Executive Summary:  In the year 2021, NBD achieved promising results in the areas of resource mobilization, building Capacity of its members, revitalizing engagements with NBI, and refreshing member commitment in a bid to enhance NBD network’s visibility and impact.In effort to attain financial sustainability, NBD contracted a Regional Resource Mobilization Expert (RRME) who drafted a funding proposal and a Resource Mobilization Strategy.       NBD commissioned a legal study to explore the possibilities of establishing a...

Executive Summary:  In the year 2020, NBD achieved commendable results in the areas of resource mobilization, updating functionalities of its online systems, revitalizing engagements with NBI, and refreshing member engagements and commitments in a bid to enhance NBD network’s visibility and impacts.NBD secured a grant share of US$ 0.75 Million (Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand US Dollars) as stipulated in the draft Nile Cooperation for Climate Resilience (NCCR) Project Appraisal document of an overall proposed grant amount of...

In the year 2019, NBD implemented key outputs stipulated under the Three components of: strengthening the NBD Secretariat, improving communication and outreach, and capacity building of members and partners.Key outputs implemented under component one were that NBD: organized governance meetings, negotiated and designed a two year project (2020-2021), completed of 2018 external audit report process, ensured  NBD’s representation at different fora  and boosted its visibility, ensured continuity of NBD’s legal personality, up-scaled Climate...

As we end this year 2018, we convey our unreserved gratitude for your continued support that has enabled NBD deliver on its mandate in 2018. We are particularly indebted to our core funding partners, CIWA/WB who have supported us financially through Phase II of the Engaging Civil Society for Social and Climate Resilience in the Nile Basin project. Using this additional funding, we have engaged constructively with stakeholders at all levels to contribute to Nile cooperation.This year NBD finalized 2018-2022 strategy under the...

The Nile Basin is characterized by high hydro-dependency levels traversing political boundaries. Although this kind of dependency is increasing every other day, availability of fresh water is shrinking. This calls for concerted efforts to ensure that the resource is put to sustainable use to benefit citizens of the Nile Basin. This gives each one of us a critical role to play.To serve our stakeholders effectively and efficiently, NBD is putting in place the 2018 – 2022 strategy. NBD launched the strategy development process at a workshop in...

May 2010 to April 2012. Publication dateMonday, 30 January 2017Publication typeAnnual ReportsDownload the report

May 2010 to April 2012. Publication dateFriday, 29 January 2016Publication typeAnnual ReportsDownload the report

May 2010 to April 2012, NBD focused firmly on implementing two key outputs. First, ensuring that there is an increased awareness of the benefits of Nile cooperation and secondly, adding value to the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) planning, policy, design and implementation of programmes. As this two year report shows,  NBD and its ten Nile Discourse Forums (NDFs), member organizations and other partners have played a significant role in raising awareness on the benefits of Nile Cooperation and influencing NBI policies and Subsidiary Action Plan...

The past year marked the start of a very important programme for NBD: The Civil Society engagement in Nile Cooperation and Development Programme. This programme can be summed up in the NBD advocacy message: Empowerment through Participation.This NBD annual report reflects the remarkable outcomes achieved in the ten Nile Basin countries. Through over 750 NBD members, and by building upon trusted relationships and solid evidence based arguments, NBD has contributed to pushing Nile Cooperation issues higher up in the national and regional...