Project objective: To strengthen knowledgebase, capacity and cross-border institutional mechanisms for sustainable use and management of selected transboundary aquifers in the Nile Equatorial Lakes and Eastern Nile sub-basins.The transboundary aquifers that will be covered by the study and beneficiary countries sharing these aquifers are given in section describing the ‘alternative’. Final selection of the aquifers will be made during the PPG phase of the project.
Groundwater
Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania United Republic of, Uganda, Regional
Aquifers
Budget
31,329,452.00 USD
Total Cost of the project
5,329,452 USD
GEF Allocation to project
Partners
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) serves as the world's foremost intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology.
The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is a regional intergovernmental partnership that seeks to develop the River Nile in a cooperative manner, share substantial socio-economic benefits and promote regional peace and security. It was launched on 22nd February 1999 by Ministers in charge of Water Affairs in the riparian countries namely Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, The Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Eritrea participates as an observer. NBI provides riparian countries with the first and only all- inclusive regional platform for multi stakeholder dialogue, information sharing as well as joint planning and management of water and related resources in the Nile Basin.
Contacts
UNDP/GEF Regional Technical Advisor for International Waters for Europe, CIS and Arab States
Project Team Leader