Multi-model Interoperable Visualisation Platform for the Nile Basin

The Multi-model Interoperable Visualisation Platform for the Nile Basin is an important decision-support framework designed to integrate existing and diverse hydrological models, geospatial datasets, and socioeconomic data across Nile Basin countries. It will assist to support sustainable water disaster risk management linked to floods and droughts, water resources management, climate change adaptation options to the benefit of the public, and specific sectors such as energy and agriculture.

Data transmission and capacity development

The role of SMHI is to contribute by sharing data from its World-Wide HYPE model. SMHI will:

• Extract historic discharge for 2001-2024 from World-Wide HYPE, for forecasting all catchments in the Nile Basin.

• Establish a data transmission protocol through which forecast outputs – daily streamflow forecasts for all catchments in the Nile Basin – from the WW-HYPE model to be made available to ICPAC.
• Provide technical and capacity development support to ICPAC on a demand basis.

World-Wide Hydrological Predictions with HYPE (hypeweb.smhi.se) External link.

Platform for disaster risk reduction

The project is led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), which is developing and hosting multi-model interoperable visualisation platforms aimed at improving disaster risk management, climate forecasting, and resource monitoring in the Nile Basin and Eastern Africa.

IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center – ICPAC (icpac.net) External link.

The project started in 2026 and where data sets will be transferred for a longer term up to 2030. It is funded by the WMO programme the Water at the Heart of Climate Action project set up to support the EW4All initiative.

ICPAC will host the interoperable visualisation platform for supporting early warning systems in Nile Basin countries (NILEALARM) under the existing East Africa Hazards Watch system.

East Africa Hazards Watch (eahazardswatch.icpac.net) External link.