Economic Growth and Water Security in the Sahel through Improved Groundwater Governance

To improve the knowledge on groundwater potential in the Sahel and to strengthen groundwater governance arrangements at local, national, and regional levels.

Financial mechanism

GEF

Status

Cancelled

URL

https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/9886

Countries

Chad,

Niger,

Mali

Managing organisations

Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS)

Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS)

FAO/UNESCO

IWMI

Implementing organisations

World Bank

Project ID

9886

GEF project type

Full size

GEF project phase

GEF - 6

GEF Cofinancing

$104.000.000

GEF project grant

$13.577.982

Executing Agencies

Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS), Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), FAO/UNESCO,IWMI