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NILE BASIN INITIATIVE

NILE BASIN INITIATIVE. Role of INP By A.M.FARAHAT. THE ISSUE. Nile water agreements between Egypt and the British date back more than 100 years. Core objective: No up stream projects affecting Egypt ’ s share of water. The independence move of the sixties.

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NILE BASIN INITIATIVE

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  1. NILE BASIN INITIATIVE Role of INP By A.M.FARAHAT

  2. THE ISSUE • Nile water agreements between Egypt and the British date back more than 100 years. • Core objective: No up stream projects affecting Egypt’s share of water. • The independence move of the sixties. • Criticism and the seeds of confrontation. • The consensus on the need for a paradigm shift: cooperation instead of confrontation.

  3. EARLY ATTEMPTS • Before 1993. • 1993: Technical Cooperation Committee for the Promotion of the Development and Environmental Protection of the Nile Basin (TECCONILE). • Shortcomings.

  4. NILE BASIN INITIATIVE • 1997 Nile-COM called World Bank to cooperate with UNDP&CIDA to establich a cooperating scheme for NB countries. • 1998 NB countries (except Eriteria) jointly established an inclusive transitional mechanism for cooperation until a permanent framework is established. • In 1999 the process was officially named the NB Initiative.

  5. SHARED VISION A negotiated statement: “To achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through the equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common Nile Basin water resources.”

  6. REALIZATION OF THE VISION • Two main strategic action programmes (SAP’s); namely: • Eastern Nile Subsidiary Action Programme (ENSAP): • Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia 2. Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Programme (NELSAP):

  7. NBI INSTITUTIONAL SET UP • Council Of Ministers Nile-COM. • Technical Advisory Committee Nile-TAC. • Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat Nile-SEC.

  8. NBI: FUNDING & ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS • NBI countries themselves and donor countries. • Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. • 2003: Nile Basin Trust Fund (NBTF). • World Bank administers the Trust Fund. • NBTF Committee. • Bilateral direct contributions to individual projects.

  9. Nile Basin Trust Fund Used for the following purposes: • Basin-wide level: -Implementation of projects of the SVP. -Strengthening NBI institutional capacity. -Facilitate dialogue among NBI countries. • Sub-basin level: -Investment projects for ENSAP&NELSAP. -Capacity-building -Preparation of joint projects. -Advisory services.

  10. SHARED VISION PROGRAMME Eight Projects: • Confidence Building and Stakeholder Involvement Nile-Sec/Entebbe. • Nile Basin Regional Power Trade. Tanzania • Efficient Water Use for Agricultural Production. Kenya • Transboundary Environmental Action. Sudan • Water Resources Planning and Management. Ethiopia • Applied Training Egypt. • SVP Coordination Project. Nile-SEC/Entebbe • Sustainable Development and Benefit Sharing Nile-SEC/Entebbe

  11. MORE DETAILS www,nilebasin.org

  12. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND BENEFIT-SHARING (SDBS) PROJECT Overall Objective Reduce poverty through enhancing the process of integration and cooperation to further socioeconomic development.

  13. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND BENEFIT-SHARING (SDBS) PROJECT Immediate Objectives: • Identify,analyze and promote options for maximizing the sustainable benefits that could be derived from cooperative management and development of the shared Nile waters by strengthening transboundary and cross sectoral cooperation.

  14. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND BENEFIT-SHARING (SDBS) PROJECT Immediate Objectives,cont’d: • Build greater understanding ofand promote the opportunities, principles and mechanisms for sharing potential social, economic and environmental benefits among the reparians. • Contribute to the development of the analytical tools, principles and mechanisms needed to design, appraise and negotiate cooperative development projects through collaboration and dialogue among governmental agencies, academia, researchers and their interested stakeholders.

  15. SDBS: POSITION WITHIN NBI

  16. SDBS: POSITION WITHIN ORGANIZATIONAL SET UP • Project Steering Committee PSC. Two members from each country. • Project Management Unit PMU Project Manager and staff in Entebbe

  17. SDBS: COMPONENTS • Nile Transboundary Development Network (NTDN) • Nile Transboundary Development Facility. (NTDF)

  18. SDBS: PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS (PI’s) • Ten institutions, one from each country. (Actually nine only as Eriteria is an observer). • INP is designated to represent Egypt according to communication between Dr. Ola and Dr. Abdel Fattah Metawe’e, First Undersecretary, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation in March 2006. • Annual contract $30000-$72000 per year.

  19. SDBS: START OF OPERATIONS • Inception Workshop in Entebbe 3-4 April2006 • INP submitted first version of its Work Plan. • PI’s Workshop 26 June 2006 • Project Steering Committee 27-28June 2006 • Clustering scheme. • INP submitted a realigned second version of its Work Plan. • Comments from PMU. • Last version of Work Plan is version 4.

  20. SDBS: CLUSTERS • Cross-Border Trade: • Egypt, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi • Benefit-Sharing: • Ethiopia, Burundi, DRC. • Food Security: • Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan. • Energy: • Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt. • Water/Natural Resources Management: • Rwanda, Ethiopia, Egypt, Burundi, DRC.

  21. INP: ROLE AND NETWORKING • Networking with other PI’s within the SDBS project. • Networking with national organizations in Egypt involved in NBI i.e.: • National counterparts of other 6 projects of SVP. • Training Project headquartered in Egypt. • National counterparts of ENSAP&NELSAP programmes. • Collaborating national institutions of NTDF.

