMo ajor ELgyapktes withiEnth tiohpeia Basin Kenya Rwanda SouLtha Skueda nVictoTheri aSu, dLaanke TaTannaza, nLiaake KyPUogoganpadu,a Llaatkieo nA l(bTeorttal in all the Nile Countries)* 437 Million th Sicily11 – 1 2K. F eKariukib R(Mrs)egiona lEGH Meeting for National NBI DesFk aOc ctesrs% ab PopouluattiEo nntt ehewbibthe inN thilee N iBle aBasisinn* 11 – 12th Feb 54% R(2e3g8io Mnailll iMone)eting for National NBI Desk O cers Entebbe Facts about the NileSe Bnadsi usn your cPoompumlaetinotns (anTotdal viine awll sthe Nile Countries)* 437 Million Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda 22nd Feb Nile Day celebrations (Regional and National) Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional cendlebrations) 0 0 % PopulationCabinet within the NSecretaryile Basin* - Ministry5 of4% (238 Million) Temperature 22 FebHon. Dr.N iDéo-GuideghNt Milein Diamyu c mRuremaele -b10ratcio annsd ( Rdeagiliyo nMaal xainmdu Nma tiino nJualn) e 47 c Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional celebrations) 3 2 Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat th Basin Area 3,176 X 10 Km th Basin Area Tem3,p1e7r6a Xtu 1re0Water,3 Km2 Ap rSanitationil and38 NIrrigationile-TAC MNeigethi nt gMinimum -100 c and daily MPraexciimpiutamt iioEnn Jtuenbeb e470 c April MinisterMax Seof 3A8 nnEnvironment,nd uN aiulle s2- T,yA0o9C8u M rme c emoti/nmygr min eEnthtiso pania d views Entebbe P.O. Box 192 Entebbe – Uganda Location -4 0S to 310 N and 24 0 E to 40 0 E 0 0 Comp0iled by Tom0 Waako, Projects O cer, Nile-SEC -Entebbe Compiled by Tom WMaaiAgriculturekno ,A Pnronjeuctasl O 0 mcemr, N/iyler- SinEC E -Egnytepbtbe Location PTre-cl4 ipSit atoti o3n1 +N2 a5n6d 42144 E3 t2o1 440Kenya24E Max Annual 2,098 mm/yr in Ethiopia Main Tributaries 3 Victoandria N Livestock,ile/Albe9 rt N3Burundiile, Bahr ENl Jialbee Bl, aWshiint eI nNiltei,a Btaivroe PiSbeocrer-Stoabraita, t Main Tributaries Victoria Nil+e2/A5l6b e4r1t 4N i3le2,1 B 3ah29r El Jabel, White NileM, Bina rAon Pinubaol r0-S momba/ty,r in Egypt Mean Annual ow (Discharge) (m /yr) at Aswan 84 X 10 m /yr Editorial Committee Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El GhazaPl.O. Box 192 Entebbe – Uganda Mean Annual owQ (Diuscihzarge) (m 3/yr) at Aswan 84 X 10 9 m3/yr Discharge/Unit area 28 X 10 3 m3/Km 2 Blue Nile, A+t2b5ar6a ,4 B1a7h 7r0 E5l G00ha0zal Chair Dorothy Kaggwa Quiz Tel +256 414 321 424 Fax +256 414 320 971 3 3 2 River Length 6,695 Km (one of the world’s longest River) River Length Dis6c,h6a9r5g eK/mU n(onit aer eoWaf thhaet w ios rtldh’es lmonagjeosrt Rdievteer)rmin28an Xt 1o0f p mEopd/Kitumolar tion diJstarnieb uKMt.io Bainai Ctiwno natshuem Nptiilvee B Waastienr ?use What is the mAgarjiocru ldtuereterminant of populat+io2n5 6d i4s1t4ri 3b2u1t io32n9 in the Nile Basin? Email nbisSece@ndn iyleobuars iann.osrweg r to: [email protected] Estimated Navigable Length 4,149 Km Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist (Nile – SEC, Entebbe) Editorial Committee Main Consumptive Water use AgricultuMreembers Tom Waako Send your answer to: editor@n ilebasin.or+g256 417 705 000 Estimated Navigable Length W4e,b14si9t eK m http://www.nilebasin.org *Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 Chair Dorothy Kaggwa Answer to the previous quiz question CJoouhnnCtori mOepislgedw bya Mnillyg Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist (Nile – SEC, Entebbe) Countries *Source: UN Population Division World Population ProspectAs 20n12swer to the previous quiz queFstaiox n +256 414 320 971 Editor Jane K. Baitwa The single most important intra basin agricultural trWhade caotm’sm odnit?y byJ anvoluumaer aym -o nMg tahrec Nhil e2 013 Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners The siBnurgunldei mDoR Csontg oimEpgyopt rtanEthi oipniatrEaK mebnyaa sili n agrnicbuisletuc@ranl itlreadbaes icno.omrgmodity by volume amMonemg btheers N ile Tom Waako WhBuruandti ’s DoR Congo? BEgyaJpsantin ruiEptahiaorpriayia n-K seMntya taersc ish m 2a0iz13e. Date Activity Basin riparian states is maize. WeVbesnituee http://www.nilebasin.org John Ogwang Date Activity Venue Member states Jan NCoRe Project E ectivenRweasnsda South Sudan The SuDdainsclTaainmzaneiar: ThUeg avAnidellaw Cse enExrtiptererraesssed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners JanRwanda South Sudan ThNe SCuodaRn e PTarnozajneiact E UgeancdtaivenEeritsrsea All Centers Member states Facts about the Nile Basin Major LaJkaens within the BasinNELTAC/NELCOM MeetinLgake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake KyogKai,g Laalike Albert Major Lakes within the Basin JanL ake Victoria, LakNeE TLaTnAaC,/ LNaEkLeC KOyMo gMae, eLtainkeg Albert Kigali Populati1o1n – ( T1o2tht aFle ibn all the NRileg Ciounnalt rMieese)*ting for Na4ti3o7n Mal iNlliBoIn Desk O cers Entebbe Population (Total in all the Nile Countries)* 437t hMillion Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda 113 – 12 2Feb Regional Meeting for National NBI Desk O cers %E Pnotepbublaetion within the Nile Basin* 54% (238 Million) Basin Area 3,176 X 10 Km Hon. Maitre Claude Nyamugabo Bazibuhe 22nd Feb Nile Day celebratBiournunsd (i RegionDRa Clo angnod NatEiogynptal) Ethiopia BahrK eDnyaar, EthioRwpainad a(for regSoioutnh aSul dcaenlebTherat Siuodnans) Tanzania Uganda % Population within the Nile Basin* 54% (238 Million) Hon. Dr. Mohamed0 Abdel Ati 0 Location -4 0S to 32120nNd F aenbd 24 0 E toSe 4MinisterN0nil0deE Duasy y ofcoe ulEnvironment,erb craotmionms e(Rnetgsi oannadl a vinde wNastional) TeBmahpre Draatru, Erethiopia (for regional celebrations) Night Minimum -10 c and daily Maximum in June 47 c Temperature Night Minimum -100 c and daily Maximum in June 470 c April 38 th Nile-TAC MeeSetinngd us your coMinistermment sof an Waterd views Entebbe Conservationth of Nature and Main Tributaries Victoria ANpilreil/Albert Nile, Bah38r ENl iJlea-bTAeCl, MWehietien gNFialec, Btasro ab Pibor-uSotb tahet, Nile PBrEeanctsiiepbintbaetion Max Annual 2Resources,098 mm/y andr in Ethiopia Precipitation Max AnnuSustainableal 2,098 mm /Development,yr in EthiNopiliae BDRas Congoin Initiative Secretariat Compiled by Tom Waako, Projects O cer, Nile-SEC -EnteMbbien Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt Blue NilCeom, Aptibleadr bay, TBomah Wra Eaklo G, Phroajezcatls O cer, NileP-S.EOC. - EBnotexb b1e92 Entebbe – Uganda NIrrigation,ile Basin EgyptInitiative Secretariat Min Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt 3 2 3 9 3 Tel Basin A+re2a56 414 321 424 Mean Annual ow3 ,(1D7i6s cXh 1a0rg Ke)m (m /yr) at Aswan 84 X 10 mP./Oyr. Box 192 Entebbe – Uganda River LengthMean Annual ow (Discharge) (m 3/yr) at A6s,6w9a5n Km (8on4 eX o10f t9h me 3w/yorrld’s longest River) Locatio+n256 414 321 329 DischaQrgeu/Uinzit ar-e4a0S to 310 N and 24 0 E to 40 0 E 28 X 10 3 mT3/eKl m 2 +256 414 321 424 Quiz 3 3 2 Editorial Committee Estimated NaDvigscahblareg Lee/Unngitth area 4,149 Km 28 X 10 m /Km +256 414 321 329 Main Tr+ib2u5ta6r i4e1s7 705 000 Main CWonshuamt pitsiv Vtehi cWetCoa hrmtieari aNr uj iolseer/A dlbeetretD rNomilreo,i tnBhahayn rK tEa l oJgafgb wpeoplaA, Wgruhiicltuaelt Nuioirelen, Bdairso tPirbibour-Stoiobnat , in the Nile Basin? Editorial Committee What is the major determinant of population distribution in the Nile Basin? +256 417 705 000 Countries Main Consumptive Water use Agriculture Fax +256 414 320 971 Send youBlru ea Nnislewe, Atrb atroa:, Beadhirt Eol [email protected] Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist (Nile – SEC, EnteCbbhe) air Dorothy Kaggwa Send your answer to: [email protected] Editor Jane K. Baitwa *Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 CompEilemd bya Miilll y Mbuliro, nGISb/Riesmeotce @Sennsinigl Sepbecaialsisit n(Ni.loe –r SgEC, Entebbe) Fax +256 414 320 971 Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya *SRouivrce: rU NL Peonpuglatihon Division World Population Prospects 2012 6,69M5e Kmmb (onerse of thTeo wmo rWlda’sa lkoongest River) Editor Jane K. Baitwa Answer to the previous quiz quWesetbisointe http://www.nilebasin.org Answer to the previous quiz question Email [email protected] Estimated Navigable Length WhaTt’hse osinng?4l ,e14 Jm9an Komstu iamrpyo r-Jt oaMhnnta Oirngctwrhaan bg2a0si13n agricultural trade commodity by volume among the MNeimle bers Tom Waako What’s on? January - March T2h0e13 single most important intra basin agricultural trade commodity by volume among the Nile Website http://www.nilebasin.org John Ogwang Disclaimer: The viewCos uexnptrrieessed in this newsletter do not necessarBilya respirnes ernitp tahorsiea onf N sBtI,a ittse Mse misb emr Sataitzese o.r Partners Rwanda BSoausthi Snud arniTphea Srudiaan n Tsantzantiaes iUsg amndaaizeEr.itrea Date Activity Venue Date Activity Venue Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Major Lakes within the Basin Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert Jan NCoRe Project E ectiveness All Centers Jan NCoRe Project E ectiveness Member states All Centers Member states Population (Total in all the Nile Countries)* 437 Million Jan NELTAC/NELCOM Meeting Kigali Jan NELTAC/NELCOM Meeting Kigali Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda Eritrea % Population within the Nile Basin* 54% (238 Million) 11 – 12th Feb Regional Meeting for National NBI Desk O cers Entebbe 11 – 12th Feb Regional Meeting for National NBI Desk O cers Entebbe Major Lakes within the Basin Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert 0 0 nd Temperature Night MBuinrunidmi um -1D0R Cocn gaond daEgyilyp tHon.Maxi mDr.uE tmSeleshihio pinia Jun Bekelee K4en7yac Rwanda South Sudan22 The F eSBubudraunndi TanzaDnRiaN Ciolneg oDaUgya ncdeEalgyebptrations (ERtehigopioianal andKe nNya tional)Rwanda SoButahh Sur dDanar, EThethi oSupdaian (for rTeganzaionianal celeUbgarnadtaions) 22nd Feb Nile Day celebrations (Regional and National) Bahr Dar, EthiPopuiala (tfioorn r eg(Toitoanl ainl caelll tehber aNtiiloen Cso)untries)* 437 Million Hon. Dr. Mujawamaria Jeanne D’Arc Precipitation Max Annual 2,098 mm/yr in Ethiopia April 38 th Nile-TAC Meeting Entebbe Send us your commeMinisternts and of vi Water,ews % Irrigation Populatio n within the Nile Basin* Send us y5o4%u r(2 c3o8m Mimllioenn) ts and views Minister of Environment April 38 th Nile-TAC Meeting Entebbe Min Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt and Electricity, Ethiopia Compiled by Tom Waako, Projects O cer, Nile-SEC -Entebbe Temperature Night Minimum -100 c and daily Maximum in JuneRwanda 470 c Mean AnnualC omopwil e(dD bisy cTohma rWgaea)k o(m, Pro3j/eyctrs) Oa t Acesr,w Nailen-SEC -En8t4eb Xb e10 9 m3/yr Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat Precipitation Max Annual 2,098 mm/yr in Ethiopia 3 3 2 P.O. Box 192 Entebbe – Uganda P.O. Box 192 Entebbe – Uganda Discharge/Unit area 28 X 10 m /Km Quiz Min Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt Tel +256 414 321 424 Tel +256 414 321 424 Main ConsumQputiviez Water use Agriculture Mean Annual ow (Discharge) (m 3/yr) at Aswan 84 X 10 9 m3/yr +256 414 321 329 WhaEtd iitso trhiael mCoamjomr idttee teerminant+ o2f5 p6op 41u4l a3t2io1 n3 2d9istribution in the Nile Basin? What is the major determinant of population distribu tion Cionmp itlehd be+y M 2Nill5y iM6lb eu4li r1Bo7, Ga I7SDs/0Riies5nmco h?t00ea Sregn0sein/gU Spneictia alisrte (Naile – SEC, Entebbe) Send your answe28 Xr 1t0o3: m e3d/[email protected] Editorial Committee *Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 Chair Dorot hy Kaggwa +256 417 705 000 Send your answer to: [email protected] Chair Dorothy Kaggwa Fax +256 414 M32ai0n 9C7o1nsumptive Water use Editor AgJraicnuelt uKre. Baitwa Answer to the previouFsa qxu iz ques+t2io5n6 414 320 971 Editor Jane K. Baitwa What’s on? January - March 2013 Email [email protected] Members Tom Waako Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist (Nile – SEC, Entebbe) Answer to the previous quiz question The single most impoErmtaanilt intran bbiasescin@ angilre*ibScouarcsel:it UnuN P.ropaurlalgt iotnr Dadivisione W ocrldo Pmopulamtiono Prdospietctys 2 0b12yM veomlubmeres amoTnomg tWhea aNkiole The single most important intra basin agricultural tradWeeb sciotem mhotdtpit:/y/ wwby wvo.nluilembeas ainm.oorngg the Nile John Ogwang Date Activity Venue What’s on? JanuaryB -a sMina rripcahr i2an0 13statesW ise bmsiatiez e. http://www.nilebasin.org John Ogwang Basin riparian states is maize. