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RECOGNIZING & EMPHASIZING THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF THE FUTURE AND WEALTH OF OUR PEOPLES
“One River, Shared by Millions of lives”
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COMMITTED TRUST & COLLABORATION FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING
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“STRONGLY ROOTED NETWORK FOR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH & TRAINING IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT”
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“DEMAND-DRIVEN RESEARCH PROGRAMS SUPPORTING WATER & FOOD SECURITY FOR NEXT GENERATIONS”
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“AWARENESS RAISING ON KEY ALARMING WATER ISSUES”
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A NETWORK CONTRIBUTING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

NBCBN Foundation

NBCBN is a regional network for capacity building of water professionals in the Nile basin. The network was launched in the year 2002 as a non-traditional network and served as a pilot in the Nile Basin.It has proven to be a unique structure and a valuable tool for capacity building over the years.

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Themes

• Climate change adaptation and resilience
• Water and food security
• Ecosystems and wetlands management for wise use
• Water governance
• Gender integration and equity
• Water diplomacy
• Transboundary river basin management
• Coastal zone management, Awareness raising on key water issues

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E-Learning Hub

The NBCBN-Foundation E-learning hub is the platform where all the online training and education services and resources can be found. Check our E-Learning hub for new online course on different themes.

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Projects

The ongoing research projects under the network research theme “water scarcity” currently involves three case studies to be concluded by mid of 2022, Technical and policy briefs on the three case studies will be published soon by NBCBN-Foundation.
1. Evaluation of Climate Variability and Change Impacts on Water Scarcity for Rain-fed Agriculture in the Lake Victoria Basin, The Case of Kagera River Sub-basin.
2. Managing Transboundary Water Resource, Under Climate Change/Variability, Case of Tekeze/Atbara River.
3. Integrating GIS, Remote Sensing, And Modelling for Overcoming Water Shortage In Irrigation Network.

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News & Announcement

Open Now
May 11, 2024
Applications can be submitted online via the following link on the NAEP website: https://nile-exchange.nbcbn.net/application-apply
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Nile Student Exchange M.Sc. Programme 3rd Call for proposals Deadline Extended
November 15, 2023
The  Third Call Deadline Extended till November 25, 2023      
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The Regional Training Course on Addressing Water Scarcity in the Nile Basin under the Climate Change Challenges
October 24, 2023
28th November– 2nd December 2023 Nairobi, Kenya Course Introduction Water scarcity limits access to safe water for drinking and for practicing basic hygiene and in health-care facilities. Addressing water scarcity in the
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Regional Training Course 6-10 November, 2023
September 30, 2023
For More information https://www.un-ihe.org/courses/on-campus/river-basin-water-resources-changing-climate-application-open-source-data-and-tools
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Nile Student Exchange M.Sc. Programme
April 1, 2023
Proposal Submission Deadline
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VISITING ANOTHER UNIVERSITY IN THE NILE BASIN FOR YOUR MSC RESEARCH
March 7, 2023
Call for Proposals (Application Deadline: 15 April 2023 – Outcome communicated: 15 May 2023) MSc students of universities in the Nile basin can apply for support to do 3 months
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Call for Short Term Research Proposals and Case Studies in the Nile Basin
February 14, 2023
General Research Theme “Water Resources Management Under Climate Change in Transboundary River Basins“ Now open: Call for Short-term research case study proposals under the theme “Water Resources Management under Climate
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Nile Exchange Project, Second Call Coming Soon
October 1, 2022
Announcing first call supported students and selected proposals have finished, Next NOVEMBER, 2022 Second call will open
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Capacity Development and Knowledge Sharing New Pathways: Accelerating Progress Towards 2030 Agenda
September 24, 2022
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NBCBN in 5th Cairo Water Week CWW 2022
September 24, 2022
The steady and ongoing decline of wetland extent and quality of wetlands ecosystems in the Nile basin will lead to a further net decrease of overall value, unless managed with
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NILE STUDENTS EXCHANGE PROJECT
June 13, 2022
Call for students proposals for MSc research (technical and social sciences) on water-related issues in the Nile Basin More Information To find more information or for additional questions contact us
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Regional online training course on
Nile Wetlands Ecosystems Wise-Use for Sustainable Development
From 7th February – 21st March 2022
November 24, 2021
Regional online training course on Nile Wetlands Ecosystems Wise-Use for Sustainable DevelopmentFrom 7th February – 21st March 2022 The Nile Basin Capacity Building Network Foundation in collaboration with partners; Makerere University-Uganda, Egerton
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NBCBN-Foundation participation in 4th Cairo Water Week, 24th -28th October 2021
November 23, 2021
The foundation will be honored again to continue its participation and contribution to the CWW the most annual important water event in the Nile Basin, that will be organized in
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Collaboration Project between NBCBN–Foundation, IHE-Delft and Wageningen University, for the scientific exchange on water management and governance between universities, staff and students in the Nile Basin, August 2021
November 23, 2021
The aim of this collaboration project is to contribute to effective (transboundary) water governance and management in the Nile basin by strengthening and sustaining networks of academics in the Nile
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Innovative Networks in the Nile Basin: E-Collaborative Platforms for Capacity Development
November 20, 2021
26th October,2021TS 3.4 (14:30 -16:00) (Alef Lila We Lila Ballroom Presentations  1 Multi-Sectoral innovative approaches for Capacity Development, Networks Supporting Agenda 2030  2 E-Learning and collaborative projects Supported by DUPC,
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Launch of the Regional Nile E-Learning Hub Project, in collaboration with IHE-Delft, Makerere, Egerton, and Ain Shams Universities, June 2021
August 3, 2021
The regional project on Nile Water E-Learning Hub (Training and Education Tools for Capacity Development), is a pilot regional project for online educational products development and dissemination by the (NBCBN-Foundation)
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