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NILE CIVIL SOCIETY FOR

CLIMATE RESILIENCE

CONTEXT
Project Description
The NBD and civil society have played a critical role in raising NCSCR is a two‑year, US$3 million project that was approved
awareness about the benefits of Nile cooperation and in mobilizing by the World Bank in March 2025. It is aligned to support the

support for joint dialogue and action. The NBD, which comprises implementation of the World Bank’s Water Security and Climate
over 640 local and national NGOs, has been strengthening civil Adaptation Global Challenge Program and aims to strengthen the
society participation in Nile Basin development for more than two engagement of communities in the development and management
decades. It provides a politically neutral space for dialogue at the of Nile transboundary water projects. It is also designed to support
community, national, and regional levels, elevating the voices of communities to become more resilient to climate change, improve
grassroots communities to strengthen transboundary programs the collection and dissemination of information on environmental
and projects. The new NBD project, NCSCR, builds on successful conditions and natural hazards, bolster the capacity of the NBD
projects supported by CIWA, including the NCCR and Engaging Civil and its stakeholders, and promote awareness of the benefits of

Society for Social and Climate Resilience in the Nile Basin. Nile Basin cooperation.

THE PROJECT HAS THREE COMPONENTS:

Component 1: Community engagement and capacity building

This component will support a program of citizen-led data collection and sharing on water quality and flows,

land and wetland degradation, soil erosion, and climate hazards to influence policy, resource allocation, and
community behavior and help prevent disasters. It will also promote community engagement on transboundary
development strategies and projects and support dialogue, awareness raising, training, collaboration, and
partnerships with media organizations for information sharing. It will build the capacity of the National Discourse
Forums (NDFs), which help gather citizen data and elevate their voices; advocate for national perspectives,
including through training on resource mobilization, leadership, management, and stakeholder engagement;
and establish strategic relationships between NDFs and relevant Ministries and media organizations.

Component 2: Innovative platforms for stakeholder dialogue and action
This will include uplifting the voices of women and youth and strengthening their participation in Nile cooperation
dialogues, planning, design, and implementation of development projects. It will develop and implement gender
action plans for the NBD and NDFs; hold workshops for national women’s networks on water management
and climate change adaptation; and establish national and regional Nile Youth Networks. It will also leverage
platforms for transboundary dialogue and knowledge sharing, including by supporting an NBD Summit to share
best practices; identify innovative transboundary management solutions; develop joint strategies and action
plans; hold NBD governance meetings and training of NBD Board members; and support NBD’s participation in
World Water Week. It will underwrite recruitment, stipends, and travel of 30 interns from 10 countries, with a
focus on women and youth.

Component 3: Project management

This component will fund NBD staff for project coordination, financial management, procurement, monitoring
and evaluation, and communications. It will also support activities to operationalize recommendations for
the long-term sustainability of the NBD, especially for mobilizing financial resources to ensure the success

and impact of its projects.

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