Transcript Nile Basin Initiative - University of New Hampshire

NILE BASIN INITIATIVE
Claire Stodola
UNH ‘11, Environmental Conservation Studies
April 29, 2011
Research Question
How has the Nile Basin Initiative
influenced the riparian states’ management
of the Nile River resources?
Outline of Presentation
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Background on the Nile River Basin region
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History of Cooperation
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Overview of Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)
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Achievements
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Challenges and Current Events
Challenges
• Poverty
• Climatic
variation
• Population
growth
• Climate
Change
Printing, Graphics, and Map Design
Unit, The World Bank
Upstream states
• Low water needs
Downstream states
• High water needs
Historical Context
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1902 – First international cooperation on the Nile
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1929 – Permission required for upstream states
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1959 – Still only BILATERAL
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1960s to 1990s - Increasing frustration by
upstream states
What is the Nile Basin Initiative?
“to achieve sustainable socio-economic
development through the equitable utilization
of, & benefit from, the common Nile Basin
water resources”
Is the NBI making a difference?
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Gathering and sharing of
information
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Collaboration with other
groups
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Encouragement of civil
society
Challenges and Criticisms
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Multiple objectives
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Decision-makers of NBI ≠ Decision-makers of
member states
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Increasing tension between Egypt and upstream
states
Current Status
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Cooperative
Framework
Agreement
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Egypt in
transition
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Sudan - split
into two states
“As the citizens of these countries demand
fairness from their rulers, let them extend the
same to their neighbors.”
-Editorial, Business Daily
Sources
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Bhat, Kiran. “Dwinding Oasis: Egypt’s Water Politics.” Harvard International Review Spring 2007: 13. Print.
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Howell, P. P. and J. A. Allan. The Nile – Sharing a Scarce Resource: A historical and technical review of water
management and of economic and legal issues. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Print.
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Kung, Ruedi. “Addressing the Dimensions of Transboundary Water Use: The Nile Basin Initiative.” Mountain
Research and Development 23.1 (2003): 4-6. JSTOR. Web. 2 Oct. 2010.
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Metawei, Abdel F. “History of Co-operation in the Nile Basin.” International Journal of Water Resources
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Nile Basin Initiative. Nile Basin Initiative. Web. 24 Sept. 2010. <http://www.nilebasin.org/>.
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Sadoff, Claudia W. and David Grey. “Beyond the river: the benefits of cooperation on international rivers.” Water
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Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations 7.4 (2008): 34-43. EBSCOhost. Web. 1 Oct. 2010.
Thompkins, Gwen. Ethiopia Claims High Ground in Right-To-Nile Debate. NPR. 19 Sept. 2010. Web. 24 Sept. 2010.
<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130050352&ps=rs>.
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Waterbury, John. The Nile Basin: National Determinants of Collective Action. Yale University Press, 2002. Print.
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The World Bank and NBI. The World Bank. Web. 30 Nov. 2010 <http://go.worldbank.org/C25RHXSYG0>.