Nile Basin Initiative

28/08/2025

Discover the powerful Nile Basin Data and Analytical System (NB-DAS), designed to enhance water resource management in the Nile Basin. Explore its features and data as you collaborate with experts, students, and decision-makers to address critical challenges.
Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your knowledge and foster cooperation for climate-resilient water management.
Date: September 3rd, 2025 | Time: 10:00 am EAT

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02/01/2025

11 riparian countries, 11 things to see & do in the Nile Basin in 2025 (in no particular order):

1. The southern most source of the Nile river - Burundi

2. The Pyramids of Giza - Egypt

3. Boat cruise on the Nile - Egypt

4. Aswan & Lake Nasser/Lake Nubia – Egypt & Sudan

5. Tis Isat Falls - Ethiopia

6. Lalibela Rock Churches - Ethiopia 📷

7. Great Mammal Migration from Sudd, Bandingilo National Park & Boma National Park – South Sudan

8. The Pyramids of Meroe - Sudan

9. The Great Wildebeest Migration, Masai Mara National Reserve & Serengeti National Park – Kenya & Tanzania 📷

10. Gorilla trekking, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Volcanoes National Park & Virunga National Park – Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo

11. Murchison Falls & Nile boat cruise - Uganda 📷

11/12/2024

The first day of the NBI work planning and retreat kicked off at Chobe Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park, Northern Uganda. The management and staff gathered to reflect on the key high-level achievements and challenges encountered during the planning year to agree on the way forward 2025.

16/10/2024

Congratulations on the Nile Basin riparian countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda! Here is full Statement Issued on 13 October 2024.

13/10/2024

On Sunday 13 October, the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) entered into force. Congratulations to the Nile Basin riparian countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda!

Read more on the treaty https://nilebasin.org/about-us/cooperative-framework-agreement

➡️One River

➡️One People

➡️One Vision

Cooperative Framework Agreement Home About Us Cooperative Framework Agreement Image The text of the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) outlines principles, rights and obligations for cooperative management and development of the Nile Basin water resources. Rather than quantifying 'equitable right...

16/08/2024

Official handover of the Hydromet Monitoring System today between Nile Basin Initiative and the Ministry of Water sanitation and Irrigation of the Republic of Kenya. After the fiel handover in Ogilo Two days ago AT Nyando River, the NBI Executive Director Dr. Florence Grace Adongo signed the official Handover documents with the Honorable Eric Murithi Mugaa Minister of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation.
Before the official ceremony NBI ED paid a courtesy call to the Hon Minister to share with him the achievments and challenges in the Nile countries and the benefits from the Transboundary cooperation specially in regard with Angololo project between Kenya and Uganda.

11/07/2024

The NBI has undertaken a study tour to ZRA and ZAMCOM, two basin organizations based in Zambia and Zimbabwe respectively, to strengthen cross-border cooperation and learn from the best practices of these two institutions in water resource management.
This Experimental Tour s will enable the establishment of inter-regional cooperation between the NBI and ZRA and ZAMCOM, and above all, build capacity between the three institutions in the governance of their respective basins.

08/07/2024

Nile Basin Initiative in collaboration with Zambezi Commission are organizing Experimental Tour that is taking place in Harare, Zimbabwe. This special event was officially opened by Ms Tatenda Mawokomatanda representative from the government of Zimbabwe. The objective of this experimental Tour is to promote and benchmark sharing of good practices in Transboundary Water resource management. This mutual learning study tour will allow replication in the rest of Nile Basin Member States.

02/07/2024

The 65th Nile-TAC meeting is currently going on in Munyonyo Speke Resort, Kampala. This governance meeting provide updates to TAC Members informations,, progress report, Annual Workplan, budget from NBI secretatiat. It allows TAC Members to assess and evaluate the level of progress and prepare the Nile COM meeting as well as formulate recommendations to move forward.

01/07/2024

The 41th NEL-TAC meeting is opening now as part of the NBI governance meeting in Munyonyo Speke Resort, Kampala. The NELSAP Regional Coordinator as well as NBI Executive Director and the Nile TAC Chair emphasized on the resources mobilization issues and some innovative ideas such as Power portfolio to engage countries in the same synergy. NBI ED reminded, in this regard, Basin Investment Plan (BIP) is following its agenda with partners such as RECs (IGAD, LVBC, AUD-NEPAD) to bring new investissements onboard. The NEL-TAC meeting is officially opened by NILE TAC CHAIR.

28/06/2024

The Final day for the Regional Expert Working Group on Hydrology(REWG) in Munyonyo Kampala was officially Closed by the Deputy Executive Director Dr. Michael Kizza on behalf of NBI Executive Director. He expressed his gratitude to GIZ for their continued support.
The main conclusions as challenges to address were :
1. Operation and maintenance of Regional Hydrological System
2. Development of Hydrological Information Products
3. Regular engagement on seasonal hydrological forecast for Nile countries.

10/06/2024

Honorable Sam Cheptoris, the Chairperson of Nile Council of Ministers (Nile-COM) and Minister of Water and Environment of the Republic of Uganda held a meeting with Ms. Birgit Pickle, the Director General for Africa at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). This important meeting was aimed at strengthening the long term cooperation between German government and NBI and discussing areas of future collaboration. The meeting was attended by the Ambassador of Uganda in Germany, the Executive Director of Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) and Senior staff Members from NBI, and BMZ.