..................................................................................................................................................... Host: Mohsen Alarabawy (Nile Basin Initiative) Co-Convenors: WMO, IGAD/ICPAC Programme: Mohsen Alarabawy (NBI) : Welcome remarks and introduction Russell Boals (Canada) :Keynote_ State of the art technologies in river basin monitoring; ground stations, DMS, EO/remote sensing, reliability, accuracy, efficiency, bottlenecks, advantages, cost effectiveness, options and recommendations (e.g. NB) Paper Presentations: Fitsume Teshome Wolkeba (Ethiopia) :Paper_Using remote sensing data to estimate water inflows and water balance of lake tana. _________ :Paper_Application of remote sensing data for integrated monitoring and management of large water body systems of the Nile basin: a demonstration study of Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Mohammed A. Hassan (Sudan) :Paper_Hydrological evaluation of satellite-based rainfall datasets for transboundary water resources management in data-scarce region: case of Tekeze-Atbara, Dinder and Blue Nile River Basins Moderator (Didace Rwabitega) : Discussion of presentations Panel Discussion Technical Panel Discussion Moderator: Mohsen Alarabawy Panelists: Eng. Jackson Twinomujuni, Dr. Kevin Wheeler, Eng. Russell Boals, Eng. Mark Woodbury Panel Topic International and regional practices in assessment, enhancement and modernization of the state of river basin monitoring; hydromet, earth observations, Data Management Systems, data exchange, modeling, decision making, flood and drought forecast; and lessons learned for the NBI role in supporting basin monitoring at transboundary and national levels. Deksyos Tarekegn : Wrap up and key messages ............................................