The Eastern Nile Council of Ministers (ENCOM), the highest governing body of the Eastern Nile Subsidiary Action Program (ENSAP) of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) has concluded its Meeting today, January 30, 2014 in Debrezeit, Ethiopia. The ENCOM Meeting was preceded by a two-day 27th Meeting of the ENSAPT (Eastern Nile Subsidiary Action Program Team), a technical advisory body to ENCOM. The ENSAPT comprises three senior technical experts and officials from each of the member countries. The ENCOM Meeting was attended by Ethiopia, Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan. Egypt declined to participate continuing on its decision to freeze participation in NBI activities following the signing of the CFA by six upstream member countries of the NBI.

Promoting rapid socio-economic development (i.e. poverty reduction, livelihood improvement) in a socially (the area is a post-conflict zone) and environmentally (the area is one of the few remaining wetland habitats and wild life refuges) sen-sitive way poses formidable challenge. Using these challenges as entry points for regional cooperation among the three countries makes the task even more challenging – and at the same time more attractive, for the rewards, like the chal-lenges, will be multi-dimensional, addressing multiple constraints at the same time, if done well.

Carefully planned and sustainable irrigation development along with intensification and improvement of existing irrigated agriculture is crucial to ensure food security, enhance agricultural productivity and improve livelihoods in the region. The project strives to foster a coordinated regional approach in the development of irrigated agriculture in the Eastern Nile.

Integrated Watershed Management in the Eastern Nile: A Field Guide

Provide enhanced support to facilitate investment for the sustainable management of the Eastern Nile Sub-basin.

TOR for Senior Regional Project Coordinator

ToR Survey of Backup Power supply (Generator)

Dam safety TOR Dam Safety Expert 2

Dam safety TOR Dam Safety Expert 1

Dam safety TOR Dam Safety Specialist 1 F

Dam safety TOR Dam Safety Surveillance and Instrumentation Specialist Final

Dam safety TOR Water Resorce Specialist Final

Final-TOR 1 RC-Impact Assessment of WMS

Final-TOR 2 NC-Impact Assessment of WMS

Final-TOR 3 NC-Impact Assessment of WMS

Finance Expert - Vacancy Announcement 

Flood Forecast and Early Warning Senior Expert

GW Request for Expression of Interest(NCORE AF2) (Final)

Request for Expression of Interest(NCORE AF2) (Final) 

Terms of Reference Regional Coordinator for Hydromet Coordinator for EN Final i

TOR - Integrated Knowledge Portal Final

TOR - Nile Basin Intative Integrated Knowledge Portal (NBI-IKP)Development

TOR 11th Batch Internship Groundwater

TOR 11th Batch Internship Librarian

TOR 11th Batch Internship WaterHarvesting

TOR 12th Batch Internship Drought Risk Assessment

TOR 12th Batch Internship Drought Risk Assessment

TOR 12th Batch Internship Sedimentation

TOR 12th Batch Internship Sedimentation

ToR CIWA AF 2 GW Ethiopia National revision 3 Oct 2017

ToR CIWA AF 2 GW International revision 3 Oct 

ToR CIWA AF 2 GW RSS National revision 3 Oct. 2017 

ToR CIWA AF 2 GW Sudan National revised 3 Oct. 2017

ToR CIWA AF 2 Irrig. International

ToR CIWA AF 2 Irrig. National Ethiopia

ToR CIWA AF 2 Irrig. National RSS

TOR CIWA Internship Coordinator(Water Resource Engineer)

TOR Eastern Nile Knowledge Management Expert(Knowledge Base Enhancement ) Final

TOR ENTRO Database and Online Service Expert Sep 2018

TOR ENTRO MeteorologistRainfall Forecast expert Sep 2018

TOR ENTRO Short term Flood Forecast Expert Sep 2018

TOR ENTRO Surveyors Sep 2018

TOR for Regional Finance and Admin Head

ToR Survey of Generator Network and Electrical System Maintenance Requirements

ToR Survey of Network and Electrical System Maintenance Requirements 

Lakes Edward and Albert Integrated Fisheries and Water Resources Management Project (LEAFII) Achievements Poster

The Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO), headquartered in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, was established in 2002. ENTRO is the executive arm of ENSAP. The Eastern Nile Council of Ministers (ENCOM), comprised of Ministers in charge of Water Affairs of the member countries, is the highest political and decision-making body.

The Eastern Nile Basin (ENB), consisting of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan hosts over a quarter of billion inhabitants. The ENB comprises almost half of the 3.4 million km2 catchment area of the Nile River Basin and contributing much more than half of the runoff to the Main Nile. The ENB is home to globally significant terrestrial and aquatic habitats, and ecosystems, some are classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The diversity of ecosystems within the ENB from tropical forests, high mountains, woodlands, savannahs, arid lands and deserts, has turned the ENBinto a region of extraordinary biodiversity. The ENB hosts some of the last remaining large mammals of the world such as Elephants, Buffalos, Giraffes, African lions, Cheetahs, White eared kobo, Gazelles, including their majestic

The Nile, with a total length of 6,695 km, is the world’s longest river. It is shared by 11 African countries. The Nile is an asset of extraordinary regional and global importance. The Eastern Nile Basin (ENB), consisting of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan supplies up to 90% of the annual Nile flows; however, its contribution is highly seasonal. ENB covers some 1.7 million km2 and comprises of four sub-basins: the Baro-Akobo-Sobat-White Nile, the Abbay-Blue Nile, the Tekeze-Atbara and the Main Nile from Khartoum to the Nile delta. The ENB hosts over a quarter of a billion inhabitants.

