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THE NILE RIVER BASIN : PUBLIC PARTICIPATION CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNTIES By
Aly M. Shady, P.Eng.
For Presentation AtUniversity of Virginia Law School
Charlottesville, VA, USAApril 18-19,2003
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Africa : Population , Natural Environment and Water Resources.
Africa : Transboundary Water
Nile River Basin : Features , Challenges and Opportunities.The Big Picture : Multi-tracks Hydro Diplomacy
Public Participation : The Realities on the Ground.
Concluding Remarks : prospects , potentials and Conclusions.
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AFRICA
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Continent Water Resources
Population
Africa 11 13
Asia 13 60
Australia 5 <1
Europe 8 13
North America
15 8
South America
26 6
Water Resources and Population As percent of world, UN-WWDR,2003
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5
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AfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAustralia
Installed Hydropower Capacity in 1996. Percent of world total ,WEC
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Number of Trans Boundary Basins and Areas within boundaries of shared basins
ContinentContinent % of World, Number and Areas % of World, Number and AreasAfrica 23 60Asia 20 53Europe 27 71North America 14 39South America 14 38
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Africa Fresh Water Resources and Use
13% of world population.11% of world available freshwater.23% of shared river basins of the world.27 % of the world population un-served by clean drinking water supply.13% of the world population without adequate sanitation.<5% of world irrigated lands.3.2% of world installed hydro power.
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Africa Transboundary Water - Institutional and Legal Aspects.
54 Shared river basins representing 60% of the surface area .Mostly are covered by treaties and agreements.Few active international basin institutions.Low development impact.Low – Medium current disputes ( low Development scenario) .High potential for future disputes ( high Development scenario ).
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Basin is about 3.0 million square km.
Length is more than 6000 km.
10 Riparian States with 250 million people
Area of Lakes is 81500 square km.
Length of River and Tributaries is 37500 km.
Area of swamps is 70000 square km.
5 States are among the Ten Poorest in World.
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Extreme Poverty.
Instability.
Rapid Population Growth.
Environmental degradation.
Natural disasters (Floods, Droughts, ….etc.)
Complicated hydrology of Basin.
Low Specific Yield.
Equitable Use and no harm Principle.
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River is least developed in
upper reaches.
Potential is great.
(Water saving, Agriculture, Power pooling, ….etc)
Great chance for win-win solutions.
Serious steps taken for cooperation is an incentive for donors.
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Government to Government.
Official delegation of experts.
Formal procedures and Processes.
Efficient and effective outcomes.
Minimum Public Participation.
UN –IFI and Governments delegates.
High level expertise.
Steady financial commitments.
Slow- Complicated processes and procedures.
Low impact outcome.
Low public participation.
Nationally based NGO , Private sector, Universities and Gov.
High level of communication.
Slow and cumbersome process.
Mobilizes public input and support.
Assures sustainability.
Improves governance
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Grey Chart Assessment of Tracks
LowMediumHighPolitical will
LowMediumHighOverall Effectiveness
PoorGoodVariable / Asymmetric
Existing Capacity
HighMediumMediumWater Development
N.A.High / LowHigh / HighConflicts Prevention / Resolution
DemocratizationMultilaterals Rules
Status QuoGovernance
Very Low /LowMedium / LowLow/LowCost / Benefits
LowMediumLowLong-term Sustainability
SimultaneousSecond StepFirst StepOrder
Track #3 C.S.Track #2 MultiTrack #1 BiCriteria
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Agreements and Treaties.
The Hydro-meteorological Survey of Equatorial Lakes (HYDROMET 1967-1992).
Technical Cooperation Committee for Promotion of the Development and Environmental Promotion of the Nile Basin Project (TECCONILE 1992-1998).
Transition period (D-3 project, Nile 2002).
Nile Basin Initiative (NBI).
Civil Society participation (INBA , Nile 2002).
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Egypt, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Congo Jointed The Project in January 1993.
Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Kenya Participated as Observers
OBJECTIVES OF TECCONILE
* Short-Term
To Assist Member States to Develop Natural Water Master Plans and Integration Into a Nile Basin Development Action Plan.
Developing The Infrastructure, Capacity Building and Techniques for Management of Water Resources.
* Long-Term
To Assist The Countries in The Development, Conservation and Use of The Nile Basin Water Resources in an Integrated Sustainable Way Through Basin-Wide Cooperation for The Benefit of All.
To Determine The Equitable Entitlement of Each Riparian.
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THE NILE BASIN INITIATIVE
(NBI)
Putting the Putting the Shared Vision Shared Vision
into actioninto action
Putting the Putting the Shared Vision Shared Vision
into actioninto action
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Burundi Rwanda
Tanzania
KenyaEritrea Egypt
Sudan
DRC Uganda
Ethiopia
Nile Equatorial Lakes
Eastern Nile
Nile BasinNile BasinNile BasinNile Basin
International Nile DiscourseInternational Nile DiscourseInternational Nile DiscourseInternational Nile Discourse
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Strategic Action Program
Shared VisionShared Vision
Action on the groundAction on the ground
Shared Vision Program
Subsidiary Action Prog.
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Future Prospects.
Build trust and confidence between governments.Strengthen the indigenous capacity of each region.Take advantage of new information technology.Policy reforms ,legal and institutional overhaul.Emergence of civil society and their active participation.Long term commitment , vision and political will.Facilitation and support by external support agencies.
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Development and Cooperation Potential
High Hydropower generation potential- Shared grid.High Irrigation potential – meet all Africa future
food needs.Improved river navigation – trade and transport.Improved water quality – better health and high
fresh water fisheries.Ecological conservation and stewardship.Poverty reduction.- Economic growth.
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Conclusions.
Participation in Transboundary Water development can contribute effectively to :
- economic growth,- reduction of poverty- improved health and nutrition- promotion of peace and security
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