IWRM West Africa
UNEP Support for implementing
the ACP – EU Water Facility Actions in ACP Countries
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE AND
EXPECTED RESULTS
The action objective of the
project is to: “Promote and support development and implementation of
IWRM plans in the targeted countries with special focus on environmental
aspects”
The ACP-EU project, through
capacity building and involvement of stakeholders, will support the
development of national IWRM roadmaps. The main activities will take
place in the seven countries in West Africa: Togo, Cote d’Ivoire,
Liberia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Gambia and Sierra Leone. The Ministries
in charge of water resources in the project countries will receive
support from the implementation partners to implement the project at the
country level with the support of the GWP Country Water Partnerships in
the countries where they are established.
The project will be coordinated
and managed by UNEP. Regionally the project will be executed by UNEP-DHI
Centre for Water and Environment (UDC), in collaboration with the ECOWAS
Water Resources Coordination Unit (WRCU) and GWP West Africa (GWP/WA).
The results expected to be
achieved in cooperation with appropriate partners include:
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Increased awareness on importance of environmental approach and considerations in IWRM, and stakeholders empowered and committed to participate in IWRM processes
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Increased access to relevant IWRM information and tools
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Capacity built of key water managers and decision makers on IWRM planning. Empowered institution to spearhead the implementation of IWRM plans
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National roadmaps for the IWRM Target in Gambia, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone
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IWRM Plans developed for Liberia, Togo and Côte d’Ivoire
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Documentation on best practises, Case Studies and Guidelines to enhance replication.
News!
New report on IWRM roadmaps
UNEP-DHI Centre has released a case booklet: "Roadmaps for water management in West Africa". The case booklet presents case studies on the development and implementation of IWRM Plans from The Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone. Click to view >>
Stakeholders Discuss Road Map for IWRM in Sierra Leone
New leaflet IWRM West Africa project