River Nile Basin Initiative and Regional Cooperation in Management of River Nile Water Resources

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dc.contributor.advisorJoseph Wasongaen_US
dc.contributor.authorNgari, Matilda Cindy
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-08T13:35:41Z
dc.date.available2023-08-08T13:35:41Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionA Project Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Arts in the School of Law, Arts and Social Sciences of Kenyatta University, July 2023.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe research aimed to assess how well the NBI promote regional collaboration in managing the River Nile's water resources. The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) was evaluated for its contribution to fostering collaboration and ensuring water availability. In particular, the NBI was assessed for its contribution to identifying the difficulties originating from River Nile basin cooperation. By claiming that democratic governments are very reluctant to fight with one another and often have a more robust potential for working together, hence the research used liberalism theory. Specifically, there are three objectives sought which were to explore the actors and issues that relate to river Nile waters, to establish the issues arising from River Nile basin cooperation and to assess the role of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) in promoting cooperation and water security. According to the findings, factors that influence collaboration or dispute include uneven allocation of basin resources, which results in impoverishment, accelerated urbanization, which raises the demand for basin resources, dry seasons, which put additional strain on basin resources; and technological advances and industrialization, which increase demand for basin resources. Disputes over natural resource concerns, dams, reservoirs, and other large-scale projects, together with financial and societal disarray, were also discovered to contribute to disputes in the area. Additionally, research into problems related to the Nile River found that poverty, the loss of social facilities that support health, the misallocation of human and financial resources, and forced migration are the significant causes of conflict. Lastly, it was discovered that the function of NBI in ensuring water availability requires an active partnership among the nations, which is a possibility and a potential source of engagement. Encouraging peaceful methods of settling conflicts over basin resources is also a good idea. The research outcome advised creating administrative capacity-building initiatives, crafting agreements with acceptable parameters for reservation, and recognizing the advantages of shared natural resource stewardship.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26646
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.subjectRiver Nile Basin Initiativeen_US
dc.subjectRegional Cooperationen_US
dc.subjectRiver Nile Water Resourcesen_US
dc.titleRiver Nile Basin Initiative and Regional Cooperation in Management of River Nile Water Resourcesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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