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners Jan NCoRe Project E ectiveness All Centers Date Activity Member states Venue Jan MembeNr EsLtTaAtCe/sNELCOM Meeting Kigali Jan NCoRe Project E ectiveness All Centers 11 – 12th Feb Regional Meeting for National NBI Desk O cers Entebbe Jan NELTAC/NELCOM Meeting Kigali Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda 22nd Feb Nile Day celebrations (Regional and National) Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (fo1r1 r eg– 1i2toh Fneabl celebraRtieognios)nal Meeting for National NBI Desk O cers Entebbe Hon Manawa Peter Gatkuoth Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Hon.So uProf.th Suda Yasirn The Abbas Sudan MohamedTanzania Ali Uganda th nd Send us your comments and views Minister of Water Resources April 38 Nile-TAC Meeting MinisterEntebb eof Irrigation and22 Water Feb Nile Day celebrations (Regional and National) Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional celebrations) Send us your comments and views th and Irrigation, South Sudan Compiled by Tom Waako, Projects O cer, Nile-SEC -Entebbe Resources, The SudanApril 38 Nile-TAC Meeting Nile Basin Initiative SEencterebbtaeriat Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat Compiled by Tom Waako, Projects O cer, Nile-SEC -Entebbe P.O. Box 192 Entebbe – Uganda Quiz P.O. Box 192 Entebbe – Uganda Tel +256 414 321 424 Tel +256 414 321 424 Quiz +256 414 321 329 Editorial Committee What is the major determ inant of +p2op56u 4l1a4t io32n1 d32is9tribution in the Nile Basin? +256 417 705 000 Send your answer to: [email protected] EditoriaWl Choamt ims itthtee major determinant of population distribution in the Nile Basin? Chair Dorothy Kaggwa +256 417 705 000 Chair Send yDoourro tahnys Kweagr gtwo:a [email protected] +256 414 320 971 Editor Jane K. Baitwa Fax +256 414 320 971 Email [email protected] Answer to the previous quiz question Editor AnsweJra tnoe t Khe. Bpareitvwioaus quiz question Members Tom Waako The single most importaEnmt aiinl tra bnabsiisne [email protected] tgrade commodity byM veomlubemrse amToonmg W thaea kNoile Website http://www.nilebasin.org John Ogwang Website http://www.nilebasin.org The single most important intra basin agricultural trade commodity by volume among the Nile Basin riparian states is maize. BasinJ roiphanr Oiagnw satnagtes is maize. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners Member states Member states
Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tanzania Uganda Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda South Sudan TheHon. Suda nProf. TMakameanzania MbarawaUganda Hon. Sam Cheptoris Minister of Water Seandn dIrrigation us you r comments and views Minister of Water and Environment Send us your comments and views Tanzania Uganda Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat P.O. Box 192 Entebbe – Uganda P.O. Box 192 Entebbe – Uganda Tel +256 414 321 424 Tel +256 414 321 424 +256 414 321 329 Editorial Committee +256 414 321 329 Editorial Committee +256 417 705 000 Chair Dorothy Kaggwa Fax +256 414 320 971 +256 417 705 000 Chair Dorothy Kaggwa Editor Jane K. Baitwa Fax +256 414 320 971 Email [email protected] Members Tom Waako Editor Jane K. Baitwa Website http://www.nilebasin.org Email [email protected] Members Tom Waako JohnCORPORATE Ogwang REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 11 Website http://www.nilebasin.org John ODgiswclainmger: The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NBI SECRETARIAT
The annual Nile Day event held on February 22 in commemoration of the establishment of the Nile Basin Initiative was quite special in as far as the youth, more than ever before, got heavily engaged both in the preparations and the actual event. Held in Khartoum-The Sudan, conversations centred on the importance of joint investments on the mighty River Nile. Emphasis was on the need to accelerate implementation of the already prepared investment projects, which are key to supporting Member States in their quest to meet the growing demand for water, food and energy.
We concluded phase two of the study aimed at answering the pertinent question posed by our governance in 2015, regarding “how much water is available and is it sufficient to address the needs of all riparian states?” The second phase has generated the best options for enhancing the water his report covers the period July 2019 – June 2020. supply, managing the demands and optimising water use While almost the latter half of the year‘s activities across the Nile Basin States. Thave been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, we We also finalised preparation of our 2020/2021 work plan have made progress in a number of areas, all of which are and budget as well as made great progress regarding the crucial to addressing the Basin challenges. Thanks to the new five-year World Bank funded project, Nile Cooperation collaboration of the governance, development partners for Climate Resilience (NCCR). and other stakeholders as well as continued highlevel commitment, dedication and resilience of staff at all levels. We now look forward to the coming year and all that it brings, including the 6th Nile Basin Development Forum and Overall, the physical progress towards achieving the planned the 3rd Nile Media Awards, which were both postponed from results for year’s work plan was 57%, while financial October 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. The new date will expenditure was 52% of the annual budget. I am also be communicated as soon as possible. happy to report that stakeholders who rate NBI services as satisfactory or higher was at 93%, up from 79%, last Forging the right partnerships for our future work as well financial year. as engaging our stakeholders regularly to understand their expectations, needs and concerns is a priority as we The year saw the official launch of the Nile Basin Regional simultaneously continue to advocate for sustainable basin HydroMet Project, in November 2019 in Nairobi. The USD 5.5 wide Nile cooperation. million project funded by European Union and the German Federal government, through GIZ, will establish the Regional I take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Member States HydroMet System, the first of its kind for the Nile Basin. for their commitment to NBI, our governance for their dedication and guidance as well as development partners for Implementation of the USD 5.3 million Groundwater project the fruitful collaboration. commenced during the period under review. The aim of the 5-year project funded by the Global Environment Stay safe! Facility (GEF) is to improve the understanding of available Prof Seifeldin Hamad Abdalla groundwater resources and demonstrate how to optimise the joint and conjunctive use of surface and ground waters. MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENTRO
uring this reporting period, ENTRO has been able Climate resilience related (i.e. flood and drought forecast to sustain its cooperation facilitating and enabling and preparedness), along with dam safety and coordinated Dfunction among Eastern Nile countries’ around operation of cascade dams activities have progressed well. their joint program, ENSAP. The unexpected appearance During the year we have collaborated well with Nile-SEC and of Covid-19 pandemic posed serious challenges to ENTRO NELSAP-CU on the HydroMet, wetland and the Integrated operation, particularly as regards undertaking activities Knowledge Portal activities, in addition to working together that require the physical presence of staff, consultants and on other preparatory work. We have also been able to hold others doing business with ENTRO. For example, some of our our governance, i.e. ENSAPT and ENCOM Meetings during Interns were stranded for some time in Addis Ababa due to the year. Country contribution arrears to ENTRO are growing the strict travel restrictions and quarantine measures all Nile which is a major concern since core operating costs can only Basin countries instituted to control the spread of the virus. be covered from country contributions. Only one ENSAP Member State is current in Country Contribution payments. The above notwithstanding, ENTRO has been able to We hope the situation will improve going forward. accomplish, by and large, most of its planned activities thanks to the untiring and team-work of ENTRO staff and the support We look forward to completing carried over work, as well as of our governance and development partners. Highlights of embarking on new ones. what we have delivered include: completion of Watershed Finally, I would like to extend my appreciation and thanks Management Impact Assessment for Scaling up study; to our governance for their guidance and the development ground water availability and conjunctive use assessment partners for their continued financial and technical study; Eastern Nile Irrigation Performance Assessment and assistance. Options for Improvement Study. These studies are priority concerns for the countries and have potential for early Eng Fekahmed Negash Nuru pick-up. Our flagship Internship Programme, the 13th and 14th in-take batches have been completed successfully. Our
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 13 MESSAGE FROM THE REGIONAL COORDINATOR, NELSAP CU
supported DR Congo and Uganda to develop, approve and sign a basin strategy and an investment plan.
Interconnecting of the electric grids of the NEL countries continued in earnest. The 172 km 220 kV Uganda (Mbarara/ Mirama) – Rwanda (Shango) power interconnection is now complete and initial power trading through the lines is planned to commence in the course of 2020 upon comissioning.
he financial year 2019-2020 was another great In March 2020, AfDB/NEPAD-IPPF approved the funding one for the NELSAP Programme, and for me as the to NELSAP-CU for updating Feasibility Studies, ESIA/ TRegional Programme Coordinator, I am delighted to RAP and Preliminary Designs of the Uganda (Nkenda) - have continued providing strategic leadership required, D.R Congo ((Beni-Bunia- Butembo) 220kV/400kV Power that enabled the Programme to register substantive Interconnection Project. This project will connect the Eastern achievements for the Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) countries. part of D.R Congo to the Uganda power grid.
