Regional solution for integrated land and water management -Workshop 1 - CP meeting Day 1
1. “ Regional dialogue on groundwater to strengthen synergy with strategic partners for adaptation to climate change and food security in West Africa, an initiative led by GWP West Africa” GWP NETWORK MEETING Workshop: Regional solutions for integrated land and water management, Thursday 18 August
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5. Cartography of the transboundary aquifer systems within the project area Source: adapted from (ANBO, 2007: 84), according to (BRG and UNESCO, 2006). 1. Background and rational
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8. Main objective Induce the effective integration of groundwater issues in national and regional water management policies (States, organisations for regional integration, basin organisations), by taking into account groundwater resources in general and transboundary aquifers in particular 2. Presentation of the initiative
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10. Source: adapted from (ANBO, 2007: 84), according to (BRG and UNESCO, 2006). Project area: West African sub-region West Africa (16) ECOWAS Countries and Mauritania 2. Presentation of the initiative Dialogue for a collaborative management of groundwater « National » aquifers Transboundary aquifers Groundwater at regional level