The Nile
Basin Development Forum
The Nile Basin Development Forum (NBDF) is a
high level bi-annual regional event that brings together stakeholders from
within and outside of the basin to deliberate on opportunities and challenges
in the sustainable management and development of the water resources of the
Nile Basin. The overall objectives of the NBDF are:
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To enhance and continue
building confidence and trust among countries of the basin through
participation of a broader range of stakeholders including governments, private
sector, civil society and NGOs, local water users and external funding
agencies;
·
To raise awareness of the
benefit sharing of cooperative development of the Nile Basin;
·
To provide forum for open
discussion of NBI projects and initiatives;
·
To introduce new ideas, share
knowledge and best practices.
Three Forums have been conducted to date
each having their specific themes as highlighted below:
1st NBDF, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
2006: The Role of the Nile River in
Poverty Reduction and Economic Development in the Basin.
2nd NBDF, Khartoum, Sudan, 2008: Environment and Water Resources Management
for Peace and regional Cooperation in the Nile Basin
3rd NBDF, Kigali, Rwanda, 2011: Climate Change and its Implications for
Sustainable Development and Cooperation in the Nile Basin – Threats and
Opportunities to Nile Basin Cooperation
The theme of the 4th Nile Basin
Development Forum is“Building sustainable
trans-boundary cooperation in a complex River Basin”, with opportunities
for identifying lessons learnt during the last 15 years of cooperation,
identifying gaps, the challenges that lie ahead requiring countries’ attention,
reflections into the likely directions to emerge and the mechanisms towards
achieving them.The expected outcomes are:
·
Shared learning on latest
scientific information, knowledge as well best practices that can be
replicated.
·
Common understanding of the
opportunities, challenges and prospects in trans-boundary water cooperation
built.
·
Opportunities for partnerships
and networks explored and initiated.http://nbdf.nilebasin.org/
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