NileBasin.org
Title
Nile Basin Initiative
Description
Formally launched in February 1999 by the Council of Ministers of Water Affairs of the Nile Basin States, the Initiative provides a unique forum for the countries of the Nile to move forward a cooperative process to realize tangible benefits in the Basin and build a solid foundation of trust and confidence.
The Nile-COM serves as the highest decision-making body of the NBI. The Nile-COM is supported by Nile-TAC, which is composed of two senior officials from each member country. The NBI maintains a secretariat, the Nile-SEC, located in Entebbe , Uganda . The Secretariat began operations in June 1999 and was officially launched on September 3, 1999.