The Ministers responsible for Energy Affairs of Burundi, In July 2019, full feasibility of the shared Angololo Rwanda and Tanzania, commended the Regional Rusumo Multipurpose Water Resources Development project Falls Hydroelectric Project construction progress that had commenced. The project envisages a 43 million cubic metre reached 65% overall completion by June 2020. NELSAP- dam that will irrigate 3,300 Ha, supply potable water to over CU continues to manage and supervise the project diligently 20,000 people and overall benefit over 127, 300 people from and soon delivery of 80MW energy to the three countries Kenya and Uganda. The feasibility is financed by the AfDB will be a reality. NELSAP-CU facilitated the approval of to the tune of USD 1.5 m with the two countries contributing mode of plant operation and establishment of Rusumo USD 150,000 each. Power Company Limited staffing. The Project construction continued to progress despite the cross-border movement Other key activities include; Preparation for Akanyaru restrictions as a result of COVID-19. This project is financed Multipurpose Project by hosting an appraisal mission from by the World Bank. the AfDB NEPAD-IPPF and Africa Water Facility (AWF), submission of Final Feasibility Study Report of the AfDB/AWF Through the USD 24.2 million LEAF II project financed funded Nyimur-Limur project to South Sudan and Uganda by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global and an ‘Institutional Sustainability for River Basin Planning Environment Facility (GEF). DR Congo and Uganda have and Management mission to Lyon, France for NELSAP and continued to witness tremendous benefits on the ground. delegates from Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, and Uganda. The NELSAP completed construction of five of the nine planned mission was funded by Agence Française de Développement modern fish landing sites on Lakes Edward and Albert. Also (AFD) and the Agence de l‘eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse completed are a fisheries research station at Kasenyi in the (AERMC). D.R Congo, a regional water quality monitoring laboratory in Port Fortal, Uganda, and two surveillance stations at I once again thank our Member States and implementing Vitshumbi and Kasenyi in the DR Congo. LEAF II also partners for their great faith in NELSAP and I look forward conducted the first ever lake-wide survey of fish stock, all to an even better year ahead. fishing gears and fishers on Lakes Edward and Albert and Eng Elicad Elly Nyabeeya KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN NUMBERS Photo: shutterstock 40,804 566 Number of people Number of people engaged/reached trained directly (NBI events) and indirectly (online) 8 3 Number of investment Number of investment related studies projects prepared undertaken 25 25 Number of Number of knowledge communication products generated products disseminated 2 3 Number of policies/ Number of Ministerial strategies approved level meetings held 93% 76% Percentage of stakeholders who rate Percentage of stakeholders who rate NBI NBI’s communication and technical services as satisfactory or higher products as satisfactory or higher
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 15 PROGRESS AND KEY RESULTS PER GOAL Photo: shutterstock WATER SECURITY Addressing growing demand for water
Water availability per capita in the Nile Basin is in efficiency in major water-use sectors; strengthening river decline. NBI Member States need to explore new basin monitoring and analysis of data from monitoring water sources, reuse water and use less water more networks; promoting conjunctive use of surface and efficiently. In this regard, NBI is implementing projects ground water resources; and improving preparedness and activities, aimed at increasing storage capacity in to flood and drought risks in the Nile sub-basins. the Basin; supporting the improvement of water use Photo: NBI Photo:
Key results Study aimed at addressing growing water demands in the Nile Basin at final stage
Following conclusion of the first phase of the Study on enhancing water supply, including desalination and re- strategic water resources assessment in 2017, Phase II use of drainage water from irrigation and municipal of the Study, which started in 2018 focused on updating uses. The options are of strategic importance in as far as the baseline condition from Phase I, developing refined ensuring that the growing demand for water in the Nile projection of water demands for 2030 and 2050 and Basin is addressed more sustainably. carrying out detailed study of the options identified in Upon review and endorsement by the NBI governance, Phase I. the strategic options shall be used to inform the The strategic options include water saving measures development of the Nile Basin Management Plan as well (refer to show case on Page 24) and other measures for as the Nile Basin Investment Programme.
Road to the first ever Regional HydroMet System
Implementation of the Nile Basin Regional HydroMet Besides being a foundation for transboundary project, which will establish the Nile Basin Regional cooperation, a robust Nile Basin Regional HydroMet HydroMet System, was launched in November 2019 and System will provide more reliable data and information Member States agreed on the implementation approach for water resources management and development. in February 2020. This includes flood disaster preparedness, coordinated management of water storage dams, navigation, The first of its kind, the Nile Basin Regional HydroMet improved adaptation to climate change and investment. System will inform national planning and evidence- This is critical considering challenges posed by climate based decision making by enabling Burundi, DR Congo, change. A recent case is the unprecedented rise in the Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania Lake Victoria water level and also the Blue Nile and the and Uganda to share reliable data and knowledge for associated upstream and downstream impacts. better monitoring of the Nile’s water resources. Implementation of the Regional HydroMet project is The launch was preceded by consultations in the nine supported by the European Union and the German Member States and an update of the system baseline. A Federal government through German International total of 73 hydrological stations have been earmarked, Cooperation (GIZ). 68 of these will be significantly rehabilitated while five will be newly installed.
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 17 Facts about the Nile Basin
Basin Area 3,176 X 103 Km2 Location -4 0S to 310 N and 24 0 E to 40 0 E Main Tributaries Victoria Nile/Albert Nile, Bahr El Jabel, White Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Facts about the Nile Basin Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal River Length 6,695 Km (one of the world’s longest River) Basin Area 3,176 X 103 Km2 Estimated Navigable Length 4,149 Km Location -4 0S to 310 N and 24 0 E to 40 0 E Countries Main Tributaries Victoria Nile/Albert Nile, Bahr El Jabel, White Nile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Blue Nile, AtBburaunrdai , BaDhR Cro nEglo GhEagyzpat l Ethiopia Kenya River Length 6,695 Km (one of the world’s longest River)
Estimated Navigable Length 4,149 Km Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tan ania Uganda Eritrea Countries Major Lakes within the Basin Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert Population (Total in all the Nile Countries)B*urundi DR Con4go37 EMgyipltlion Ethiopia Kenya % Population within the Nile Basin* 54% (238 Million)
0 0 Facts about the Nile BTeamsipenrature Rwanda South SNudiagnhThte M SudinanimTuanm an i-a10 cUg anndad daEirliytr eMa aximum in June 47 c Major LakesP wreitchipinit tahtieo Bnasin Lake VictoriMa, aLxa kAen Tnaunaal ,2 L,0ak9e8 Kmymog/ay,r Lina kEet hAiolbpeirat Min Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt Basin Area Population (Total in all the Nil3e, 1C7o6u Xn t1r0ie3s K)*m2 437 Million Mean Annual ow (Discharge) (m 3/yr) at Aswan 84 X 10 9 m3/yr Location % Population within the Nile B-4a0sSin t*o 310 N and 24 0 E to5 44%0 0(E238 Million) Discharge/Unit area 28 X 10 3 m3/Km 2 Main Tributaries Temperature Victoria Nile/Albert NileN, Bigahhtr MEl inJaimbeul,m W -hi10te0 c N ainled, Bdaarioly PiMbaoxrim-Soubma tin, June 470 c Main Consumptive Water use Agriculture Precipitation Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr EMl Gaxh aAznanl ual 2,098 mm/yr in Ethiopia Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist Nile – SEC, Entebbe River Length 6,695 Km (one of the woMrlidn’ sA lnonugaels 0t Rmivmer/)yr in Egypt Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 Estimated Navigable LeMngetahn AnnuaWhl owa t(D’sis cohanrg?e4) ,(1mJ49an3 K/ymr)u ata Arsywa -n Ma84r Xc 1h0 92 m03/13yr Countries Discharge/Unit area 28 X 10 3 m3/Km 2 Date Activity Venue Main Consumptive Water useBurundi DR Congo Egypt AEtghiorpiicaultuKreenya Jan NCoRe Project E ectiveness Compiled by MAillyll M Cbuelirno, tGeISr/Rsemote Sensing Specialist Nile – SEC, Entebbe Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 Jan NELTAC/NELCOM Meeting Kigali What’s on? JanuaRwranyda - SMouth aSudrancThe Su d2an 0T13an ania Uganda Eritrea 11 – 12th Feb Regional Meeting for National NBI Desk O cers Entebbe Major Lakes within the Basin Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert Date nd Activity Venue Population (Total in all the Nile Cou2n2trie Fs)e*b 437N iMlei lDlioayn celebrations (Regional and National) Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional celebrations) Jan NCoRe Project E ectiveness All Centers % Population within the Nile Basin*April 54%38 (t2h 3N8il eM-TillAiCo nM) eeting Entebbe Facts abToemupter attheure Nile BJansi n Compiled bNy EToLTmA WCa/aNNkoEi,gL PChroOtj eMctin sM Oime ecuteimrn, Ng -i1le0-S0EcC a -nEndte dbabiely Maximum in JuneK 4ig7a0lci Precipitation 11 – 12th Feb Regional Maexe tAingn ufoarl 2N,a0t9io8 nmalm N/ByrI Dine Estkh Oio pciae rs Entebbe Basin Area 22nd Feb Quiz3,17N6i lXe D10a3y K cMmeiln2eb Arantniuoanls 0 ( Rmemgio/ynra iln a Engdy Npat tional) Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional celebrations) 3 0 0 09 3 0 Location Mean Annual ow (DiscAhaprrgile) (m W/yhr) at- 4Ais3Sw t 8tahothne 3N 1mileN-aT 8ajA4onC dXr M 21d4e0eetEt emi ntrogm/ y4r0inEant of population distribuEtniotenbb ien the Nile Basin Discharge/Unit area 28 X 10 3 m3/Km 2 Main Tributaries Compiled by T oemn WdaaV kyioco, tPuororrijae ac Ntnsi Olse we/Acelbrr, eN trilote -N:S EielCed -,E iBntahtoebrrb Eel nJaibleebl, aWshiinte.o Nrilge, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Main Consumptive Water use AnswBelru eto N itlhe,e A ptbAragerrvaic,i ouBlauthusrre qElu Gizh aquzalestion River Length 6,695 Km (one of the world’s longest RiverC)ompiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist Nile – SEC, Entebbe Quiz The single most important intra basin agric uSoulrtceu: UrN aPolp utlartioadn Diveisi ocn Woormld Pompulaotiodn Pirtoyspe cbtsy 20 1v2 olume among the Nile Estimated Navigable Length Basin4 ,r1i4p9a Krmian states is mai e. What’s on? JanWhuata irsy th -e Mmajorcr hde t2e0rm13inant of population distribution in the Nile Basin MemberCountri eStates end your answer to: editor nilebasin.org Station Name Date Activity Member states Venue Facts about the Nile Basin Answer to the pBuruendvi iouDRs C oqnguo izE gyqupt estiEothinop ia Kenya Jan NCoRe Project E ectiveness All Centers Ruvubu at Muyinga Burundi The single most important intra basin agricultural trade commodity by volume among the Nile Basin Area Jan