#3 Florence Grace ADONGO interview – Nile Basin Initiative & African Network of Basin Organizations

Impact of extreme events, data as a prevention tool, capacity building, cooperation, developing water management skills, hydrodiplomacy, youth involvement, etc.: discover our interview of Florence Grace ADONGO, Executive Director of the Nile Basin Initiative & President of the African Network of Basin Organisations.

What is the Nile Basin Initiative?

The issue of sustainable management of water resources is crucial in the Nile Basin, given the large number of countries that have to share it. Added to this is the unequal distribution of water resources and demographic pressure between countries, combined with the challenges of climate change.

This is why the Nile Basin Initiative aims to ensure sustainable socio-economic development through the equitable use of the shared water resources of the Nile Basin and the benefits that flow from them.

If you want to know more about the African Network of Basin Organizations (ANBO), click here.

Who is Florence Grace ADONGO?

Now Executive Director of the Nile Basin Initiative, Ms Adongo has worked throughout her career to raise awareness of the importance of sharing knowledge and recognising common challenges such as climate change and the risks arising from it, particularly by strengthening transboundary cooperation on water management.

During the COVID-1 pandemic, she was Director of Water Resources Management at the Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment.