Unveiling a New Era of Nile Cooperation: Entry into Force of the Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA)

On 13 October 2024, the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) entered into force.

 

Congratulations on the Nile Basin riparian countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda! Here is full Statement Issued on 13 October 2024.

 

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The text of the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) outlines principles, rights and obligations for cooperative management and development of the Nile Basin water resources.  Rather than quantifying 'equitable rights' or water use allocations, the Treaty intends to establish a framework to "promote integrated management, sustainable development, and harmonious utilization of the water resources of the Basin, as well as their conservation and protection for the benefit of present and future generations".

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This Issue Paper provides a historical perspective on inter-state cooperation on management of the Nile waters, and marks the historic transition from NBI to the Commission.

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Issue Paper 2 presents a regional investment program that seeks to develop infrastructure to harness the Nile water resources and use it to support the attainment of climate-resilient water, energy and food security, and reversal of environmental degradation, in the Nile River Basin.

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The Nile Basin Initiative works to achieve sustainable socio-economic development through the equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common Nile basin water resources.

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