NEBLTaAsCi/nN Er3Li,1pC7Oa6Mr Xi aM1n0e3e sKttminag2tes is mai e. Kigali Burundi Rwanda DR CSountgho Sudan ThEe gySudpatn Tan aniaEthioUpgiaanda EKrietrneyaa Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tan ania Uganda 0 0 0 0 Ruvubu at Gitega Location th -4 S to 31 N and 24 E to 40 E Major Lakes 1w1it –h i1n2 t hFeb Basin Regional Meeting foLr aNkaet iVoincatol rNiaB,I L Daeksek T Oan ac, eLraske Kyoga, LEanktee Ablbbeert Main Tributaries MembeVric stSeotaritane dNsi lues/A ylboeurtr Nciolem, Bmaher nEtl sJa anbeld, W vihietwe sNile, Baro Pibor-Sobat, Population (T2o2tnad lF ienb all the Nile CNouilen tDriaeys )c*elebration4s 3(R7e Mgiiollinoanl and National) Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional celebrations) Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal % PopulationA pwriitlhin the Nile Bas3in8*th Nile-TAC Meetin5g4% (238 MiNlliiolne) Basin Initiative eEcnretebtabreiat RiDRver Le nCongogth 6,695 Km (one of the world’s longest River) Ishango at Ferry Crossing (New) 0 0 TemperatureCompiled by Tom Waako, Projects O cer, Nile-SEC -NEnigtehbtb Me inimPu.mO. - 1B0oxc a1n9d2 d anilyte Mbabxeim u mg ina nJudnae 47 c Estimated Navigable Length Burundi 4,14D9R KComngo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tan ania Uganda Precipitation Max AnnualT 2e,0l 98 mm/yr in2 E t6h i4op14ia 21 424 Countries Geba near Supi Send us your coMminm Anennutasl an0 mdm vi/yer wins Eg y2p t6 414 21 29 ditorial Committee Quiz 2 6 417 70 000 Facts about tMheean N Aninleua lB oawsi (Dnischarge) (m 3/yr) at ABsuwrunadni DR C8on4g oX 1E0gy9p tm3/yrEthiopia Kenya Chair Dorothy aggwa What is the major determinant oNf pilope BualsaintFio Ianxi tdiaistitvreib ue2tcio re6nt 4a ir1ni4a tt h2e0 N 9i7l1e Basin Lake Tana at Bahir Dar Discharge/Unit area 28 X 10 3 m3/Km 2 ditor Jane . Baitwa Basin Area end your answe3,1r7 t6o X: 1e0d3 iKtmor2 nilePb.Oa.s Bino.xo r19g 2m anilt ebbe n b isgeac ndnailebasin.org Didessa nearMemb eArjors Tom Waako Main Consumptive Water use Rwanda SouAth gSurdiacn uThlte uSuredan Tan ania Uganda Eritrea Location Answer to the pr-e4v0Sio tuo s3 1q0uN izan qud 2e4s0tEiT otoen l4 0 0 E W e2b s6it e4 14 h2tt1p 4: 2 4www.nilebasin.org John Ogwang Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing SAngarpecialist Nile – SEC, Enneartebbe Nekemte 2 6 414 21 29 Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 Main TributaMriajesor Lakes within thTe hBaes isningle mostV iicmtoprioa rNtialenL/Aatk lbiene Vrtitrc Nato ilbreia, ,B sLahiankr e aE Tlg aJrnaibac,e uLl,al Wtkuehi rKtayeol N gtiarle,ad ,L Baeaker oc A oPilmbbeomrrt-Soodbiatty, by volume am odnitgo rtihael CNoimlem ittee Disclaimer: Th e 2vi ew6s 4 e1x7p r7es0s ed 00 in t0his newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners Population (Total in aBll tahsei nNi lrei Cpoaurniatrnie ss)B*tlautee Nsi lies, Amt4b3aa7ir aMe, Bi.llaiohnr El Ghazal DabusChair near DBambasiorothy aggwa What’s on? January - March 20F13ax 2 6 414 20 971 % Population within the Nile Basin* 54% (238 Million) ditor Jane . Baitwa River Length 6,695 Km (one of the w omrlda’isl l ongesnt bRivserc) nilebasin.org Tekeze near Embamadre Date Activity 0 Venue 0 Members Tom Waako Estimated NTaevmigpaeblraet Luerength Member states 4,149 Km Night Minimum -10 c and daily Maximum in June 47 c Website http: www.nilebasin.org Abay near BureJohn Ogwang Countries PrecipitatiJoann NCoRe Project E ectiveMnaexs sAnnual 2,098 mm/yr in EthiopiaA ll Centers EthiopiaJan NELTAC/NELCOM MeeDtMiinsicgnla Aimnenru: Tahl 0e vmiemws/y erx ipnr eEsgseydp tin this nKeiwgslaelitter do not necessarily represAbbayent those of N BnearI, its Mem bPedagogier States or Partners Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Burundi DR3 Congo Egypt Ethiop9ia 3 Kenya Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tan ania Uganda Mean Ann1ua1 l– 1o2twh F (eDbischarge)R (megio/nyra)l a Mt Aeestwinagn for N8a4t iXo n1a0l N mBI /Dyer sk O cers Entebbe Jemma at Abay Confluence (Jema Near Ejere) Discharge/Unit area 28 X 10 3 m3/Km 2 nd Send us your comments and views 22 Feb Nile Day celebrations (Regional and National) Eritrea Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional celebrations) Main Consumptive Water use Rwanda South SAudganriTchue Sltuduaren Tan ania Uganda Abay at Kessi Bridge th Major Lakes within theA Bparislin 38 Nile-TALCa Mkee Veitcintogria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, LakeCo Ampliblede brEyt Mniltlye Mbbublireo, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist Nile – SEC, Entebbe Nile Basin Initiative ecretariat Source: UN Population Division World Population ProAbayspects 2012 at Mekane Selam-Gundewein Br. Population (Total in allC omthep iNledil eb yC Tomun Wtariaekso),* Projects O Pc.e4Or3, N.7 iB lMe-oSilExlCi o 1-nE9n2te b bnetebbe ganda Main Bele at Bridge DS of Bagusta % PopulatiWhon witahitn’ sth eo Nnile? B asJinan* uary - MTae5l4r %c (h23 82 M0 ill132io n6) 414 21 424 Facts about the Nile Basin 2 6 414 21 29 Temperature Quiz Night Minimum -100 c and daily Maximum in June 470 c ditorial CommGiloittee near Pugnido Date Activity 2 6 417 70 000 Venue Precipitation What is the major determMinaxa Anntn oufa lp 2op,09u8 lmatmio/ynr idn iEstthrioibpiuat ion in the Nile BasiCnh air Dorothy aggwa Basin Area Jan NCoRe Pr3o,1je7c6t XE 1e0c3F tKiavmxe n2 ess 2 6 414 20 971 All Centers Tekeze near Amdework (u/s TK5) (New) end your answer to: editMoirn Annilueabl 0a smimn./oyr ign Egypt ditor Jane . Baitwa 0 0 mail 0 nbis0ec nilebasin.org Location Jan NELTAC/N-4ELSC OtoM 3 1MNee atnindg 24 E to 40 E Kigali Members TBaroom Waa kato Gambela Mean Annual ow (DAisnchsawrgeer) t(mo t3h/yer )p art eAvsiwoauns quWiz8e4 b quXs i1te0es 9t mio3nh/yt rtp: www.nilebasin.org Main Tributaries 11 – 12th Feb Regional VMiceteotriinag N fioler/ NAlabteiornt aNli lNeB, BI Dahers kE lO Ja bceelr, sWhite Nile, EBnatreob Pibebor-Sobat, John Ogwang Discharge/Unit area The single most importan28t iXn 1t0ra3 m b3a/Ksmin2 agricultural trade commodity by volume among the Nile Blue Nile, Atbara, Bahr El Ghazal nd Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners Main Consu2m2pt iFveb WBaatesri uns eripNairlei aDnay s ctealetebsra itiso nmsA a(Rgier igceui.oltnuarel and National) Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional celebrations) River Length 6,695 Km (one of the world’s longest River) 1EF01_Nzoia Ruambwa April 38 th Nile-TAC Meeting Compiled by MEillny Mtebublirbo, eGIS/Remote Sensing Specialist Nile – SEC, Entebbe Estimated Navigable Length 4,149 Km Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 Compiled bMy Teom Wbaeakro ,s Ptraojteectss O cer, Nile-SEC -Entebbe 1FG03_Yala Kadenge Countries What’s on? January - March 2013 1GD03_Nyando (Ogilo) Date QKenyauiz Activity Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Venue Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tan ania Uganda 1JG04_Miriu Sondu Jan What isN tChoeR em Parojojerc td Ee teecrtimveinneassnt of population distribuAtllio Cnen itner sthe Nile Basin Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tan ania Uganda Eritrea 1KB05_Gucha Migori Jan end yoNSeuErLn TaAdnC us/Nwes EyLorC uOtorM :c Moedmeeimtionerg ntns ianlebda visienw.osrg Kigali Major Lakes within the Basin Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert th 1LA04_Mara 11 – 12 FebAnswer Rtoeg tiohnea pl Mreeveitoinugs f Noqriu Nleiza Bt quioanseainls N tIiBnoI inDt ieastki vOe ceecrsretariat Entebbe Population (Total in all Tthhee N silien Cgoluen mtrieoss)*t importa43n7t Minilltiroan basin agricultural trade commodity by volume among the Nile 22nd Feb Nile Day celebratioPn.sO (R. eBgoioxn 1a9l 2an dn Ntaetbiobnea l ) ganda Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional celebrations) % Population within thBe aNsilien B arsiipna* rian states is 5m4%ai ( 2e3.8 Million) th Tel 2 6 414 21 424 Facts abTeomupetr atuhereAp rNil ile Basin38 Nile-TAC MeetingNight Minimum -100 c and daily MaximEunmte binb Jeune 470 c Gakindo 2 6 414 21 29 ditorial Committee PrecipitationCompiled by MTome mWabakeo,r P rsotjaecttes Os cer, Nile-SEC -MEnatexb Abennual 22,0 968 4m1m7 /7y0r in 00 Eth0iopia Gihinga Basin Area 3,176 X 103 Km2 Chair Dorothy aggwa FaMxi n Annual 02 m m6 /4y1r 4in E2g0yp 9t71 ditor Jane . Baitwa Location -4 0S to 310 N and 24 0 E to 40 0 E Kigaitumba Mean AnnuaQl uoiwz (DischaRwandarge) (m 3/yr) at Aswan 8m4a Xi l1 0 9 m3n/ybrisec nilebasin.org Members Tom Waako Main Tributaries Victoria NiWle/eAblbseitret Nileh, Bttahp:r Ewwl Jabwel.,n Wilhiebtea Nsiinle.,o Bragro Pibor-Sobat, Discharge/WUnhit arte ias tBhueru nmdi ajor DdR eCotnegro minEagynpt o28f p Xop 1E0thui3o lmpaiat3/ioKmn 2dKeinsytaributRiowand ain theSo Nuthi Slued aBn asThein S udan Tan ania UgaJndoahn OgwanRulibag end your answer to: edBiltuoer N ilen, iAletbbaaras,i Bna.horr Egl Ghazal Main Consumptive WaSeter nudse us your cDoimsclmaimeenr:t Tsh anAe gvirdeiwc vius letuxwprersessed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or PShellartners River Length 6,695 Km (one of the world’s longest RiveCro)mpiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist Nile – SEC, Entebbe Answer to the previous quiz question Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 Estimated Navigable Length 4,149 Km Akagera Outlet (New) The single most importaNnilte i Bnatrsain b Iansiitnia taigver i ceuclretutraarli attrade commodity by volume among the Nile Countries What’s Boansi?n riJpanariauna srtyat e- sM is aPm.rOac.i hB eo .2x 109132 ntebbe ganda Shobat at Doleib Hill Tel 2 6 414 21 424 Date Activity Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Venue Bahr el Jebel at Malakal Member states 2 6 414 21 29 ditorial Committee Jan NCoRe Project E ectiveness All Centers 2 6 417 70 000 Chair Dorothy aggwa Bahr el Jebel at Mongalla Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tan ania Uganda Eritrea Jan NELTAC/NELCOM MeFetainxg 2 6 414 20 971 Kigali ditor Jane . Baitwa South Sudan mail nbisec nilebasin.org Assua River/Nimule Road Bridge Major Lakes withinth the Basin Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert Members Tom Waako 11 – 12 FebBurundi RegDRio Connaglo MeetEingygp tforW NaetbiosEtnihtaieolp Nia BIh DtetspKke: nOy a wwcewrs.Rnwialnedba asinE.noSotreugbthb Suedan The Sudan Tan ania Uganda Population (Total in all the Nile Countries)* 437 Million John Ogwang Wau 22nd Feb Nile Day celebrations (Regional and National) Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional celebrations) % Population within thSee Nnilde Buass iyno*ur coDmismclaeimnetrs: Tan5h4e% dvi e(vi2w3es8 ew Mxpsirlleisosne)d in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners April 38 th Nile-TAC Meeting Entebbe Bahr el Jebel at Juba Temperature Night Minimum -100 c and daily Maximum in June 470 c Compiled by Tom Waako, Projects O Nceirl, eN iBle-aSEsCi n-E nItnebitbieative ecretariat Bahr el Jebel at Nimule Facts abPorecuiptit attheion Nile Basin P.O. Box 19M2a x Anntenbuable 2 ,0 9 8g mamnd/yar in Ethiopia Tel M in2 A n6n 4u1a4l 0 m2m1 4/y2r 4in Egypt 3 9 3 Mean AnnuaQl u oiwz (Discharge) (m /yr) at Aswan 3 84 2X 10 m /yr Basin Area 3 ,176 X 10 Km 2 6 414 21 29 ditorial Committee Eldeim What is the major determinant of popu3lat3ion d2 istribution in the Nile Basin Location Discharge/Unit area - 4 0S to 310 N28 a n X2d 12604 04 Em1 t7o/ K 74m0 0 E 000 Chair Dorothy aggwa end your answer to: edFitaoxr nileb a2s in6 .4o1r4g 20 971 Roseries Main TributaMrieaisn Consumptive Water use Victoria NileA/Aglbriecurtl tNuirele, Bahr El Jabel, White Nile, Baro Pibor-Sob adt,it or Jane . Baitwa mail nbisec nilebasin.org Answer to the previous qBuluize quNile,s Attiobanr a, Bahr El