SUMMARY ON REGIONAL COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE USE OF SHARED RIVERS

Rivers and lakes frequently pass across numerous governmental and jurisdictional confines that typically have diverse priorities, intentions, and interests.

National, regional, or international institutions (organizations) are thus considered basic components for alleviation of potential disputes.

The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) :was first signed by Ministers of Water Resources of riparian states on 22 February 1999 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA): was a bilateral River basin organization (RBO) created between Zambia and Zimbabwe over the use of the Zambezi River

IJC: The US-Canada International Joint Commission (IJC) :was an international institution working on water management in the Great Lakes Region of North America.