Integrated Water Resource Management Program for West African River Basins

Preparation and organization of a regional workshop to approve the directive on the management of shared water resources in West Africa (15 ECOWAS member countries).

Expert analysis and review of the draft directive and proposed amendments. Assistance in adopting the directive.

Surveys and meetings with the various West African river basin organizations (RBOs) in the ECOWAS (ABN, OMVS, OMVG, ABV).

Expert analysis report on the activities conducted with the RBOs.

More in-depth case study on the relationships between the RBOs and the national basin management entities.

Expert analysis report and workshop for final submission of the works conducted in this focus.

Monographic summary of the Fouta Djallon Highlands water resources and associated uses (47,000 km², 20 river basins in 4 countries: Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone).

• Definition of the physical framework of the Fouta Djallon and its watershed
• Definition of the highland’s water resources: main river flows and their hydrological patterns and overview of groundwater resources.
• Inventory on water uses by the population and agricultural activities as well as fishing, hydropower and mining activities.
• Analysis of stakes and challenges.

Collection of data, information and desk top study and structuring of the information collected in a GIS-coupled database. Compatibility of the GIS-coupled database with the design of the ECOWAS Water Observatory’s centralized information system.

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