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I am Bert Enserink and I am a policy analist
at Delft University of Technology,

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and I am involved in policy making in the
river Nile.

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The river Nile is the longest river of Africa.

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More than 6000 kilometers of length and bordering
some 10 different states.

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And many people are dependent on the water
of the Nile,

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for their livelihood,
for drinking water,

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for sanitation,
for industrial purposes,

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for energy generation.

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And of course there is a big tension between
the countries upstream and the countries downstream.

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If upstream they are spoiling the water,
then downstream there is a shortage of water.

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And it is a very complex and political sensitive
issue.

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And we are asked to support in decision making.

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So let’s first watch this small video to
give you a little bit more information and

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I will be back to you after that.

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The client asked me to support the policy making
process in the Nile basin.

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The Nile is a very complex river system as
you discovered.

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There are many clashing interests.

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Some people want to build a dam to generate
energy.

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Others want to build this dam for irrigation
systems to raise new crops and improve the

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agricultural system.

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And everyone has a claim on the water.

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Upstreams.

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Downstreams.

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Rural population.

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City dwellers.

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Everyone has a claim.

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This debate on the management of the water
has been going on for years.

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But it is stuck.

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Everyone is fighting for his own interest.

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So,
if I need to facilitate the policy process,

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then I need to know what are the real concerns
and issues in this river basin.

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What do these people want?

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So I need to know,
not the solutions,

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building a dam,
or building an irrigation system,

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but what are the issues that need to be solved.

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And,
whether there are different solutions possible.

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So,
I would like to invite you to help me analyzing

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the issue.

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Use the tools that we reached you.

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The causal diagram,
the systems diagram,

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the problem diagram,
and try to get some grip on the issues that

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are important to the stakeholders in this
system.