A comprehensive listing of large dams in the Eastern Nile (including a Potential Consequences Classification (PCC) to identify the level of care that various dams require and the criteria to select appropriate designs for new dams), and a review of existing water and energy institutions and legislations in Eastern Nile Countries, which identified that there is no regional framework or institution responsible for dam safety management that address potential trans-boundary impacts of dam mis-operation or other safety incidents. A companion report is the Roadmap for the Preparation of a Regional Dam Safety Framework, also prepared under the Dam Safety component of the NBI Nile Cooperation for Results (NCORE) Project.