Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office: Kick-off meeting for the First Joint Multipurpose Program Identification Phase Studies (JMP1 ID Studies)

Participants are drawn from various sectors of the Eastern Nile countries (Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan), Nile Basin Initiative -wide Institutions/projects, Parliamentarians, Development Partners, representatives of civil society, private sectors, media, study consultants and other stakeholders. The meeting will be held in Khartoum, Sudan 30-31 January, 2010.

The Joint Multipurpose Program (JMP)
The JMP is part of the NBI/ Eastern Nile investment program (ENSAP), which the three countries (Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan) implement to develop the water resources of the Eastern Nile Basin in a sustainable and equitable way.  JMP considers the water resources of the Nile as entry points to promote goals that go beyond water.

The decision to launch a multipurpose development in the Eastern Nile was made in 2005, at the 19th Eastern Nile Council of Ministers responsible for water (ENCOM) Meeting, which also included the Power Ministers of the three countries. ENCOM then instructed ENTRO to work toward the “Launch of the first phase of identification of a major program of multipurpose joint development of the Eastern Nile that demonstrate benefits of cooperation and ensure good practice”

The objective of the JMP1 Identification Studies is to assist the three Eastern Nile countries in identification of the JMP1 investment package, through a series of studies and consultative activities that take into account economic, social and environmental sustainability issues in an integrated manner.  By the end of the JMP1 Identification phase, ENCOM will be in a position to commission detailed preparation for the selected JMP1 investments, as appropriate. 

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