The Nile, with a total length of 6,695 km, is the world’s longest river. It is shared by 11 African countries. The Nile is an asset of extraordinary regional and global importance. The Eastern Nile Basin (ENB), consisting of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan supplies up to 90% of the annual Nile flows; however, its contribution is highly seasonal. ENB covers some 1.7 million km2 and comprises of four sub-basins: the Baro-Akobo-Sobat-White Nile, the Abbay-Blue Nile, the Tekeze-Atbara and the Main Nile from Khartoum to the Nile delta. The ENB hosts over a quarter of a billion inhabitants.

The EN Seasonal Flood Forecast and Early Warning program provides a platform to share its information with eastern Nile communities and to deliver a useful service to them; These forecasts and flood bulletins have been made available on ENTRO web portal, disseminated to ministries and flood prone area communities.

JMP (Amharic)

As the world’s longest river, the Nile is a source of livelihood for over 230 million people who live within its basin that covers 3.2 million square kilometers (about 10 per cent of Africa’s land area). Yet, for all its economic potential and natural endowments, the Nile Basin is threatened by scarcity of water and degradation of its ecosystems. It is estimated that from the Ethiopian catchments alone where 86 per cent of the river flow originates, up to 200 million tons of top soil are washed away every year. Downstream in the delta area, salt water infiltration into the Nile is an acute problem.

 For centuries, the people living along the 6,671-kilometre River Nile depended on it almost entirely for water, irrigation, and food. Millions still depend on it today. But as populations have grown and lifestyles changed, the great river and its basin have come under serious strain. The river banks have been heavily settled, forests cut for fuel and pollution has been exacerbated from industrial release and fertiliser use. Silt now clogs river tributaries contracting the flow, displacing natural reservoirs of water in lakes along the way, and increasing the likelihood of flooding. Fish populations and those of other water animals have dwindled as a result of declining habitats and over-harvesting. Consequently, the livelihoods of about 160 million people stand threatened. All this has driven home the point that the 10 countries within the Nile Basin are permanently connected and must cooperate to save the River Nile if they are to survive and develop both as nations and collectively, as a region.

The Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO), headquartered in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, was established in 2002. ENTRO is the executive arm of ENSAP. The Eastern Nile Council of Ministers (ENCOM), comprised of Ministers in charge of Water Affairs of the member countries, is the highest political and decision-making body

ENTRO has been preparing investment projects as well as carrying out specialized studies throughout its history. As part of this a lot of knowledge is produced in form of reports, time-series datasets, spatial datasets, models etc As the knowledge produced expands the need for a structured knowledge base became eminent. Addressing the complex issues in the Eastern Nile also requires interaction among the different projects and building up on the results of previous recommendations. As a result ENTRO initiated project-based knowledge management activities.

This booklet contains our story – the story of participants from Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan universities – who have taken part in ENTRO’s Internship Program. The Internship Program provided us with a unique experience of our common resource Nile and offered us the chance to develop ourselves with knowledge, skill and social network. The purpose of this booklet is to highlight our experiences, what we learnt and gained and by so doing to promote the internship program and lobby for its sustenance.

Whereas the Nile Basin states have limited access to modern energy, research conducted under the 2011 Comprehensive Basin-Wide Study of Power Development Options and Trade Opportunities led by the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) identified more than 145,000MW of hydropower potential across the Basin. However, less than three per cent of it in upstream countries had been developed.

Nile Day is a commemoration of the establishment of the unprecedented Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) on February 22, 1999 by Ministers in charge of Water Affairs in the Nile Basin countries. The day marked a major milestone in the history of Nile Cooperation. It was the very first time that the countries jointly agreed to establish an allinclusive basin-wide institution, to provide a platform for consultation and coordination among themselves.

Bahir Dar Media Training Aug 14-17, 2018

Dr. Wubalem 1 The Media and Nile Basin Cooperation – Seeking

Based on an invitation from Nile Basin Initiative-CBSI, representatives of major media houses in the Nile basin countries gathered in Cairo, during the period of December 19- 22, 2005. The meeting was attended by the Executive Director of the Nile-Sec, the regional program managers of the Shared Vision Programs, (SVPs) and Subsidiary Action Programs (SAPs). The purpose of this meeting was: 1) to introduce, and sensitize the media of the NBI and its various programs and projects, 2) to consult on the role of media in NBI processes; 3) to explore prospects for networking between media houses and NBI institutions.    

The Media and Eastern Nile - Cooperation Agenda Setting and Framing Issues

Climate Change & Environment

More than 50 small and large dams are being operated in Eastern Nile countries. These include dams with large water storage reservoirs such as High Aswan Dam, Merowe Dam and Tekeze Dams on Main Nile, Blue Nile and Tekeze Rivers respectively.  The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Ethiopia and Angreb dam in Sudan are being constructed, while there are other development plans to be implemented within the basin. The number of dams, their location, complexity and size requires serious coordination to ensure their safe operation. Though ENTRO has undertaken preliminary effort in this direction (e.g. dam safety assessment, training programs, and dam safety guideline) there is still serious gap to be addressed. 

Flood Preparedness & Early Warning

Baro-Akobo-Sobat Water Resource Development

Internship and Young Professionals

Irrigation and Drainage

Joint Multipurpose Program

Power Trade & Interconnection

Social Development and Communication

Water Resources Planning & Management

Watershed Management