Ghazal Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/RemoteM Senesinmg Spbeceiarlist Nile – SETC,o Enmtebb We aako Madani Website http: www.nilebasin.org Source: UN Population Division World Population Prospects 2012 River Length The single most importa6,n6t9 5i nKtmr a(on bea osif nth ae gwroircldu’slt luonrgael sttr Radiveer) commodity by vo lume amonJgo thhne ONgiwlea ng What’sB oasnin? riJpanariauna srtayt e-s Mis amraci he .2013 Khartoum Estimated Navigable Length Disclaimer: T4h,1e4 v9ie Kwms expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners Gewesi Countries Date Activity Venue Member states Hawata Jan NCoRe Project E ectBiuvreunndiess DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya All Centers Jan NELTAC/NELCOMSudan Meeting Kigali Atbara Kilo 3 th Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tan ania Uganda 11 – 12 Feb Regional Meeting forR wNanadationSaolu tNh SBudI aDn eThse kSu Odan cTeanr sania Uganda EntEeritbreba e El Hudeiba (Hassanab relocated) nd Major Lakes 2w2ith Fine btheSe Bansidn usN yioleu Dra cyo cmelembraentiotsn sanL a(Rkdeeg Vviioicentwoalr siaan, dLa Nkaet Tioanal,) Lake Kyoga, LBaahker A Dlbare, rEtthiopia (for regional celebrations) Dongola Population (AToptraill in all the Nile C3o8utnh Ntrilees-)T*AC Meeting437 Million Entebbe Nile Basin Initiative ecretariat Al Asira % PopulatioCnom wpitihleidn b tyh Teo mN Wilea aBkao,s Pinro*jects O cer, Nile-SEC -5En4t%eb (b2e38 Million) P.O. Box 192 ntebbe ganda Temperature Night Minimum -100 c and daily Maximum in June 470 c Hamdait Tel 2 6 414 21 424 PrecipitatioQn uiz M ax2 A6n n4u1a4l 2 ,02918 m2m9 /yr in Ethiopia El Jebelein (Res u/s Khartoum) Min Annual 0 mm/yr in Egypt ditorial Committee What is the major deter minant of p2op 6u 4la17tio 70n d 00ist0ribution in the Nile BasCinh air Dorothy aggwa 3 9 3 Halfaya Bridge (Tamanyat replacement) Mean Annua el nodw y (Douiscrh aanrgsewe) (mr t/oyr:) eatd FAiatsowxr a n nile8b4 aX2s 1i60n .4 om1r4g/ y r20 971 ditor Jane . Baitwa Discharge/Unit area mail 28n Xb i1s0e3c m 3n/Kimleb2 asin.org Members Tom Waako Answer to the previous qWuizeb qusite stiohnt tp: www.nilebasin.org Main ConsuTmhpet isvein Wgaltee rm usoest important intra Abgarsicinul taugrericultural trade commodity by v olume amonJgo thhne O Ngiwlea ng Mara River at Mara Mine Basin riparian states is mai e. Compiled by Milly Mbuliro, GIS/Remote Sensing Specialist Nile – SEC, Entebbe Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessar iSloyu rcee:p UrNe Psoepunlatti otnh Doivsiseio no Wf oNrldB PIo, piutlsa tMione Pmrosbpeectrs S20t1a2tes or Partners Grumeti river at M Bridge What’sM oenm?b erJ santateusary - March 2013 Mbalgeti Date Activity Venue Kagera at Kyaka Ferry Jan NCoRe Project E ectiveness Tanzania All Centers Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tan ania Uganda Ruvuvu at Mumwendo Ferry Jan NELTAC/NELCOM Meeting Kigali Simiyu River at Lumeji 11 – 12th FebSend usR yeogiuorn aclo Mmeemtiengn tfos ran Nadti ovinealw NsBI Desk O cers Entebbe nd Kogatende Ranger Post 22 Feb Nile Day cNelieleb raBtaiosinns (IRneigtioantiavl ea n de Ncreatitoanraila)t Bahr Dar, Ethiopia (for regional celebrations) April 38 th Nile-TPA.OC .M Beoexti n1g92 ntebbe ganda Entebbe Rusumo Falls (New) Compiled by Tom Waako, Projects O Tcerl, Nile-SEC -En te2bb e6 414 21 424 2 6 414 21 29 ditorial Committee 2 6 417 70 000 Lake Victoria at Jinja Pier Quiz Chair Dorothy aggwa Fax 2 6 414 20 971 ditor Jane . Baitwa River Katonga at Kampala-Masaka What is the major determ minaailn t of pnbopisuecla tioninle bdaisitnr.iobrugtion in the Nile BasiMn embers Tom Waako end your answer to: edWitoebr sitne ilebhatstpin: . owwrg w.nilebasin.org John Ogwang River Sio at Luhalali near Bunadet
Answer to the prDeisvcilaoimuse rq: Tuhize v quiewse esxtpiorenss ed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners River Bukora at Mulukula-Kyotera The single most important intra basin agricultural trade commodity by volume among the Nile Basin riparian states is mai e. Lake Kyoga at Bugondo Pier River Victoria Nile at Mbulamuti Member states River Malaba on Jinja-Tororo Road Uganda River Kyoga Nile at Masindi Port Burundi DR Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda South Sudan The Sudan Tan ania Uganda River Kyoga Nile at Paraa Send us your comments and views Lake Edward at Katwe Nile Basin Initiative ecretariat Lake Albert at Butiaba P.O. Box 192 ntebbe ganda River Semliki at Bweramule Tel 2 6 414 21 424 2 6 414 21 29 ditorial Committee River Albert Nile at Laropi 2 6 417 70 000 Chair Dorothy aggwa River Albert Nile at Panyango Fax 2 6 414 20 971 ditor Jane . Baitwa mail nbisec nilebasin.org Members Tom Waako River Kagera at Nsongezi (New) Website http: www.nilebasin.org John Ogwang
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of NBI, its Member States or Partners USD 5.3 million Groundwater project launched
Implementation of the USD 5.3 million Groundwater The five-year project funded by the Global Environment project commenced in June 2020. The aim of the project Facility (GEF) covers three shared aquifers involving is to improve the understanding of available groundwater seven NBI Member States. These are Kagera aquifer resources and demonstrate how to optimise the joint shared by Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda; use of surface and ground waters. Mt. Elgon aquifer shared by Kenya and Uganda and Gedaref-Adigrat aquifer shared by Ethiopia and Sudan.
Study on groundwater availability and conjunctive use assessment in the Eastern Nile completed
The study delivered three final reports namely; Scoping study, Development of preliminary Eastern Nile Ground Water Atlas and design of Eastern Nile Ground Water Monitoring System.
The aim of the Study was to make preliminary assessment of ground water resources (mapping, recharge and safe yield) and potential use of ground water for irrigation and domestic use.
Details of the Study include: Assessment of the existing knowledge of groundwater resource potential; groundwater policies, institutional issues as well as data and capacity gaps in the Eastern Nile (EN) countries. Others are initiate the establishment of a comprehensive groundwater data base; production of a preliminary EN ground waters Atlas; harmonise groundwater monitoring practice between EN countries; and initiate future inclusion of groundwater considerations into national and transboundary EN water resources planning. Photo:iStock
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 19 Capacity in dam safety and coordinated operation of dams enhanced Photo: NBI/NELSAP CU NBI/NELSAP Photo:
Some of the participants - officials in charge of dam safety from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania who took part in the training held at Bujagali Hydropower dam site in Jinja - Uganda
A number of dam safety trainings were carried out In the Eastern Nile, 55 people benefitted from four both in the Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) and Eastern training workshops conducted, namely:
Nile (EN) countries. A total of 60 people from the NEL ● Design, construction and maintenance of countries - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and community based small dams. Tanzania benefitted from the training, which was aimed ● Concepts and application of Dam Break Analysis at building the capacity of engineers, technicians and and Emergency Action Plan. dam operators as well as national regulatory authorities, ● Development scenarios for coordinated operation of policy makers and civil society. The purpose was to cascade of dams in the Eastern Nile (Ethiopia). ensure the safety of dams that are built and operated ● Development scenarios for coordinated operation of within the Member States. cascade of dams in the Eastern Nile (Sudan). Photo: NBI/ENTRO Photo:
Officials who participated in one of the Dam safety training organised in the Eastern Nile Generation of Evapotranspiration data for the period 2010-2018 completed
Generation of Operational Evapotranspiration (ETa) The estimation and monitoring of ETa is crucial for water Datasets for Nile Basin countries using remotely sensed resources planning and management. Applications such inputs was completed in October 2019. Analyses were as irrigation water scheduling are made largely based performed at varying spatial and temporal scales over on crop water consumption. ETa estimates have been man-made and natural water bodies, different sub- used to improve water balance estimates and to select basins, land-use types, irrigated areas, wetlands and suitable sites for water storage/reservoir development. other areas of interest. Furthermore, the estimates can also help in detecting land use changes and analysing climatic trends in the Two training sessions were conducted for NBI technical various regions of the Basin. As ETa is linked to land experts as well as staff from the Ministry of Water and and atmosphere interactions, any variations in long- Environment in Uganda to enable them continue with term ETa patterns may be indicative of the effects of the generation of Actual Evapotranspiration data after climate change in the Nile Basin. completion of the study.
Basin monitoring bulletins produced and disseminated
Monitoring the Nile Basin using Satellite Observations seasonal anomalies. It also includes changes in water is aimed at providing a shared understanding of levels for some of the large lakes in the Nile Basin region spatial distribution of seasonal patterns of some of such as Lake Victoria, Lake Kyoga, Lake Nasser and the components of the water cycle such as rainfall and Lake Tana. Four quarterly bulletins were produced and actual evapotranspiration in the Nile Basin sub-basins disseminated. in comparison to historical, long term averages and
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CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 21 Show case: Study aimed at addressing growing water demand in the Nile Basin at final stage
Strategic water resources assessment is one of the key analytic work carried out by Nile-SEC since 2015. This followed a directive by the Nile Council of Ministers (Nile-COM) in 2015 to carry out assessment of current and future water demands in the Nile Basin and to explore options for sustainably meeting the growing water demands.
The first phase of the assessment was concluded in 2017. This phase focused on establishing baseline conditions with respect to water availability and demand and carrying out preliminary projections of water demand and availability by 2050. In addition, based on indicative results of the analytic work, potential options were identified that would be explored/studied in Phase II to narrow down the estimated future gap between water availability and water demand. Following are some of the results of Phase II. Irrigation demand projections and water saving options
In partnership with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Nile-SEC developed refined estimates of irrigation water demands under current (2018) and projected scenarios of irrigation developed for the years 2030 and 2050.
Assessment of future projection for potential area expansion in irrigation was carried out for two main scenarios. Scenario one - ‘Business as Usual’, which assumes current irrigation development trends in the Nile Basin countries to continue and Scenario two, which makes use of future planned irrigation projects based on information obtained from the Nile Basin countries that have been developed either in irrigation master plans or conducted integrated water resources management and development studies.