  22. INP WORK PLAN COMPONENTS • NTDN • NTDF

  23. INP WORK PLAN OBJECTIVES Component 1:NTDN Participation and Development of the Nile Basin Development Network. Component 2:NTDF Establish and Operational Development of the NTDF

  24. INP WORK PLAN Sub Components 1.1 Establish recognition as Participating Institution of NTDN in the country. 1.2 Assessment of available literature and national expertise. 1.3 Establish communications capacity. 1.4 Provide leadership on cluster on Cross-Border Trade. 1.5 Participate in/and maintain linkages with other PI’s clusters.

  25. INP WORK PLAN Sub Components 2.1 Contribute to operational development of the NTDF.

  26. INP WORK PLAN Activities Sub Component 1.1 1.1.1 Inception national workshop to promote SDBS. 1.1.2 Participating in national NBI meetings. .

  27. INP WORK PLAN Activities Sub Component 1.2 1.2.1 Survey of available NB relevant literature. 1.2.2 Profiling of NB development institutions. 1.2.3 Database for NB literature and institutions.

  28. INP WORK PLAN Activities Sub Component 1.3 1.3.1 Dedicated telephone lines , DSL connections, and faxing facility.

  29. INP WORK PLAN Activities Sub Component 1.4 1.4.1 Concept Note on the Scoping Study. 1.4.2 Scoping Study. 1.4.3 Country report. 1.4.4 Technical cluster meeting. 1.4.5 Final cluster report. 1.4.6 Submission of report and preparation for next Work Plan

  30. INP WORK PLAN Activities Sub Component 1.5 1.5.1 Participation in Benefit-Sharing cluster. 1.5.2 Participation in Energy cluster. 1.5.3 Participation in Food Security cluster. 1.5.4 Participation in Water/Natural Resources Management cluster. 1.5.5 Participation in PSC meetings.

  31. INP WORK PLAN Activities Sub Component 2.1 2.1.1 Announce competition nationally ( Development Grant Facility). 2.1.2 Technical Assistance to collaborating institutions of NTDF ( civil society). 2.1.3 Final annual grant awarding.

  32. INP-UNOPS CONTRACT OF SERVICES • Signatories: • Format: • Role of W.B. • Role of UN-OPS • Role of PMU • Effective date of contract. • Date for commencement of services. • Duration of contract.

  33. INP-UNOPS CONTRACT OF SERVICES • Amount of budget. • Tranches (installments). • Appendices. • Size of contract.

  34. INP-UNOPS CONTRACT OF SERVICES Appendices • Description of services (Plan of Work). • Reporting requirements. • Key Personnel. • Breakdown of contract price. • Services and facilities provided by NBI.

  35. INP-UNOPS CONTRACT OF SERVICES Signing Procedure • PI representatives finalize with PMU final version of the draft contract in Entebbe. • World Bank Clearance on final version of the contract . • UNOPS signature. • PI’s signature.

  36. INP OBLIGATIONS Outputs and deliverables • Studies. • Inception national workshop. • Activities related to NTDF. • Databases for literature and institutions.

  37. INP OBLIGATIONS Outputs and deliverables I- Studies • Concept Note. • Country report. • Scoping Study. For the five clusters

  38. INP OBLIGATIONS Outputs and deliverables I- Studies Clusters’ leaders responsible for output delivery: • Benefit sharing Dr. Ali Nassar • Food security Dr. .Barrania • Water/natural resources Dr. Abdel Aziz. • Energy Dr. Ragia bdeen • Cross Border Trade Dr. Fadia A. Salam

  39. INP OBLIGATIONS Outputs and deliverables I- Studies, continued. Studies to monitor relevant other initiatives and endeavors of regional economic communities currently underway in Africa such as NEPAD, COMESSA, ..etc. Dr. Mostafa A. Mostafa

  40. INP OBLIGATIONS Outputs and deliverables II- Inception National Workshop • Scheduled for February 2007. • Collective responsibility of all colleagues.

  41. INP OBLIGATIONS Outputs and deliverables III- NTDF All activities under this component are the responsibility of: • Dr. Abdel Aziz Ibrahim. • Dr. Huda El-Nemr. • Dr. Zenat Tabbala.

  42. INP OBLIGATIONS Outputs and deliverables IV- Databases • To be designed by Dr. Badr Ismail. • Data to be provided by all colleagues. • Population of database and related reports is the responsibility of Dr. Badr.

  43. CONCLUDING REMARKS • Credit to the Director. • We are in front of a good opportunity for INP contribution. • The opportunity is recurring on annual or semi annual basis. • The next 6 months could be regarded a probationary period. • Budget size could be increased in future. • INP has a good comparative advantage.

  44. CONCLUDING REMARKS, Cont’d. • First time shortfalls. Learning experience in budget and contract preparation that will be reflected next times. • Budget is bigger that current INP regular budget for research. • Quality of output could not be sacrificed. • UN and World Bank standards. • Opportunity is open for several years to come.

  45. CONCLUDING REMARKS, Cont’d. • Team work is mandatory. • First cycle is relatively short: quick results could be achieved. • Success in capturing this opportunity is the responsibility of all INP staff. • Are we up to the challenge? THE FUTURE WILL TELL

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