Ethiopia to Host 6th Nile Basin Development Forum

Addis Ababa, March 05, 2021 (Walta) – The 6th Nile Basin Development Forum webinars will start next week on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Water, Energy, and Irrigation.

 

The theme of the forum that will be hosted by Ethiopia is “Rethinking Regional Investments in the Nile Basin: Water, Energy, Food, Environment, and Climate Change”.

 

The Webinar, in its nearly two-month-long deliberation, is expected to explore how to shift towards a more efficient and effective approach with regard to the implementation of investment projects in the Nile Basin to improve lives.

 

The webinar will also cover all the critical six sub-themes of the Nile Basin Initiative ten-year strategy: water security, energy security, food security, environmental sustainability, climate change adaptation, and transboundary water governance, Ministry of Water, Energy, and Irrigation, Dr. Sileshi Bekele said.

 

The minister has also called on all friends of the Nile to participate in the webinar.