The result of this study has indicated a total area expansion of 9.6 million ha by 2050 under the full implementation of planned projects, see figure below. As can be seen from the figure, irrigation is projected to make substantial growth over the coming two to three decades. The projected aggregate increase could reach 45 percent of irrigation development in 2018 by 2050 if all planned irrigation projects in documents submitted by Member States are implemented. If current trends of irrigation expansion in the Nile Basin countries continue the percentage increase could reach 40 percent.
IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTION SCENARIOS IN 1000HA
Current development Projection by 2030 Projection by 2050 9,612.10 9,334.83 9,020.52 8,118.61 8,118.61 8,018.27 7,623.08 7,371.86 ,625.12 6,625.12 6,625.12 6 6,625.12
Continuity of Present Regional Irrigation Partial Implementation of Full Implementation of Irrigation Development Trend Development Trend the plan the plan BUSINESS AS USUAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
IRRIGATION WATER DEMAND PROJECTIONS
160 140 120 100 80 60 40 Annual demand (BCM) demand Annual 20 0 Continuity Regional Partial Full of Present Irrigation Implementation Implementation Irrigation Development of the plan of the plan Development Trend Trend
BUSINESS AS USUAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
Current Irrigation demand Potential future gap by 2050 IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTION SCENARIOS IN 1000HA
Current development Projection by 2030 Projection by 2050 9,612.10 9,334.83 9,020.52 8,118.61 8,118.61 8,018.27 7,623.08 7,371.86 ,625.12 6,625.12 6,625.12 6 Water demand projections6,625.12 and water saving options
The corresponding water demand for area projection scenarios indicates more than 140 BCM irrigation water needed if the current level of water management technology continues. This would require additional 50 BCM on top of the existing abstraction on the already water stressed Basin. Nile BasinContinuity countriesof Present willRegional likely Irrigation facePartial physical Implementation and of economicFull Implementation water of scarcity Irrigation Development Trend Development Trend the plan the plan unless water development is hastened with due consideration to saving from current and BUSINESS AS USUAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT future developments, Figure 2.
IRRIGATION WATER DEMAND PROJECTIONS
160 140 120 100 80 60 40 Annual demand (BCM) demand Annual 20 0 Continuity Regional Partial Full of Present Irrigation Implementation Implementation Irrigation Development of the plan of the plan Development Trend Trend
BUSINESS AS USUAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
Current Irrigation demand Potential future gap by 2050
In order to address the potential gap, the study has identified five major categories of water saving options from irrigation. These are:
● Intensification of rain fed agriculture in the upper riparian countries. ● Improving overall water use efficiencies mainly of large scale irrigation schemes. ● Improving cropping pattern and zoning. ● Application of water deficit irrigation. ● Improving water management and basin water supply. The preliminary estimate of water saving from effective implementation of these measures is shown below.
WATER SAVING OPTIONS
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30 25 20 15 Water Saving (BCM) Saving Water 10 5 0 Bau_Var1 Bau_Var2 Plan_Var1 Plan_Var2
Increase in Rainfed Efficiency improvement
In-country cropping Regional cropping
Deficit Irrigation
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ENERGY SECURITY Improving access to electricity and energising Nile Basin economies
The demand for energy in the Nile Basin is no doubt NBI assists Member States to identify and prepare increasing. Most Nile Basin countries are characterised investment projects for regionally significant by very low levels of access to electricity and the lack hydropower generation options as well as identify of a fully connected or reliable regional power grid. and prepare investment projects for regional power This creates a real barrier to economic development. interconnection and power trade. Countries need to harness the Nile Basin’s hydropower potential and interconnect grids to enable regional power transmission and trade. Photo: NBI/NELSAP CU NBI/NELSAP Photo:
Show case: Light at the end of the tunnel Construction of Regional Rusumo Falls dam registers commendable progress
As we came to the close of the financial year 2019/2020, construction of NBI’s flagship project, the 80MW Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project registered good progress of 65% completion rate in June 2020. Construction works continued despite the cross-border movement restrictions as a result of COVID-19.
Among the recently completed works is the powerhouse area, which is ready to accept water passage steel as well as the permanent residential buildings at the powerhouse. Other major developments are the gantry erection at the power intake, spillway radial gate and operator line assembly including placement of concrete with two spillway decks.
Also in good progress is River diversion, which began in the third week of June, after completion of the guide wall works. Headrace tunnel (HRT) works, which include full scale drilling, blasting and pilot blast have also been successful. At the switchyard, concreting for gantry tower and shunt reactor bases is also progressing well. The Electro-Mechanical contractor (CP2) continues with tower anchor installations.
The USD 340 million World Bank funded project is implemented by NELSAP-CU on behalf of the Rusumo Power Company Limited (RPCL) which was established by the governments of the three beneficiary NBI Member States namely; Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania.
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 25 Show case: Synchronisation of Kenya- Uganda-Rwanda-Burundi-DR Congo power grids and commissioning of Rwanda-Uganda interconnection planned for 2020 Photo: NBI/NELSAP CU NBI/NELSAP Photo:
In order to improve access to electricity in Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) countries, NELSAP is promoting increased cross-border sharing of energy and power through the Interconnection of the Electric Grids of five NEL countries project. The beneficiary NBI Member States are Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
Commissioning of the 172km 220kV power interconnection between Uganda (Mbarara/ Mirama) – and Rwanda (Shango) is expected to take place during the second half of the year 2020, thus enabling initial power trading through the lines. Synchronisation of the interconnection between the electric grids of Burundi - DR Congo - Kenya - Rwanda - Uganda is also planned to take place at the same time.
The electric grids of Kenya and Uganda as well as those of Rwanda, Burundi and Eastern DR Congo at Ruzizi are already in synchronised operation. The interconnection between Rwanda and Uganda was the missing link, whose commissioning will realise parallel operation of the electric grids of the five countries.
NELSAP-CU together with the East African Power Pool (EAPP) and with support from USAID are working on modalities for coordinated and smooth synchronised operation of the interconnected grid system in the NEL region. Key areas being addressed include protection schemes, interconnection switching operations, outage requests, fault detection and clearing. Other areas are synchronisation, telecommunications, dispatch/operational procedures, coordination of maintenance schedules and regional power trade as per the East Africa Power Pool (EAPP) Interconnection Code. In order to facilitate commissioning of this project and synchronisation of the networks, NELSAP-CU and the five countries, together with the EAPP have put in place working groups that consist of planning, dispatching, protection and telecommunications engineers from Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda and from EAPP and NELSAP-CU.
The Interconnection of the Electric Grids of the five Nile Equatorial Lakes countries project constitutes construction of 930km Overhead Transmission Lines with 17 substations.
Implementation is on-going and is funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), Bank aus Verantwortung (KFW), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and Government of the Netherlands (GON). The goal of the project is to improve the living conditions of the peoples as well as economic development environment of countries through increased availability of affordable electric energy and increased cross-border sharing of energy and power.
Through this project, several transmission lines in the region have been completed including the Rwanda - DR Congo transmission 220kV line, which was commissioned into operation three years ago initially at 110kV.
In March 2020, African Development Bank (AfDB) NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) approved the funding to NELSAP-CU for updating Feasibility Studies, ESIA/RAP and Preliminary Designs of the 352.2km DR Congo ((Beni- Bunia- Butembo) - Uganda (Nkenda) at 220kV/400kV. This project will connect the Eastern part of D.R Congo to the Uganda power grid. The DR Congo portion of the interconnector line will be 279.7 kilometres of Overhead Transmission Line (OHTL) at 220KV while the Uganda portion will be 72.5 kilometres and will include four substations (at Beni, Bunia and Butembo in D.R Congo and at Nkenda in Uganda), together with telecommunication systems and rural electrification in the DR Congo sections.
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 27 Photo: NBI/NELSAP CU NBI/NELSAP Photo: FOOD SECURITY Increasing agricultural productivity and fighting against hunger Photo: shutterstock
The per capita food production in the Nile Basin The impacts of these options on actual water saving countries is less than adequate. Irrigation is much scope were assessed using the Nile Basin Decision less developed with most of the Nile Basin countries Support System (NB-DSS). In addition, the water depending on rain-fed agriculture, which is vulnerable demand projections for all scenarios were estimated to climate variability. Nile Basin countries need to and a database prepared. produce more food with less water and fully exploit Study aimed at improving performance regional agricultural trade. of irrigation schemes in the Eastern Nile NBI identifies and prepares investment projects for conducted enhancing agricultural irrigation and promoting The study proposed options for improvement of the fisheries and aquaculture production. This is in addition existing irrigation developments in the Eastern Nile. to carrying out analytical work to identify options for The Assessment will develop knowledge base on addressing the water-food nexus in the Nile Basin. current irrigated areas including: water use; irrigation Options for water saving from irrigation technology and preliminary assessment of the water use developed performance irrigation systems.
Development of options for water saving from irrigation Feasibility of the Angololo Water Resources water use was completed. Development Project launched
All reports of estimates of current and projected future This project was launched at the beginning of the agricultural water use and options for water saving were financial year under review. It envisages a dam with approved. A number of water saving options in irrigated a storage capacity of 43 million cubic metres that will agriculture were developed, including alternative irrigate 3,300 Ha in Kenya and Uganda and benefit cropping patterns and improving irrigation efficiency. 127,300 people. This is in addition to supplying potable water to over 20,000 people. Show case: Fishing communities in DR Congo and Uganda benefit from modern fish landing sites constructed on Lakes Edward and Albert Photo: NBI/NELSAP CU NBI/NELSAP Photo:
In order to boost benefits from fisheries and support food security for 400,000 people in the Lakes Edward and Albert Basin, NELSAP through the Lakes Edward and Albert Fisheries II (LEAF II) project supported DR Congo and Uganda to construct five modern fish landing sites and to conduct the first ever comprehensive surveys on the fishing effort and fish catch on the two transboundary lakes.
The fish landing sites were constructed at Mahagi and Vitshumbi in DR Congo, and at Rwenshama, Mahyoro, and Dei in Uganda. The sites will altogether serve 14,528 fishers daily and improve the processing of 6,840 tonnes of fish annually in both countries. Each site consists of a fish landing and processing facility, potable water supply, sanitation facility, hygienic sun drying facilities, modern fish smoking kilns, an administration block, secure fencing and access roads.
Construction of another four landing sites is nearing completion at Tchomia and Kyavinyonge in DR Congo, and Kitebere and Mbegu in Uganda. The landing sites aim to improve fish prices through better fish handling and processing and to significantly reduce the high post- harvest losses of fish, which according to a recent research conducted by the LEAF II project, were up to 25% of all catches.
The fisheries Frame Survey began in 2018 and it assessed the fishing effort (number of fishers, fishing vessels and gears, and site ancillary facilities) at all fish landing sites on both lakes. A fish Catch Assessment Survey was subsequently conducted in July 2019 at 56 landing sites on both lakes (29 in DR Congo and 27 in Uganda).
Both activities aim to promote cooperation on the international waters through joint project implementation and shared benefits, and reduce border conflicts.
Both activities are funded through a grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to NELSAP/NBI and a grant and loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to DR Congo and Uganda respectively.
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 29 << The surveys have provided the DR Congo government with essential references to shape preparation of fisheries projects on the two lakes and will also serve as basis for the sustainable development of the DR Congo fishing sector in general. >> Dr. Sylvain Tusanga, National Director of Fisheries Resources DR Congo (April 2020)
<< The most important part of this fish landing facility is the fish handling, the smoking areas and the Fisheries Officer’s office. Because with these, the sanitation, cleanliness and quality of fish will improve and this will lead to better prices for our fishers…We have been thinking of the global market, packaging and adding value to the fish, which we couldn’t do because we didn’t have proper fish handling facilities, but now we will pursue it. >> Mr. Dan Kaguta, Resident District Commissioner of Rukungiri District in Uganda Photo: NBI/NELSAP CU NBI/NELSAP Photo:
A modern fish landing site constructed in Rwenshana, Rukungiri District - Uganda
He was speaking during the handing over of the completed Rwenshama Landing site to the Local Government (February 18, 2020). For future sustainability, NELSAP supported the two countries to prepare a 30-year Basin Strategy and Investment Plan for the Lakes Edward and Albert Basin (LEA SIP). This includes thematic investments in fisheries and aquaculture management, water resources management and development, crop agriculture and livestock, navigation and maritime safety, hydropower and electrification, watershed and wetland management, aquatic invasive weed control. A Basin institution was also designed. Both the Basin Strategy and Investment Plan and the designed Basin institution await formal endorsement at ministerial level.
