For many years, the German Co-operation supports the NBA through GIZ, its agency of execution, for the finalization and implementation of the Water Charter and its annexes. These instruments, adopted by the nine Member States, define the operational methods for sustainable management and sharing of the water resources of the river basin.
The GIZ Project “Support to the NBA”, period 2016-2018, primarily consists of developing two essential instruments:
- The planning and monitoring-assessment of the programs and projects of the NBA, including the development of an objective oriented programme budget (OPB), in accordance with the decision n°1 of the 11th Summit of the Heads of State held on January 8th, 2016;
- A quality insurance mechanism for environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) with transboundary impacts of the projects, so that the NBA can fully play its responsible role of these ESIAs which was conferred to it through the decision n°1 of the 9th Summit of the Heads of State of September 16th, 2010.

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