Undertake consultations among key NBI stakeholders: NBI staff, 5 Governance, Donors, professionals and the public, Together with NBI, identify workshop participants, establishing the core scenario team Develop a 10-15 page background paper on scenario 10 construction as a strategy development tool and its relevance to the Nile cooperation and NBI context Develop workshop concept note 2 Facilitate workshop to develop scenarios and their key 5 messages Produce workshop report 5 Total 30 days The contract period for this consultancy will extend from about June 23rd 2014 for an estimated 30 man days spread over 2 and 1/2 months to 23th October, 2014. Implementation arrangements The consultant shall enter into contract with the Nile Basin Secretariat and shall work under the direct supervision of the Head, Strategic Planning and Management, who shall provide technical guidance and will be responsible for managing the consultancy on a day-to-day basis. This assignment will be carried out at the Nile Sec in Entebbe, Uganda and the consultant’s home. Annex 2: Summary of the Background Paper SUMMARY OF THE BACKGROUND PAPER 1 Setting the Scene - Nile Cooperation and the NBI The Nile is shared by 11 countries. The riparian communities are facing multiple and complex development and environmental challenges, and ongoing population growth puts unprecedented pressure on scarce water resources. Concerted efforts are ongoing to strengthen cooperation among the Nile riparians, and important progress has been made since the establishment of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) in 1999. Examples are: The Nile Basin is witnessing observable improvements in both the extent and quality of cooperation among member states; the benefits of cooperation are no longer questioned – what is being discussed is the shape of cooperation and how it could be pursued;
Undertake consultations among key NBI stakeholders: NBI staff, Governance, Donors, professionals and the public, Together with NBI, identify workshop participants, establishing the core scenario team 5 Develop a 10-15 page background paper on scenario construction as a strategy development tool and its relevance to the Nile cooperation and NBI context 10 Develop workshop concept note 2 Facilitate workshop to develop scenarios and their key messages 5 Produce workshop report 5 Total 30 days The contract period for this consultancy will extend from about June 23rd 2014 for an estimated 30 man days spread over 2 and 1/2 months to 23th October, 2014. Implementation arrangements The consultant shall enter into contract with the Nile Basin Secretariat and shall work under the direct supervision of the Head, Strategic Planning and Management, who shall provide technical guidance and will be responsible for managing the consultancy on a day-to-day basis. This assignment will be carried out at the Nile Sec in Entebbe, Uganda and the consultant’s home. Annex 2: Summary of the Background Paper SUMMARY OF THE BACKGROUND PAPER 1 Setting the Scene - Nile Cooperation and the NBI The Nile is shared by 11 countries. The riparian communities are facing multiple and complex development and environmental challenges, and ongoing population growth puts unprecedented pressure on scarce water resources. Concerted efforts are ongoing to strengthen cooperation among the Nile riparians, and important progress has been made since the establishment of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) in 1999. Examples are: The Nile Basin is witnessing observable improvements in both the extent and quality of cooperation among member states; the benefits of cooperation are no longer questioned – what is being discussed is the shape of cooperation and how it could be pursued;
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