The LEAF II project laid the foundation for the above activities when it successfully facilitated the two countries to harmonise their fisheries and aquaculture policies and legislation for Lakes Edward and Albert and to sign a bilateral agreement for joint management of water resources of the two lakes, on October 20, 2018. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Protecting, restoring and promoting sustainable use of water related ecosystems across the Basin Photo: shutterstock
Rapid population and economic growth in the Nile Basin transboundary significance, supporting environmental is leading to increased alteration of the hydrology of the flow assessments for critical river and lake ecosystems, river. Ecosystems are continuously degraded as more assisting Member States in establishing and operating and more of them are converted for agriculture. Nile a strategic network of water quality monitoring stations Basin countries need to maintain wetlands, lake and and identifying and preparing projects for restoration of riverine ecosystems and sustainably manage critical degraded watersheds and wetlands. water source catchments. Work in this area during the reporting period focussed NBI’s work includes conducting diagnostic studies on activities aimed at maintaining wetlands, lake and and preparing inventories to promote the wise riverine ecosystems as well as sustainably managing use and sustainable management of wetlands of critical water source catchments.
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 31 Key results Watershed Management Impact Assessment for Scaling up Study
Broadly, the study aimed to scale up to larger Watershed Management Monitoring and Evaluation spatial (catchment) scales ENSAP-piloted watershed System. management interventions that have proven viable. Among the three deliverables of this consultancy i.e. Details include: Assessment of biophysical, socio- impact Assessment of piloted watershed management economic, and institutional/capacity building impacts interventions in Ethiopia and Sudan and development of selected project interventions and identification of of Regional Monitoring and Evaluation System for factors accounting for the impact; eventual selection of Watershed management projects were completed during most viable best watershed management practices (from the reporting period. The third deliverable, Preparation ENSAP Watershed Management piloted projects and of Training Manual progressed well. from international experience) for scaling up to larger watersheds across the sub-basins; and develop Regional Photo: NBI/ENTRO Photo: Rehabilitated Land-Tana Beles project
Knowledge products on Nile Basin Transboundary Wetlands developed
A number of studies aimed at assessing the functioning Also in final stages of development is the Wetland of Nile Basin wetlands, their ecosystem, environmental Status Monitoring Toolkit comprising of indicators services and the desired level of conservation of and guidelines for status of basin reporting; Options/ biodiversity have been undertaken and are in their Scenarios for Wetlands and Outline of Nile Basin final stage of development. These include the Nile Basin Regional Management Framework Plan as well as Nile Wetlands Geodatabase, Inventory as well as Atlas. Basin Wetlands Economic Valuation (Nile Basin TEEB). The latter includes the Machar Marshes Wetland. Show case: Peatlands study findings to help Nile Basin countries improve on climate change mitigation
A pioneering study on peatlands (types of wetlands The Blue Nile sub-system (Ethiopia) holds an with presence of partially decayed vegetation or organic estimated peatland extent of about 1,110 sq. kilometres, material) of the Nile Basin region provides coarse concentrated around Lake Tana and the south-western findings on peatlands extent, carbon stock, land-use Ethiopian Highland. The latter peatlands have only threats and practical strategies for their sustainable use recently been discovered and remain largely unknown. and management. The foregoing peatlands study results are well captured in figure I and II herein. The findings provide a starting point for Nile Basin countries to recognise the existence of peatlands Nile Basin peatlands are under increasing land use landscape and associated carbon stock in their threats and are disappearing at an alarming rate. respective sub-basins and capitalise on that information The responsible land use threats include burning and towards climate change mitigation and adaptation. clearing for agriculture and settlements, invasive species, peat extraction for energy, drainage for The total area of peatlands and other organic soils in infrastructure, draining monoculture plantations. the Nile Basin amounts to about 30,445 sq. kilometres Other threats include changing rainfall patterns and (3,044,500 ha). This area contains a peat carbon stock fire hazards. The consequences are increased carbon of 4.2 - 10 Giga tonnes of Carbon (GtC), which is 10% of dioxide emissions as well as loss of carbon stocks and the total tropical peatland carbon stock. productive land. The Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) region is estimated 571 475 1110 693 to contain 12,534 sq. kilometres of peatlands and 6878 1288 contributes 58.5% of the total carbon stock of the Nile Basin. The majority of the NEL region peat carbon stock is located within the sub-basins of Lake Victoria and the Victoria Nile, especially the Kagera subset, which contains about 50% of all peatlands in the NEL region. The Lake Albert sub-basin also contains substantial 2629 peatland areas but is the smallest of the NEL region. The most important concentration of peatlands in the 15870 Nile Basin lies possibly in the Sudd wetlands, where the estimated area of organic soils is 15,780 sq. kilometres, Burundi DR Congo Ethiopia Kenya which would represent about 50% of the total peatland Rwanda S. Sudan Tanzania Uganda area and 37% of the total carbon stock of the entire Nile Basin. Figure I: Indicative distribution of Peatland and Organic Soil Areas of Nile Basin Region in Km2
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 33 3.8 1.1 in the atmosphere, decrease and limit temperature 5.1 1.6 increase to 1.5°C and endeavouring for overarching 31.5 climate compatible development. 8.5 Peatlands are not only habitats for high carbon sequestration and storage crucial for climate change mitigation, but also critical for provision of multiple ecosystem goods and services, such as, water supply, unique biodiversity habitat, floods control, drought buffering and diverse livelihoods support, such as, 36.4 12.1 tourism, fishing, wet agriculture or paludiculture and livestock keeping. Burundi DR Congo Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda S. Sudan Tanzania Uganda The study was collaboratively under taken by Nile Basin Initiative, Greifswald Mire Centre, Wetlands Figure II. The contribution (in %) of various countries to the estimated International and German Development Agency total peat carbon stock of the Nile Basin. (GIZ) with financial support from The International Nile Basin countries are parties to United Nations Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Minister for the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety and associated Paris Agreement. This convention and (BMU), Germany. agreement confer commitment to Nile Basin countries Find out more: https://bit.ly/2DAhQXN to endeavour towards stabilisation of greenhouse gases WHY NILE BASIN WETLANDS MATTER: PROVIDING MULTIPLE AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE IN THE NILE BASIN
Nile Basin wetlands supply water, protect people from floods, reduce droughts, control erosion, improve water NILE DELTA quality and hydrology, critical habitat for biodiversity, NILE BASIN store carbon, support livelihoods and provide other RIVER LAKE functions critical to achieving sustainable development SEASONAL WETLAND within the Nile Basin. Some of the basin’s wetlands PERMANENT WETLAND are designated as Protected Areas, Migratory Birds Flyways, Important Birds Areas, World Heritage Sites, Key Biodiversity Areas as well as Wetlands of inter- national importance (Ramsar Sites). Yet, these valuable RESEARCH AND EDUCATION: WETLANDS PROVIDE eco-systems are threatened by pollution, siltation, VALUABLE ECOSYSTEMS FOR OUT-DOOR LEARNING conversions into agricultural land, settlement, infrastruc- AND RESEARCH tural development, climate change and deforestation. Nile Basin wetlands offer field laboratories for learning and doing research on natural ecological processes, functions and succession among others.
CLIMATE REGULATION: WETLANDS PROVIDE RESILIENCE AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Nile Basin wetlands are sources of and sinks for greenhouse gases. They help to moderate local and regional temperatures, precipitation, and regulate other climatic elements and processes.
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CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION Preparing the region for climate change impacts
Climate change manifests itself largely through its understand climate change impact for the Nile Basin. impact on water resources, i.e. floods and droughts. Other focus areas are, generate scenarios for projected Countries must work together on transboundary climate flows under different climate change scenarios for the resilient interventions. Nile Basin prepare short-term to seasonal river flow forecasts for the entire Nile Basin to support operational The main focus of NBI’s work is to carry out climate water resources management, provide climate services vulnerability assessment for major water systems and for infrastructure, support harmonisation of climate water use sectors in the Nile Basin, conduct careful change policies of the Member States as well as to build assessment and production of actionable relevant capacity of the Member States in areas of global climate climate projection data that is spatially and temporally finance. consistent with the impact assessment objective - to Key results Eastern Nile Seasonal Forecasting and Flood Forecasting - Early Warning
Dissemination of much valued seasonal and daily seasonal forecast information provided to respective flood forecasts to vulnerable communities and relevant clients for better management and operation of Eastern Nile countries’ government agencies was infrastructure in the Eastern Nile Basin. sustained during the reporting period. Flood forecast The Flood Forecast System was enhanced to include services have been expanded to new flood prone Rainfall Forecast, Flash Flood Study, Social Survey at communities and areas. Existing flood forecast models national level and Flow Forecast. including for flash floods have been improved and
Preparation of Climate Change projections datasets for impact studies for the Nile Basin
One of the important aspects of sustainable water spatially and temporally consistent with the impact resources management is addressing the challenges of assessment objective is the first step in understanding equitable and reasonable utilisation for transboundary climate change impact for a region. These assessments water bodies such as rivers, lakes and groundwater are the cornerstone for charting potential adaptation sources. Careful assessment and production of pathways. actionable relevant climate projection data that is
First River Flow Forecasting System for the entire Nile Basin in the offing The forecast system will regularly provide reliable and uses, improve dams’ coordination as well as planning useful river flow forecasts across the Nile Basin, catering decisions on cropping. The forecast information will be for a range of water users in the region. This will help disseminated through the Nile Basin Decision Support improve water resources management in seasonal System web-service and the Integrated Knowledge rivers where the generated flow is in just three months, Portal. reduce the impact of devastation to life and property in The first operational version of the Nile Basin River areas prone to regular drought and flooding, improve Flow Forecasting System is available on this link: operational decisions on water allocation for various http://13.80.108.118/
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CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 37 Drought monitoring and forecasting for sub-systems
The most relevant datasets and indicators to monitor been added to the operational processes – meaning and forecast the impact of drought on the agricultural that historical as well as near-real time data is being sector in the Eastern Nile, including sub-catchments automatically updated on a regular basis - every 3 to 4 has been made available.. Based on the latest available days. climate data as well as downscaled seasonal forecast, The system contains many more indicators that drought indices are computed to monitor and forecast are automatically updated and can be visualised different types of droughts. Typically, drought indices interactively: https://www.flooddroughtmonitor.com/ are divided into three main categories: Meteorological, home Hydrological and Agricultural drought. The Basin has
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Studies conducted Studies have been conducted regarding the likely scenarios of frequency of extreme events under assumed climate change scenarios and determination of modalities of preparedness as well as on necessary institutional and legal requirements for effective coordination of cascade of dams located on a sub-basin. The aim is to create a common understanding of major risks and threats the Nile Basin is likely to face – thus grounding the necessity for basin wide cooperation. Knowledge products generated and disseminated
The 2nd State of Knowledge Report was published and It also evaluates the performance of each model over disseminated. The report provides climate change each of the 10 major sub-basins and selects the suitable projections data set for impact studies in Nile Basin. The Global Circulation Model for each sub-basin. Read the report aims to share bias corrected and downscaled data report: https://bit.ly/3ktVg4b appropriate for targeted end-users in the Nile Basin.
