1. Nile Basin Initiative SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BENEFIT SHARING PROJECT (SDBS)

2. INTRODUCTION 15 Treaties with Nile Basin countries. More than 100 years old. African states independence in the 60’s Paradigm shift. Early attempts. Nile Basin Initiative.

3. NILE BASIN INITIATIVE Launched in 1999 10 Nile Basin countries: Egypt Egypt Sudan Sudan Ethiopia Ethiopia Kenya Kenya Tanzania Tanzania Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo Eriteria Eriteria Rwanda Rwanda Burundi Burundi Uganda Uganda

4. INITIATIVE ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE Council of Ministers (Nile-CM) Technical Advisory Committee (Nile-TAC) Secretariat (Nile-SEC)

5. SHARED VISION To achieve sustainable socio-economic development through equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common Nile To achieve sustainable socio-economic development through equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common Nile

6. SHARED VISION PROGRAMS Eastern Nile Subsidiary Action Program (EN-SAP) Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NEL-SAP) Shared Vision Program (SVP)

7. SAP Programs Promotes the shared vision through subregional INVESTMENTS projects Promotes the shared vision through subregional INVESTMENTS projects

8. EASTERN NILE SUBSIDIARY ACTION PROGRAM (ENSAP) EgyptSudanEthiopia

9. NILE EQUATORIAL LAKES SUBSIDIARY ACTION PROGRAM (NELSAP) BurundiDRCEgyptKenyaRwandaSudanTanzaniaUganda

10. SHARED VISION PROGRAM Main task is to create an enabling environment for cooperative investments within a basin-wide framework. Grant-funded - $137 million total cost. 8 Projects

11. SHARED VISION PROGRAM PROJECTS 4 Thematic Projects: Nile Transboundary Environment Action. Nile Basin Regional Power Trade Efficient Water Use for Agriculture Production. Water Resources Planning and Management

12. SHARED VISION PROGRAM PROJECTS, continued. 3 Facilitative projects: Confidence Building and Stakeholder Involvement Applied Training. Socio-Economic Development & Benefit Sharing

13. SHARED VISION PROGRAM PROJECTS, continued. 1 Coordination Project SVP Coordination.

14. PROJECT ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE For each Project: Steering Committee (SC). Project Management Unit (BMU)

15. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BENEFITS SHARING (SDBS) PROJECT 2 Components: Nile Transboundary Development Network (NTDN) Nile Transboundary Development Facility (NTDF)

16. NILE TRANSBOUNDARY DEVELOPMENT NETWORK (NTDN) 8 Participating Institutions (PIs) From Egypt : INP

17. WORK PROGRAM, 2006 National Workshop Cluster Workshop Detailed Work Program to follow