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Nile Basin Research Programme (NBRP)
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Contact:
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Kjell
G Pettersen, Programme Co-ordinator
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Address:
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Nile Basin
Programme, Centre for Development Studies, Stromgt. 54N-5007
Bergen, NORWAY
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E-mail:
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nile@uib.no
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Tel:
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0047 55
589300
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Fax:
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0047 55
589892
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HTTP:
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www.svf.uib.no/sfu/nile/index.htm
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Type:
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Bilateral
Programme
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Sector:
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health,
culture, dryland management and technology
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Geography:
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in Nile
Basin countries
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Activities:
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research,
networking, training and institution-building
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Budget:
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not available
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Profile:
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The Nile
Basin Research Programme (NBRP) is based at the University
of Bergen in Norway. It aims to contribute to confidence building,
enhance intra-basin co-operation and facilitate the development
of networks between academic institutions in the region. The
overriding objective for establishing the programme was to provide
a neutral and fertile academic milieu for long term research
on aspects of man-nature interaction in the Nile Basin. |
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Approach:
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The NBRP's
activities include: visiting scholar/guest researcher programme,
seminars, conferences (annual/biannual), research (competence
building on Nile-related issues), educational programmes (MPhil
and PhD), network building and library/archive support. The
NBRP may both initiate and manage research and confidence building
measures, as well as knowledge management and dissemination
in a wide sense, including databases and mass media projects.
In a long-term perspective the NBRP may develop MPhil and PhD
programmes relevant to students in the region, in collaboration
with academic partner institutions in the Nile region. |
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Finance:
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The NBRP is funded by the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) and its co-operating
partners. |
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Notes:
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See the web site for
more information. |
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