In their decision the Nile-COM agreed on the following statement of purpose for the Nile Basin Regional Hydro-Met System: “We, Member States of the Nile Basin Initiative, are united and dedicated to
establish and share an ever-growing understanding of the water resources of the Nile Basin and to engage that understanding in wise stewardship and sustainable socio-economic development”.
Further, “The NBI Member States commit to share the data and information from the regional hydrometeorological monitoring system in accordance with existing data sharing arrangements at NBI to
support cooperative management and development of the shared Nile basin water resources” and “The NBI Member States commit to operate and maintain the regional hydro-meteorological monitoring
system once implemented to ensure its sustainability”.