example, it will allow the NBI to undertake an institutional design processes to prepare the Nile Basin Institution for new challenges in absence or presence of CFA. Finalizing a Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) will help create a permanent river basin organization (RBO). More involvement of NGOs and civil society will involve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the NBI projects Since the Nile basin countries are part of the African Union, NBI project has an opportunity of benefiting from the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) which aims at providing an overarching vision and policy framework for accelerating economic co-operation and integration among African countries.
Threats:
1. Long-term challenge for operational integration across the basin because of different sets of policies and procedures among NBI institutions like ENTRO and NELSAP-CU.
2. Nile Basin Water Treaty of 1929, which limits effective utilization the Nile
-waters
3 History of tensions and instability in the region, both between states and internal
states. Thus, when one country refuses to cooperate, it can have significant consequences on the NBI goals.
Increasing population coupled with poverty creates pressure on resources of the Nile NBI countries are in different development stages with 6 out of the poorest 10 nations of the world and this threatens the initiative’s path towards achieving its goals. The World Bank Polices possesses future uncertainty of the NBI projects due to its historical bad record in achieving its goals in the countries its funds.
10. Corruption and aid money disappearing into private pockets
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