Cooperation in the Nile Basin : Sharing and Using Knowledge to Improve Water Resource Management

The countries of the Nile Basin have been working together for the past 15 years to build a program of cooperation that allows them to utilize their shared resource equitably for regional economic development. Through the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Entebbe 2016
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25712616/cooperation-nile-basin-sharing-using-knowledge-improve-water-resource-management
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spelling okr-10986-235892021-04-23T14:04:16Z Cooperation in the Nile Basin : Sharing and Using Knowledge to Improve Water Resource Management World Bank Group WATERSHED MANAGEMENT WATER ALLOCATION NATIONAL WATER POLICIES LOCAL CAPACITY USE OF WATER CLIMATE CHANGE TRANSPARENCY RIVER BASIN WATER SECTOR METEOROLOGY CLIMATE SECTORAL INVESTMENT HYDROLOGY SYSTEMS WATER POLICY PROGRAMS WATER RESOURCE DECISION MAKERS CATCHMENT AGRICULTURE FLOOD RISK MONITORING STATIONS DECISION MAKING CAPACITY BUILDING WATER RESOURCES PLANNING CLIMATE CHANGES ENVIRONMENT ROUTES WATER RESOURCES WATER STORAGE KNOWLEDGE WATER AVAILABILITY COMMON LAKES WATER PROJECTS WATER FLOWS IRRIGATION FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCE RIPARIAN COUNTRIES WATERSHED POWER GENERATION WATER USERS WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER PROFESSIONALS CONSERVATION BASINS COOPERATION CIVIL SOCIETY WATER USE WATER DOWNSTREAM WATER USERS SUSTAINABLE WATER WATER AFFAIRS WATER POLICIES COLLECTIVE ACTION NATURAL RESOURCES RIPARIAN REMOTE SENSING RIVER The countries of the Nile Basin have been working together for the past 15 years to build a program of cooperation that allows them to utilize their shared resource equitably for regional economic development. Through the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), they have generated extensive, impartial knowledge and information about the river basin. Developing a common understanding of the river system has been crucial for building trust among the countries. Today, this knowledge is embedded in accessible information systems, informing planning, policies, and projects that are set to improve opportunities for economic growth across the region. 2016-01-07T20:13:08Z 2016-01-07T20:13:08Z 2015-05-01 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25712616/cooperation-nile-basin-sharing-using-knowledge-improve-water-resource-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23589 English en_US The Nile story briefing note,no. 6; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Entebbe Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Africa
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en_US
topic WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
WATER ALLOCATION
NATIONAL WATER POLICIES
LOCAL CAPACITY
USE OF WATER
CLIMATE CHANGE
TRANSPARENCY
RIVER BASIN
WATER SECTOR
METEOROLOGY
CLIMATE
SECTORAL INVESTMENT
HYDROLOGY
SYSTEMS
WATER POLICY
PROGRAMS
WATER RESOURCE
DECISION MAKERS
CATCHMENT
AGRICULTURE
FLOOD RISK
MONITORING STATIONS
DECISION MAKING
CAPACITY BUILDING
WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
CLIMATE CHANGES
ENVIRONMENT
ROUTES
WATER RESOURCES
WATER STORAGE
KNOWLEDGE
WATER AVAILABILITY
COMMON
LAKES
WATER PROJECTS
WATER FLOWS
IRRIGATION
FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCE
RIPARIAN COUNTRIES
WATERSHED
POWER GENERATION
WATER USERS
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WATER PROFESSIONALS
CONSERVATION
BASINS
COOPERATION
CIVIL SOCIETY
WATER USE
WATER
DOWNSTREAM WATER USERS
SUSTAINABLE WATER
WATER AFFAIRS
WATER POLICIES
COLLECTIVE ACTION
NATURAL RESOURCES
RIPARIAN
REMOTE SENSING
RIVER
spellingShingle WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
WATER ALLOCATION
NATIONAL WATER POLICIES
LOCAL CAPACITY
USE OF WATER
CLIMATE CHANGE
TRANSPARENCY
RIVER BASIN
WATER SECTOR
METEOROLOGY
CLIMATE
SECTORAL INVESTMENT
HYDROLOGY
SYSTEMS
WATER POLICY
PROGRAMS
WATER RESOURCE
DECISION MAKERS
CATCHMENT
AGRICULTURE
FLOOD RISK
MONITORING STATIONS
DECISION MAKING
CAPACITY BUILDING
WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
CLIMATE CHANGES
ENVIRONMENT
ROUTES
WATER RESOURCES
WATER STORAGE
KNOWLEDGE
WATER AVAILABILITY
COMMON
LAKES
WATER PROJECTS
WATER FLOWS
IRRIGATION
FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCE
RIPARIAN COUNTRIES
WATERSHED
POWER GENERATION
WATER USERS
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WATER PROFESSIONALS
CONSERVATION
BASINS
COOPERATION
CIVIL SOCIETY
WATER USE
WATER
DOWNSTREAM WATER USERS
SUSTAINABLE WATER
WATER AFFAIRS
WATER POLICIES
COLLECTIVE ACTION
NATURAL RESOURCES
RIPARIAN
REMOTE SENSING
RIVER
World Bank Group
Cooperation in the Nile Basin : Sharing and Using Knowledge to Improve Water Resource Management
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relation The Nile story briefing note,no. 6;
description The countries of the Nile Basin have been working together for the past 15 years to build a program of cooperation that allows them to utilize their shared resource equitably for regional economic development. Through the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), they have generated extensive, impartial knowledge and information about the river basin. Developing a common understanding of the river system has been crucial for building trust among the countries. Today, this knowledge is embedded in accessible information systems, informing planning, policies, and projects that are set to improve opportunities for economic growth across the region.
format Brief
author World Bank Group
author_facet World Bank Group
author_sort World Bank Group
title Cooperation in the Nile Basin : Sharing and Using Knowledge to Improve Water Resource Management
title_short Cooperation in the Nile Basin : Sharing and Using Knowledge to Improve Water Resource Management
title_full Cooperation in the Nile Basin : Sharing and Using Knowledge to Improve Water Resource Management
title_fullStr Cooperation in the Nile Basin : Sharing and Using Knowledge to Improve Water Resource Management
title_full_unstemmed Cooperation in the Nile Basin : Sharing and Using Knowledge to Improve Water Resource Management
title_sort cooperation in the nile basin : sharing and using knowledge to improve water resource management
publisher World Bank, Entebbe
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25712616/cooperation-nile-basin-sharing-using-knowledge-improve-water-resource-management
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