World Bank Group2016-01-072016-01-072015-05-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23583Watershed management has come to be recognized as a critical issue in the Nile Basin. Upstream land use can cause degradation and soil erosion, resulting in lower agricultural yields locally and causing sedimentation downstream. The increased sediment load causes economic problems by reducing water quality, and irrigation and hydropower potential, as well as increasing flooding. This note shows how, through Basin-wide cooperation, the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) has led efforts to address these problems, developing successful projects to deliver real results to restore the Nile.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOFLOODINGWATER QUALITYFOREST DEGRADATIONFISHWETLAND MANAGEMENTCOVERINGCONSERVATION EFFORTSECONOMIC GROWTHFLOWFLOOD EVENTSFOREST MANAGEMENTDAMSDEGRADED LANDSWATERWAYSSTORMSRIVER FLOWWETLAND CONSERVATIONEQUITABLE UTILIZATIONRESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER QUALITY MONITORINGPROGRAMSWATER SUPPLYMICRO-WATERSHEDCATCHMENTSMONITORINGRESERVOIRSPLANTINGWATERSHED RESTORATIONRESOURCE MONITORINGQUALITYTREESWATER HARVESTINGWATER RESOURCESWATER STORAGEHUMAN ACTIVITIESSEDIMENTCATCHMENT MANAGEMENTAGROFORESTRYRIPARIAN COUNTRIESRESERVOIRFLOODSBASINSINVASIVE SPECIESRESOURCE MOBILIZATIONSOIL EROSIONDOWNSTREAM RIVERSCONSTRUCTIONWATER USEWATERBIODIVERSITYSPECIESPROJECT WATERSHEDLAND DEGRADATIONPOLLUTIONFORESTRYLAND RESOURCESIRRIGATION WATERTREE SPECIESWETLANDS MANAGEMENTPLOTSNATURAL RESOURCESLAKE LEVELSCROPSFISHINGLAND USENATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATIONDROUGHTSWATERSHED MANAGEMENTECOSYSTEMWATERSHEDSVEGETATIONSTUDIESLAND-USEUPLAND FORESTSCLIMATE CHANGEPOLICIESAGRICULTURAL WATER USESOCIAL SERVICESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTCLIMATEDEFORESTATIONFORESTSCANALSWETLAND ECOSYSTEMSFRUITCATCHMENTOXYGEN LEVELSDRAINSAGRICULTUREFORESTWATERSHED PROJECTSHIGHLANDSRIVERSSEDIMENT LOADFODDERNAVIGATIONFOODFISHERIESLAND CONSERVATIONBAMBOODEGRADATIONEROSIONLAKESLANDLAND PRODUCTIVITYECOSYSTEMSHYDROELECTRIC POWERANALYSISWATER FLOWSDRINKING WATERREGIONAL WATERSHEDIRRIGATIONNATURAL RESOURCEWATERSHEDCONSERVATIONWETLANDMICRO WATERSHEDPOLLUTION CONTROLRESTORATIONPRESSURECATCHMENT AREAAGREEMENTBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONWETLANDSIMPLEMENTATIONLAND MANAGEMENTRIPARIANRIVERBriefWorld Bank10.1596/23583