State of knowledge report for hydrological scenarios
Adaptive water resources management and sustainable river basin management requires information about future projected hydrological scenarios in order to balance water demands with available water supply across water use sectors in Nile Basin countries. The projected future hydrological scenarios over the Nile Basin were completed by using bias corrected Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) data. This in-house study presents the historical flows and projected flows over the Nile Basin. The historical flows were estimated based on the model flow for the period 1981 – 2010 using historical climate data. The flows were estimated and provided for major sub-basins and selected catchments within these sub- basins under climate change developed for the 2050 time horizon. Find out more: https://bit.ly/30GEQgQ
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H.E. William Samoei Ruto, Kenya’s Deputy President (fifth from the left), H.E. Amb. Simon Mordue, Head of the European Union Delegation in Kenya (fifth from the right), Members of the Nile Council of Ministers and other dignitaries, during the 27th annual Nile Council of Ministers’ Meeting held in Kenya in November 2019 TRANSBOUNDARY WATER GOVERNANCE Planning and taking action together
Transboundary challenges require transboundary to create a conducive public opinion and momentum for solutions. Nile Basin countries need to work together, intensified cooperation. strengthen water governance and build consensus at the A survey conducted revealed that 93% of stakeholders regional level. rated NBI’s services as “satisfactory” or higher. This is Activities here are aimed at bringing people together in above the target of 70%. See figure below. In addition, order to ensure dialogue, partnership and collaboration 76% of stakeholders rated the various communication
with government and non-government stakeholders and knowledgeStakeholder’s products level as ofsatisfactory. satisfaction within the basin and development partners. The Stakeholders’ level of satisfaction main focus is to build a common ground for win-win benefits as well as create a conducive public opinion and 8% Poor momentum for intensified cooperation. Satisfactory 29% 24% The various forums organised provide the primary Good avenues for fostering multilateral dialogue among 40% countries. The forums also enable Member States Very Good representation on deliberations on specific themes/ issues.
More than 41,370 stakeholders were engaged at various CommunicationRating of andComm Knowledge and KM Products products levels and in various formats, including governance meetings, multi-stakeholder dialogue events, training, Unsatisfactory 14% workshops, project consultations, expert working 24% Moderately Unsatisfactory groups as well as through online channels. 40% 22% Satisfactory A total of 25 communication products were Highly disseminated, targeting a larger audience with a view Satisfactory Show case: Nile Day 2020 - Delegates underscore importance of joint investments on the Nile
The regional Nile Day 2020 event held in Khartoum, The Sudan, brought together 500 delegates. Commemorated under the
theme: Joint Investments on the Nile NBI/Nile-SEC Photo: for Regional Transformation,’ the key objective of the event was to highlight some of NBI’s achievements on the investments front, with emphasis on the need to accelerate implementation of the already prepared investment projects. The various are key to supporting Member States in their quest to The guest of honour, Hon. Asma Mohamad Abdalla, Minister meet the growing demand for water, food of Foreign Affairs of The Sudan, took time to go through the exhibition by NBI and partners showcasing their and energy. various activities and projects regarding water resources management and development. The Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Delegates included NBI fraternity from Asma Mohamad Abdalla, who was Guest of Member States, Nile Basin Discourse (NBD) Honour, underscored the importance of joint and other civil society representatives, youth investments on the mighty Nile River. “The as well as media representatives. future of the Nile is the future and bread of our people. Water is food. Water is energy. Water A total of 500 NBI communication and is peace. Water is life. Without joint planning knowledge products were disseminated and investments, Nile Basin countries miss during the NBI EXPO, an activity which out on opportunities of development, which attracted 15 exhibitors. benefit the Nile people,” she said.
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The youth in Sudan played a very active role in organising the Regional Nile Day 2020 event.
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 41 E-learning platform attracts more than 200 people
The Nile Basin Initiative is committed to developing Through its E-learning platform, NBI offers two online courses with varying complexity to develop the categories courses: The Nile Basin Decision Support necessary knowledge and skills on environmental, System (NB DSS) and Introduction to NBI. technical and socio-economic setting of the Nile A total of 225 enrolled for both courses and of these, Basin. This aims at fostering cooperation amongst 127 trainees enrolled for the NB DSS course while 101 the Nile countries, improving the understanding of enrolled for the Introduction to NBI course. the development challenges in the Nile River Basin, appreciation of the relevance and significance of the Find out more about the courses https://elearn. NBI as an instrument for fostering regional peace and nilebasin.org/ security and promoting sustainable development in the Nile region.
Announcement… 6th Nile Basin Development Forum postponed to 2021 The 3rd edition of the Nile Media Awards will be held during the 6th NBDF The 6th Nile Basin Development Forum (NBDF) wide range of stakeholders on issues and challenges and the 3rd Nile Media Awards earlier scheduled to of the Nile Basin. take place, October 27 – 29, 2020 in Addis Ababa, The forum also provides an opportunity for sharing Ethiopia have been postponed due to the COVID-19 latest information, knowledge and best practices as pandemic. The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) and the well as building partnerships among professionals host country - Ethiopia, agreed to postpone both in trans-boundary water resources management and events to 2021. development. The Organising Committee would like to sincerely The goal of the Nile Media Awards is to promote thank all those who positively responded to the call increased, factual and balanced reporting on Nile for abstracts for the 6th NBDF. On the other hand, the cooperation and Nile Basin issues. deadline for submission of entries for the Nile Media Awards was extended to September 30, 2020. Find out more: 6th Nile Basin Development Forum The NBDF has since become one of the largest gatherings in the Nile Basin region, for science-policy http://6nbdf.nilebasin.org/ dialogue. Its aim is to foster cooperation and create 3rd Nile Media Awards a common understanding and appreciation among a https://nilebasin.org/mediaawards/ FINANCIAL REPORT
The following financial tables provide an overview of The pie chart summarises the relative contributions to the revenue and expenses of the three NBI offices for the NBI’s budget since its establishment. The Member the fiscal year July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. States cash contributions represent approximately 4% while in-kind contributions represent 25% of NBI CENTRES BUDGET AND EXPENDITURES (USD) total financial resources. In-kind contributions FY 2019 - 2020 include land donated by the government of Uganda Receipts Expenditures to host the Nile-Secretariat in Entebbe, rent paid NILE-SEC 2,984,531.45 2,946,976.00 by host government for NBI Offices and for Project ENTRO 3,269,835.05 2,369,697.55 Management Units, office space and prime land NELSAP CU 53,034,332.75 50,386,098.15 premises free of charge to ENTRO, and governance TOTAL NBI 59,288,699.25 55,702,771.7 members, National Focal Points and other offices Table 1: NBI institutions Receipts and Expenditures for the Financial and other such contributions. The now completed Year 2019/20 and closed World Bank managed Nile Basin Trust NBI Total Funding Fund (NBTF) grants portfolio accounted for 40% of total funding to NBI while the World Bank managed The NBI’s revenues are derived from contributions Cooperation in International Waters in Africa (CIWA) from the member countries and from grant agreements trust fund accounts for 5%. Direct funding from with development partners. The following chart shows NBI’s bilateral partners comprises 5% from German the revenue by funding source for the period from Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH inception of NBI to June, 2020. (GIZ), 6% from African Development Bank (AfDB) and 15% from other bilateral partners including Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) United Member States NBTF - 40% -In Kind - 25% Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Norway, Global Environment Facility (GEF), European Union (EU), Department of International Development (DFID), Netherlands, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau Member States (Cash) - 4% (KfW), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and Manchester University.
Other Bi-lateral donors - 15%
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Fig.1: Summary of NBI Total Funding Sources
CORPORATE REPORT JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020 43 Member Country Contributions
Member States agreed to increase their contributions For 2019/2020 Financial Year contribution arrears stood from 2012/2013 to 2016/2017 financial years to achieve at USD13.1M (Nile-SEC, ENTRO and NELSAP CU)) as minimum functionality (MF) cost coverage of USD3.8 at June 30, 2020. A total of USD1.95M was received million (Nile-SEC - USD1.8 million and ENTRO and during the year (Nile-SEC & NELSAP =USD1.62 million NELSAP CU - USD1 million each). The Minimum and ENTRO = USD0.33 million). Kenya paid full her Functionality arrangement has been maintained for the contribution while Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and next Five Years to 2021/2022. Uganda made partial payments. The charts below show the status of outstanding arrears for each country for Nile-SEC/NELSAP CU and ENTRO respectively.
4,000,000.00 3,500,000.00 3,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 Remaining Balance as of June 30, 2020 3,500,000.002,500,000.00 2,000,000.00 Actual amount received 2019/20 3,000,000.00 Remaining Balance as of June 30, 2020 1,500,000.00 2,500,000.00 1,000,000.00 Expected Contribution for 2019/20 2,000,000.00 Actual amount received 2019/20 500,000.00 1,500,000.00 Outstanding Contribution as at June 30, 2019 1,000,000.00 Expected Contribution for 2019/20 500,000.00 DR CongoEgypt Kenya Sudan Burundi Ethiopia Rwanda Tanzania Uganda Outstanding Contribution as at June 30, 2019 South Sudan
Fig. 2 Status of Nile-SECDR & Congo NELSAPEgypt CU MemberKenya Country contributionSudan arrears as at June 30, 2020 Burundi Ethiopia Rwanda Tanzania Uganda South Sudan At ENTRO, only Ethiopia paid their contributions by year end. Management and governance efforts are still on going to engage Egypt to bring them back on board. Figure 3 provides a summary of ENTRO contribution status as at June 30, 2020. 4,500,000.00 4,000,000.00
4,500,000.003,500,000.00 Remaining Balance as of June 30, 2020 4,000,000.003,000,000.00
3,500,000.002,500,000.00 Actual amount received 2019/20 Remaining Balance as of June 30, 2020 3,000,000.002,000,000.00 Expected Contribution for 2019/20 2,500,000.001,500,000.00 Actual amount received 2019/20 2,000,000.001,000,000.00 Outstanding Contribution as at June 30, 2019 1,500,000.00500,000.00 Expected Contribution for 2019/20 1,000,000.00 Egypt Ethiopia South Sudan Outstanding Contribution as at June 30, 2019 500,000.00 Sudan
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Fig. 3 Status of ENTRO Member Country contribution arrears as at June 30, 2020 CIWA Trust Fund SIDA - Sweden and Norway
The World Bank has continued its support to NBI by Sweden and Norway provided significant financial providing an additional funding of USD 8.5 million support bilaterally in support of NEL- River Basin through the Cooperation in International Waters in Organisations namely Mara, Kagera and Sio-Malaba- Africa (CIWA) trust fund to Nile-SEC - USD 2 million, Malakisi. These projects operations have been ENTRO - USD 3.4 million, and NELSAP CU - USD 3.1 significantly reduced during the last three financial million under the NCORE project. The Grant closure years and negotiations are ongoing for respective date has also been extended from April 30, 2017 to Member States to takeover these projects. November 30, 2020. NBI and The Bank are in final French Development Agency stages for further support for a USD40 million Project - “Nile Cooperation for Climate Resilient” after the The French Development Agency and the Nile Basin completion of current and final phase of NCORE Initiative signed a grant agreement amounting Project. to Euros1.4 million. The funding is aimed at strengthening the capabilities of NBI Member States German Government in the identification, preparation and implementation The German Government has increased its support to of development projects in the Nile Basin. Activities at cooperation on transboundary waters in the Nile Basin. NELSAP CU have been successfully finalised at while Implementation of the 5th phase with funding of Euros Nile-SEC portion is ongoing. 3.5 million started in September 2017. The German University of Manchester Government is now supporting four projects as follows NBI-ENTRO signed a grant agreement amounting to 1. Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Nile GBP 230K with University of Manchester for a research Basin. project, which started March 2019 and shall expire in 2. Climate Service for Infrastructure Projects – CSI September 2021. The project entitled DAM2: design Phase 2. and assessment of resilience sustainable intervention 3. Hydro Diplomacy training of NBI Governance. in water, energy, food, environment and its known as 4. Wetlands Project extended to 31st December, 2020. FUTURE DAM.
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Implementation of the Euro 10 million grant project It would suffice to mention that the World Bank has approved in August 2017 is on-going. provided credit/grant amounting to SDR 229 million (USD 340 million) to Burundi, Tanzania and Rwanda African Development Bank for the Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project. The African Development Bank group together with Implementation of the project is going on smoothly. GEF approved financing amounting to UA 18 million The work is almost 90% complete. This amount is for implementation of a regional fisheries and water funding to the countries and not part of funding to resources project in the Lakes Edward and Albert NBI. It is as such not included in this report. However, shared by DR Cong and Uganda. NBI facilitated the feasibility study of the project and countries have mandated NELSAP-CU to oversee its implementation.
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