The Nile Basin Initiative is supported by each of the NBI countries themselves and by a number of bilateral and multilateral development partners.             Many development partners make their contributions to the NBI through the Nile Basin Trust Fund (NBTF). This trust fund was established in 2003 at the request of Nile-COM. The NBTF is a funding mechanism that helps administer and harmonize donor partner support pledged to the NBI. The World Bank administers the NBTF on behalf of contributing donors, in accordance with the NBTF Agreement and the World Bank’s Trust Fund Policy and Procedures. The contributors to the NBTF are Canada (CIDA), Denmark (DANIDA), European Commission (EC), Finland, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden (SIDA), United Kingdom (DFID), and the World Bank. The NBTF supports the preparation and implementation of NBI programs including the basin-wide Shared Vision Program (SVP) and the sub-basin investment programs ENSAP and NELSAP. At the basin-wide level, the NBTF also supports the process of NBI dialogue and engagement and efforts to strengthen the capacity of NBI institutions. At the sub-basin level, NBTF supports the preparation and implementation of joint investment projects. Click here for a list of NBTF-supported NBI programs/projects. NBTF funds are transferred to the NBI, which has the primary responsibility for the implementation of project activities. Almost all (about 95 percent) NBTF-financed NBI projects are recipient-executed. This helps ensure ownership of NBI activities and contributes to building institutional capacity to implement regional projects. As progress is made in program implementation and a permanent institutional framework for the NBI is agreed, the NBTF will be transferred to an NBI institution. As the NBTF administrator, the World Bank is responsible for fiduciary management of pooled multi-donor resources and for preparing and supervising NBTF-financed projects in accordance with the Bank’s rules and procedures. In addition, the NBTF Committee is responsible for overseeing the operation of the trust fund and ensuring that resources used meet NBI program objectives. This Committee is comprised of representatives from contributing agencies, the NBI, and the World Bank. Formal NBTF Committee meetings are held once a year in one of the Basin countries. For more information on NBI’s development partners, please visit www.nilebasin.org.  |
 
 
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