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Nile Basin Initiative Urged to Intensify Actions on the Ground |
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Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
The Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee of the Nile basin (Nile-TAC), has urged the Nile basin Initiative (NBI) to put more focus on tangible actions on the ground. Mr. Kyosingira opening the SVP-SAP coordination meeting
He said the desire of the people in the basin is to see more poverty eradication initiatives and developmental projects.
The Subsidiary Action Programs (SAPs) of the NBI are putting into use the cooperation and trust built between basin countries by implementing joint investment programs contributing to poverty eradication, promotion of economic development and to reverse environmental degradation in the basin.
In the Nile equatorial lakes sub-region, comprising of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, DR Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, substantial small projects, with community benefits, in the Natural Resources Management and Development projects eg. the Lakes Edward and Albert Fisheries Pilot Project, the Mara, Sio-Malaba-Malakisi and Kagera Integrated River Basin Management, and the Regional Agricultural Trade and Productivity Projects have been developed. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 August 2008 )
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