The Nile Civil Society in Climate Resilience Project aims to strengthen community engagement for climate resilience in trans-boundary water cooperation in the Nile Basin. This will be achieved through strengthening the capacity of the NBD to engage communities and stakeholders in the Basin. Over the long term, the project is expected to contribute to equitable, sustainable, and climate resilient growth in the region by providing a platform for citizen engagement in riparian dialogue, learning on climate risk management and resilience building strategies, and promoting awareness of the benefits of Nile Basin cooperation.

Project Components:

Component 1: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS AND CAPACITY BUILDING
This component is to support (i) a program of citizen led data management on issues of water quality, water flows, land degradation, soil erosion, wetland degradation, and climate-related hazards with the aim of influencing policy, resource allocations, and behavior of citizens, (ii) community consultations with respect to select trans-boundary development programs, (iii) capacity building of the NDFs, and (iv) activities to strengthen communities’ resilience to climate change.

Component 2: INNOVATIVE PLATFORMS FOR STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE AND ACTION
This component aims to strengthen the NBD and its stakeholders through (i) Women’s empowerment and youth engagement in dialogues on Nile cooperation and trans-boundary water management (ii) Leveraging platforms for trans-boundary dialogue and knowledge exchange and Scaling up the internship program through recruiting women and youth with expertise in specialized areas—water resources management, climate adaptation and resilience, data generation and management—to serve as interns.

Component 3: PROJECT MANAGEMENT