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Abbreviations

Africa Regional Climate and Nature NCCR Nile Cooperation for Climate Resilience
ARCAN
Programme
NELSAP Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action
Cooperation in International Waters -CU Program Coordination Unit
CIWA
in Africa
REC Regional Economic Community
CSO Civil Society Organization
RBO River Basin Organization
ENTRO Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office
SADC- Community-Groundwater Management
GAP Gender Action Plan GMI Program Coordination Unit
GESI Gender Equality and Social Inclusion SSA Sub-Saharan Africa

LVBC Lake Victoria Basin Commission ToC Theory of Change

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation TTL Task Team Lead

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