Cooperative Framework Agreement on the Nile

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The Cooperative Framework Agreement on the Nile is a multilateral treaty among Nile Basin countries intended to establish principles and rules for the equitable and sustainable use and management of the Nile River’s waters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf framework agreement
international watercourse agreement
multilateral treaty
aimsTo create a permanent Nile River Basin Commission
replace or update historical Nile water allocation arrangements
alsoKnownAs Cooperative Framework Agreement on the Nile
surface form: Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement
appliesTo Nile Basin
Nile
surface form: Nile River
basedOnPrinciple cooperation
equitable and reasonable utilization
information exchange
no significant harm
prior notification of planned measures
containsProvision establishment of a Nile River Basin Commission
mechanisms for joint projects and programs
obligations for data and information sharing
obligations for environmental protection
procedures for dispute settlement
draftedBy Nile Basin
surface form: Nile Basin states
hasStakeholder downstream Nile Basin states
upstream Nile Basin states
involves Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Kenya
Rwanda
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
legalArea environmental law
international water law
regional cooperation
negotiatedBy Nile Basin Initiative
purpose establish principles and rules for equitable use of Nile waters
promote cooperation among Nile Basin states
promote sustainable management of Nile River water resources
region Africa
East Africa
surface form: Eastern Africa
relatedTo Nile Basin Initiative
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
surface form: UN Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses
shortName CFA
subject data and information sharing among Nile Basin states
dispute settlement among Nile Basin countries
equitable and reasonable utilization of transboundary watercourses
joint management of shared water resources
obligation not to cause significant harm
protection and conservation of Nile water resources
sustainable development in the Nile Basin

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Nile Basin Initiative legalFrameworkRelatedTo Cooperative Framework Agreement on the Nile
NBI foundingInstrument Cooperative Framework Agreement on the Nile
subject surface form: Nile Basin Initiative
this entity surface form: Policy Guidelines for the Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework
Cooperative Framework Agreement on the Nile alsoKnownAs Cooperative Framework Agreement on the Nile
this entity surface form: Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement