Nile Basin Initiative

@nbiweb

Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is an intergovernmental agency of 10 States, a basin-wide platform dedicated to cooperative management of the Nile's resources.

Joined May 2011

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jul 22

#OneNile. >300 signatures. Yesterday. NBI has brought Nile riparian states together on a regular basis 26 years, a first in the Basin's history. It's fostered a culture of dialogue, joint decision-making & coordinated action in managing the Nile Basin’s shared water resources.

nbiweb's tweet image. #OneNile. &gt;300 signatures. Yesterday.

NBI has brought Nile riparian states together on a regular basis 26 years, a first in the Basin's history.

It's fostered a culture of dialogue, joint decision-making &amp; coordinated action in managing the Nile Basin’s shared water resources.

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jul 21

#NileCooperation This is how the 67th meeting of the Nile Technical Advisory Committee ended in Kampala tonight, each delegate signing for their country on issues of sharing the Nile. It is quite a process always, each delegate reading every meaning of every line before signing.…

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This is how the 67th meeting of the Nile Technical Advisory Committee ended in Kampala tonight, each delegate signing for their country on issues of sharing the Nile.

It is quite a process always, each delegate reading every meaning of every line before signing.…

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jul 20

#NileCooperation Six people were welcomed in the opening speeches: 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂 - New TAC members appointed by Ethiopia & Uganda - Partners @giz_gmbh @nilebasin @GWPnews - New Deputy Executive Director & Head, basin-wide programme, Dr Abraha Adugna ⤵️

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Six people were welcomed in the opening speeches:
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- New TAC members appointed by Ethiopia &amp; Uganda
- Partners @giz_gmbh @nilebasin @GWPnews
- New Deputy Executive Director &amp; Head, basin-wide programme, Dr Abraha Adugna ⤵️

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jul 20

#Happening The 67th main TAC meeting just opened in Kampala today with all 10 founding countries of the Nile Basin Initiative participating 💯 Main event on agenda today: TAC will break up in sub-committees to finalise recommendations they'll take to Nile Council of Ministers.

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The 67th main TAC meeting just opened in Kampala today with all 10 founding countries of the Nile Basin Initiative participating 💯

Main event on agenda today: TAC will break up in sub-committees to finalise recommendations they'll take to Nile Council of Ministers.

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jul 18

#NileCooperation BIP is NBI’s response to 2017 Entebbe Summit, where Nile Basin leaders called for transformative, basin-wide investments. It translates that mandate into action by prioritising & coordinating cross-border, multi-sector investments for shared benefits.

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BIP is NBI’s response to 2017 Entebbe Summit, where Nile Basin leaders called for transformative, basin-wide investments.

It translates that mandate into action by prioritising &amp; coordinating cross-border, multi-sector investments for shared benefits.

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jul 18

#NileCooperation #OneNileSharedBenefits Dr Abraha Adugna, NBI's Deputy Executive Director/Head of Basin-wide Programme is briefing the TAC about the flagship Nile River Basin Investment Programme. See what the BIP is & how it works 👇google.com/search?q=Nile+…

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#OneNileSharedBenefits
Dr Abraha Adugna, NBI's Deputy Executive Director/Head of Basin-wide Programme is briefing the TAC about the flagship Nile River Basin Investment Programme.

See what the BIP is &amp; how it works 👇google.com/search?q=Nile+…

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jul 18

#NileCooperation #OneNileSharedBenefits In such meetings, the TAC ▪️listen 🎧 ▪️ask questions ▪️ask questions ▪️make technical inputs ▪️develop reports & recommendations to take to the Nile Council of (water-related) Ministers, NBI’s highest decision-making body.

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jul 18

#NileCooperation Each Member State nominates 2 experts to the TAC, which advises NBI’s top body, the Council of (water) Ministers of the Nile Basin. 🇧🇮🇨🇩🇪🇬🇪🇹🇰🇪🇷🇼🇸🇸🇸🇩🇹🇿🇺🇬 Together, the 2 bodies have provided strategic direction that has sustained NBI 25 years.

