The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) which is an interim institutional arrangement for the cooperative sustainable development, equitable utilisation and management of the Nile water resources was established on 22nd February, 1999 in Dar es Salaam. It is 10 years now. Cooperation on the Nile has a long history. It started as the Hydro meteorological Survey Project from 1967 to 1977 and later as the Technical Cooperation Committee for Promotion of the Development and Environmental Protection of the Nile Basin (TECCONILE) from 1992 to its successor the NBI. The need for cooperation was recognised early by the basin countries in order to understand the available water resources for proper planning and use of the basin resources. Countries are finalising conclusion of the Agreement on the Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework which has been negotiated over the last decade. When signed and ratified it will pave way to the formation of the permanent Nile River Basin Commission.

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