Things You Need To Know About Hon Rebecca Kadaga

Kadaga Calls For Firm Nile Basin Ties

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Uganda news October 18, 2023

The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rebecca Kadaga has called for stronger Nile basin ties. She urged the African countries that share the River Nile to increase their cooperation.

According to Kadaga, this will ensure effective sharing and management of the water resource.

She made the request while speaking at the closure of the 3-day 7th Nile Basin Development Forum. This was held at Munyonyo in Kampala yesterday.

She said that delegates in the past had set a firm foundation to begin intensified collaborations for the best interests of member states.

“You have reaffirmed that the future of the Nile basin is not just at the hearts of one nation but a collective commitment of these stakeholders. This reminds us of the necessity for cooperation as an inclusive and comprehensive approach,” Kadaga said on Tuesday.

They held the 7th Nile Basin Development Forum was held under the theme: “Deepening Nile co-operation: Accelerating the achievement of SDGs in a changing climate,”

The forum attracted delegates from Burundi, DR. Congo, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania and also Uganda. They came to deliberate on cooperation in line with the shared resource, the Nile.

They also met to engage on achievements of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the constantly changing climate.

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