NILE BASIN INITIATIVES WORKSHOP IN ZANZIBAR

The NBI seeks to develop the river in a cooperative manner, share substantial socioeconomic benefits, and promote regional peace and security. Cooperative water resources management is complex in any international river basin. In the Nile Basin, which is characterized by water scarcity, poverty, a long history of dispute and insecurity, and rapidly growing populations and demand for water, it is particularly difficult. The NBI started with a participatory process of dialogue among the riparians that resulted in their agreeing on a shared vision—to “achieve sustainable socioeconomic development through the equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common Nile Basin water resources.

Materials for the Workshop took place in Zanzibar - Kempiski Hotel from 1-5 September 2008:

• Large Scale Interventions: Open Space
• Transitions and TransformationsUrgent Need for Quantum Leaps
• The World Cafe and Open Space: Mobilizing Collective Intelligence
• Facilitation of Events and Brainstorming Processes For Creative and Sustainable Results
• The Nile Project: The Grace of the NILE