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1 Jul 2024
Progress in Cooperation on the Senegal-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin
Progress is currently underway to ensure an appropriate legal and institutional format for the joint management of the Senegal-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin (SMAB), a crucial transboundary water resource shared by The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania and Senegal. The Gambia (2023), Guinea Bissau (2021) and Senegal (2018) are parties to the Convention on the Protection and use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, and as such, support is being provided by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) for the strengthening of cooperation between the states sharing the aquifer basin...
25 Oct 2023
Guinea rejoins Mali, Mauritania and Senegal to jointly govern the Senegal River
Guinea has announced its intention to rejoin the Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Senegal (OMVS) in October, reversing a decision taken by the government to withdraw from the OMVS in July. On the 18th of Jully the government of Guinea had announced that it would suspend its participation in the river basin organization, noting with c oncern that its strategic interests had not been sufficiently taken into account...
7 Jun 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
9th World Water Forum Synthesis Report Approved
The government of Senegal, the World Water Council, and the Executive Committee of the Forum have approved the synthesis report of the 9th World Water Forum. “A Blue Deal on water security and sanitation for peace and development”, summarises the results of a new form of integrated and results-oriented dialogue.
5 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
9th World Water Forum Adopts Blue Deal
Dakar Declaration another milestone on the Road to New York 2023.
5 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
World Water Day Event: Towards The UN 2023 Water Conference
Speakers stress need for urgent action to respond to issues such as climate change, population growth and economic development and opportunity to make water the “deal maker” for the green economy, climate resilient and more inclusive growth.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Launch Of High-Level Panel On Water Investments In Africa
Panel to guide investment mobilisation and develop a water investment scorecard to track progress, establish a blended investment platform, strengthen the enabling environment, address bottlenecks in project preparation and implement climate resilient infrastructure development programmes.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
World Water Development Report 2022 Dedicated To Groundwater
Groundwater, according to the WWDR 2022 report, has tremendous potential to satisfy social, economic and environmental needs, as well as being a vital resource to increase resilience against climate change. However, groundwater is also a vulnerable resource, for various reasons.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Lessons In Financing City Wide Inclusive Sanitation
In order to leave no-one behind, sanitation solutions need to offer a range of different technologies as well as different business models: including sewered and unsewered and centralised or decentralised services.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Global Observatory On Water And Peace Launches First Report
Shared river and lake basins are home to 40% of the world's population. As water is shared across borders, new water governance and diplomacy approaches are needed.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Catholic And Islamic Leaders In Support Of The Right To Water
Human rights to safe water and sanitation emphasized: water is a common good, needed by all and owned by no one. Everyone must take steps to ensure sustainability and proper management of water resources.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Lessons In Transboundary Groundwater Management
UNECE and GWH examine successful aquifer arrangements in Africa, Europe and South America. Successful transboundary water management is fueled by transparent access to data.
30 Mar 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Water Aid Report: Groundwater Is Key To Climate Resilience In Africa
A new joint research report by the British Geological Survey and UK-based NGO, Water Aid, has positioned groundwater as a neglected defence against climate change. The researchers claim that there is enough groundwater under the African continent for most countries to survive at least five years of drought, and in some cases, more than 50 years.