The Nile, Lake Victoria and the Migingo Island: The Implication of the Use of Regional Commons on Sovereignty and Integration

The document reports on a seminar held in Addis Ababa on November 17, 2009, which discussed the potential for conflict arising from the lack of a comprehensive framework for sharing the Nile and Lake Victoria water resources. Participants identified several drivers of instability, including dwindling resources, colonial boundary demarcations, and the influence of trade syndicates and the World Bank.

• There is a consensus that the management of Africa's dwindling water resources is likely to lead to conflict.
• The 'tragedy of the lake commons' in Africa is driven by combinatorial causation, including the role of middlemen and security agents who control water resource trade.
• Water-related disputes are rooted in colonial-era boundary demarcations, and the World Bank is criticized for promoting dam construction projects to generate profit from loans.

APA

Institute for Security Studies (n.d.). The Nile, Lake Victoria and the Migingo Island: The Implication of the Use of Regional Commons on Sovereignty and Integration. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/17NOV09REPORT.PDF

Chicago

Institute for Security Studies. The Nile, Lake Victoria and the Migingo Island: The Implication of the Use of Regional Commons on Sovereignty and Integration. n.d. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/17NOV09REPORT.PDF.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforsecuritystudiesndnile, author = {{Institute for Security Studies}}, title = {{The Nile, Lake Victoria and the Migingo Island: The Implication of the Use of Regional Commons on Sovereignty and Integration}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/17NOV09REPORT.PDF}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }