Sessions
CS1: Participation and Inclusivity as Success Factors to Water Governance in the Nile Basin ***ENDED
9:45 AM - 12:00 PM Mon
The paper discusses the serious problem of widespread soil erosion in the highlands of the DR Congo and its socio-economic and environmental impacts on region and whole Nile system. The paper analyses the causes of the problem which it identifies as rapid population growth, expanding agriculture and increasing demand form food and agricultural products, low awareness and poor attitudes in the largely youthful population, and weak policies and regulations for control of erosion. It concludes by proposing collaboration between the DR Congo and downstream countries in watershed management measures to control soil erosion and sustain benefits of the Nile river system.:
This paper presents results of gender analysis carried out under the framework of the NBI project titled �Enhancing conjunctive management of surface and groundwater resources in selected trans-boundary aquifers: Case study for selected shared groundwater bodies in the Nile Basin�. The paper concludes with recommendation of a gender mainstreaming strategy to address the gender issues identified in the study and improve the conjunctive management of water