Nile Basin countries, with the establishment of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) in 1999, recognised the importance of working together in the management and development of their shared water and related resources so as to achieve sustainable socio-economic development. This publication seeks to provide an overview of these benefits, both in order to transparently communicate the value derived from 21 years of commitment and contribution by the NBI, but also to reinvigorate that same commitment by offering a clear depiction of how the NBI delivers on its mandate and serves Member States and their citizens