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    The Nile Water Sector ...

    Responsibilities

    - Implementation of the agreement for full utilization of the Nile’s water, signed between    Egypt and Sudan in November 1959.


    - Carrying out full studies on future projects that may be undertaken by the riparian    countries on the Nile or its tributaries, to identify the potential effects of such projects    on Egypt's water resources.


    - Monitoring the operation of the Owen Falls Dam in Uganda, according to the    agreement signed between Egypt and Uganda in 1953.


     -Affirmation and conservation of Egypt's historical rights to the Nile Waters through    international conferences and seminars.


    - Measuring, collecting, recording and analyzing Nile gauges, discharges and rainfall to    forecast the Nile income, to enable decision makers to adopt the appropriate water    policy.


    - Identifying, studying and preparing the Nile Water Conservation Projects for the    purpose of increasing the Nile income and decreasing its losses.

    - Introducing technical and financial assistance to the riparian countries.

    Structure

    The Nile Water Sector consists of the following main departments:

    - The Nile Water Control Central Department.
    - The Egyptian Irrigation Central Department in Sudan.
    - The Egyptian Irrigation General Directorate in Uganda (Owen Falls Dam).