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jul 18

#HappeningNow Technical meetings have begun in Kampala, ahead of the 67th Nile Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting of the Nile Basin Initiative. TAC members — water experts from across the Basin — have been arriving: 🇧🇮🇨🇩🇪🇬🇪🇹🇰🇪🇷🇼🇸🇸🇸🇩🇹🇿🇺🇬 Take a look at the NBI matters…

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Technical meetings have begun in Kampala, ahead of the 67th Nile Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting of the Nile Basin Initiative.

TAC members — water experts from across the Basin — have been arriving:

🇧🇮🇨🇩🇪🇬🇪🇹🇰🇪🇷🇼🇸🇸🇸🇩🇹🇿🇺🇬

Take a look at the NBI matters…

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jun 27

#WorldTourismDay 1,000 reasons to visit Nile Basin: 🐊 Rare wildlife e.g Nile lechwe, hippo, Nile crocodile 🦓 Epic mammal migrations 🪶 Sudd wetlands — bird haven 🌊 Victoria, 2nd largest freshwater lake 🦍 100s of endemic creatures👇from Gitega to Giza. nilebasin.org

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1,000 reasons to visit Nile Basin:
🐊 Rare wildlife e.g Nile lechwe, hippo, Nile crocodile
🦓 Epic mammal migrations
🪶 Sudd wetlands — bird haven
🌊 Victoria, 2nd largest freshwater lake
🦍 100s of endemic creatures👇from Gitega to Giza.
nilebasin.org

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jun 26

#ThrowbackThursdays #GoThere Mid-way 2025, have you you been here ⤵️? If yes, share a pic! #WorldTourismDay2025 x.com/nbiweb/status/…

NNile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jan 1

#Destinations2025 #AfricanSafari 11 riparian countries, 11 things to see & do in the Nile Basin in 2025 (in no particular order): A thread

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jun 20

#OneRootInfiniteMelodies #OneNile On our playlist for World Music Day ⏪👇 our composition from 22 February Nile Day 2025 (translated from Amrahic) Make - & share - your melody 🎵🎧▶️ for Nile cooperation! We Are The Nile Verse 1 Flowing like a story, ancient and wide, The Nile…

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jun 18

#NileCooperation 📢Did you see our Nile Basin Seasonal Hydrological Outlook and Advisory for June - September 2025? It guides Member States, water planners, regulators & managers & agriculture & hydropower sectors in managing a shared resource & risks. nilebasin.org/sites/default/…

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jun 14

#BeatPlasticPollution “When waste, especially plastics, accumulates in water bodies, it leads to the growth of algae and water hyacinths, which reduce oxygen levels in the water. As a result, aquatic life may die or decrease significantly.” Full story⤵️ theforefrontmagazine.com/the-hidden-cos…

nbiweb's tweet card. By Eric Twahirwa Rwanda, often hailed as one of the global leaders in environmental conservation, made history in 2008 by becoming one of the first countries to ban non-biodegradable plastic bags....

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jun 13

#NileCooperation As new equipment is installed, NBI is ➡️bench testing it ➡️training national water quality task team on functionality ➡️training same team on @WorldBank environmental and social safeguard standards & policies ➡️improving grievance & redress mechanisms

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As new equipment is installed, NBI is
➡️bench testing it
➡️training national water quality task team on functionality
➡️training same team on @WorldBank environmental and social safeguard standards &amp; policies
➡️improving grievance &amp; redress mechanisms

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jun 13

#NileCooperation NBI’s is aiming to strengthen its multi-faceted Nile basin-wide water monitoring system to improve national #WaterQuality networks & regional data-sharing. Overall, NBI works to protect, restore & promote sustainable use of the Nile's ecosystems.

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Nile Basin Initiative@nbiweb · Jun 13

The sensor will be Burundi’s first one nationally with the capacity to measure #WaterQuality parameters in real time & immediately transmit the data to the national data management system. #NileCooperation

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