The Volta River Basin Region comprises four coastal states (Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin) and two land-locked countries (Burkina Faso and Mail).In 1998, recognizing the need to address priority transboundary concerns in the basin, Ghana and its respective authorities proposed an initiative on integrated ecosystem management of the Volta River basin, which resulted in GEF PDF-A grant awarded in 1999. At the Accra Workshop, a working group comprising the six riparian countries focused on the identification of the perceived water-related environmental problems. This regional inter-ministerial meeting resulted in the Accra Declaration, which was a statement formally agreeing to collaborate on the integrated management of the Volta Basin and strongly recommended the preparation of a project document seeking funds from GEF for this purpose. Preparation of the present project brief, together with the preliminary TDA and SAP, was facilitated through a Global Environment Project Development Facility Block-B (GEF-PDF-B) grant.
This project proposal, Addressing Transboundary Concern in the Volta River Basin and its Downstream Coastal Area has a primary focus on some of the major environmental problems as a result of human activities, by reducing those activities that lead to water scarcity, land and water degradation (LWD).
The project has three main components and their associated objectives identified by the root cause analysis carried out during the project preparation process: (i): Build capacity and create a regional institutional framework for the effective management of the Volta Basin; (ii): Develop regional policy, legal and regulatory frameworks for addressing transboundary concerns in the Volta Basin and its downstream coastal area and (iii) Initiate national and regional measures to combat transboundary environmental degradation in the Volta Basin.
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Benin , Burkina Faso , Cote d'Ivoire , Ghana , Mali , Togo , Regional
River
Budget
USD 15,721,780
Total Cost of the project
USD 5,347,380
GEF Allocation to project
Partners
To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
La Direction Generale de l'Hydraulique assure la conception, la coordination et l'application de la politique nationale dans les domaines de l'approvisionnement en eau potable de la population, de l'hydraulique agricole, de la gestion et de la protection des ressources en eau.
Le Ministre de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable est chargé de la mise en œuvre et du suivi de la politique du Gouvernement en matière de protection de l’environnement et de développement durable.
xists to Establish a strong national Scientific and Technogical base for accelerated sustainable development of the country to enhance the quality of life for all. Cost effective use of appropriate technologies ? Sanitation and Waste Management (Technical Options) ?
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