Project objective: to improve the knowledge on groundwater potential in the Sahel and to strengthen groundwater governance arrangements at local, national, and regional levels.
Budget
117,761,468.00 USD
Total Cost of the project
13,577,982 USD
GEF Allocation to project
Partners
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations.
The Sahara and Sahel Observatory, an independant international organisation based in Tunisia, is composed of African and European courntries, regional and international organisations, and representatives of civil society.
The International Water Management Institute is a nonprofit scientific research organization focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in agriculture and on the water needs of developing countries.
The Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (French: Comité permanent inter-État de lutte contre la sécheresse au Sahel, abbreviated as CILSS) is an international organization consisting of countries in the Sahel region of Africa. According to the official homepage, the organization's mandate is to invest in research for food security and the fight against the effects of drought and desertification for a new ecological balance in the Sahel.