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Lakes in the Western Rift of the Great Rift Valley: Lake Victoria, visible in the top centre, Kyoga, the lake above Victoria, Tanganyika, the oblong-shaped lake visible in the bottom left, Lake Albert, visible in the top left, Lake Edward, beneath Albert  (photo: European Space Agency / Envisat)
Lakes in the Western Rift of the Great Rift Valley: Lake Victoria, visible in the top centre, Kyoga, the lake above Victoria, Tanganyika, the oblong-shaped lake visible in the bottom left, Lake Albert, visible in the top left, Lake Edward, beneath Albert  (photo: European Space Agency / Envisat)
Lakes in the Western Rift of the Great Rift Valley: Lake Victoria, visible in the top centre, Kyoga, the lake above Victoria, Tanganyika, the oblong-shaped lake visible in the bottom left, Lake Albert, visible in the top left, Lake Edward, beneath Albert  (photo: European Space Agency / Envisat)

Uganda and DRC are making big strides to resolve conflicts over fish in shared waters

Henry Lutaaya
A spike in killings and arrests among fishing communities from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been eased by a new bid to bring the countries together.
25.08.2022

Overcoming conflicts to cooperate on power generation

Businge Sadick and Ferdinand Mbonihankuye
Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania are in the final stages of completing a joint hydropower project, offering a welcome example of successful regional transboundary cooperation.
22.08.2022

Relief as Kenya denies plans to construct Norera Dam

Kevin Ogutu and Anthony Mayunga
Kenya’s announcement that it is not planning to build a dam, for now, has quelled brewing tensions with its neighbour Tanzania.
17.08.2022
re‹think the way we use land

South Sudan’s struggle for its wetlands

Waakhe Simon
Toothless laws and a lack of neutral oversight are thwarting South Sudan’s efforts to safeguard its nature.
8.03.2022
The Katosi water treatment plant. (photo: The Niles / Ronald Musoke) The Katosi water treatment plant. (photo: The Niles / Ronald Musoke) The Katosi water treatment plant. (photo: The Niles / Ronald Musoke)
re‹think the way we live & work

Rethinking water security

Ronald Musoke
The multiple vulnerabilities in the Nile Basin, including water, food, and energy insecurities, are amplified and intensified by climate change, population rise, and growing urbanisation.
21.02.2022
Fishers on Lake Edward. (photo: Flickr / Travel Aficionado)
re‹think policies & investments
Lake Edward: My fish, your fish, our fish
15.02.2022  |  Politics
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) captured by the Sentinel-2 satellite on April 4, 2020. (photo: Copernicus Programme)
Review
Do we need a framework for dams?
31.03.2021  |  Politics
Sudan’s Roseires Dam. (photo: OFID / F. Albassam)
The cascade effect
Sharing information, knowledge and experience
22.02.2021  |  Politics
A farmer in Egypt’s Nile Delta.  (photo: The Niles | Asmaa Gamal)
Resource depletion
A virtual solution to the water shortage
28.03.2019  |  Politics
Boats near the Aswan Dam in Egypt. (photo: Unsplash | Hamed Taha)
A case for unity
22.03.2019  |  Politics
 (photo: The Niles | Nik Lehnert)
A shared destiny
10.08.2018  |  Politics
Women and children carrying jerry cans filled with water. (photo: The Niles | Henry Lutaaya)
The answer beneath the earth
Can groundwater reserves solve water scarcity?
6.03.2018  |  Politics
Women spread fish to dry in the sun on the shore of Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 12. June 2016. (photo: Richard Mortel)
Balancing development and conservation
How can we best protect Lake Victoria’s ecosystem?
1.03.2018  |  Politics