An Appraisal of the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tafesse, Tesfaye(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mohammed, Essa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-11T08:13:49Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T12:19:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-11T08:13:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T12:19:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The utilization of transboundary water resources among the basin states hasn’t always been an easy task. The presence of large number of states sharing the river and absence of an agreement determining its use further complicates the already complicated issue of utilization among the basin states. Shared by eleven states, the Nile Basin is one among the basins without any legal and binding agreement determining the utilization of the waters of Nile. Until the establishment of the NBI in 1999 with the objective of ensuring equitable use among the basin states via its future institution of the NRBC, the contribution of the previous bilateral and/or coloniallyinduced Nile agreements and several other sub-basin institutions toward solving the age old problem of the basin had been very limited. Thus, the main objectives of this study are to evaluate the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), one among the major trucks of the activities of the NBI which is currently waiting the ratification of three more states to have a legal status and to proclaim the establishment of the permanent NRBC. In order to achieve these objectives, the researcher selected Qualitative Research methodology. Information related to the study was gathered from both: primary sources- by interviewing experts, academicians, diplomats and government representatives in the field; and secondary sources- by analyzing books, articles, journals etc. The selection of sample was made based on purposive sampling technique. The findings of this study revealed that the major problem in the Nile Basin lies not in the scarcity of the available water rather it is the dominance of artificially created hurdles blocking cooperation. The presence of different Nile water agreements in favor of the downstream states is one among the major hurdles that create a privileged downstream group in one hand and unprivileged upstream block on the other. The age old upstream-downstream disagreement has been between aimed at changing and preserving the status quo established by these Nile waters agreements. The findings of this thesis consolidated this argument since it is the rigid position of the downstream states especially Egypt in recognizing the rights of upstream states from a share to the resources of the Nile. In the eyes of the researcher, the unified position and ratification of the remaining signatory states of the CFA will offer strength to challenge the position of downstream states. Thus, unless cooperation mechanism is realized in the Nile Basin, the prevailing situation in the region will pose a threat to the utilization of the waters of the Nile in the future. Though the optimistic beginnings of the NBI in facilitating the implementation of water projects of basin wide importance and the conclusion of the negotiation of the CFA are considered as a big success, the opposition of the downstream states to the CFA is still a big challenge. Once again, the attempt of establishing a basin wide institution with the consent of all member states remained in question if the opposition of the downstream states to the CFA is going continue in the future | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/295 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cooperative Framework Agreement, Nile Basin, Watercourse Agreements | en_US |
| dc.title | An Appraisal of the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |