The NEPAD Western African Network of Centres of Excellence aim is to promote cooperation and knowledge transfer between organisations involved in water research in the region. It currently consists of five institutions from four countries in the Western African -Region
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This study assesses the interactions between land cover changes, climate trends, and soil erosion in driving changes in water levels of lakes in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, focusing on Lake Baringo, Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru, Lake Elementaita, and Lake Naivasha.
A recent article by Abadi et al. (2025) summarises existing concepts for assessing the suitability of surface water and groundwater for irrigation purposes.
Satellite Rainfall Estimates can be an alternative in data-scarce regions like Ethiopia. However, the reliability of Satellite Rainfall estimates need evaluation.
The hydrodynamics of Lake Tanganyika are quite complex and driven by several factors occurring both on the water surface and in the deeper water layers.
Groundwater hydrology and hydrochemistry research implemented over the high productive aquifer system located in the lower Ruzizi river plain, North of Tanganyika lake, led to the preparation of piezometric maps that identify major groundwater flow directions from the mountains
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Climate variability plays a crucial role in the annual fluctuations of crop yields, posing a substantial threat to food security. Maize, the main cereal in sub-Saharan Africa, has shown varied yield trends during increasingly warmer growing seasons.
BACKGROUNDThe Intra-ACP Climate Services and related Application (ClimSA) Programme takes place within the framework of an existing Financing Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of States Secretariat (ACP Secretariat) and the European Union (EU). The goal
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Le projet régional LATAWAMA (Lake Tanganyika Water Management), financé par l’Union européenne et mis en œuvre par Enabel (Agence de Developpement Belge) en étroite collaboration avec l’Autorité du Lac Tanganyika, a pris fin le 31 janvier 2024.
El ensayo aborda reflexiones socio-jurídicas sobre la intervención territorial. Tiene como objetivo analizar la legislación mexicana que fundamenta la gestión del territorio y de los bienes naturales.
We are pleased to share our research article entitled“Global Water Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa and how to strengthen science-policy dialogues on transboundary governance and cooperation” by Anghileri et al., 2024.
PROJET e-NEXUS Western AfricaSEMINAIRE TECHNIQUE12 – 13 Juillet 2023 ContexteLe projet e-NEXUS Western Africa a pour objectif de renforcer les capacités scientifiques et techniques au bénéfice des institutions de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et de ses partenaires pour u
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Évaluation Agronomique et Socio-économique des Systèmes Agricoles du Bassin du Fleuve Sénégal
L’objectif général du projet est de contribuer à l’amélioration de la gestion durable des ressources en eau et de la productivité des systèmes de production agricole dans le bassin du
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Résilience et pérennisation du château d’eau d’Afrique de l’Ouest (REPECHAO)
L’objectif global est d’étudier les conditions de remplissage du château d’eau guinéen, réservoir naturel assurant la permanence des écoulements des grands cours d’eau et, spécifiquement, évaluer les r
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Aide à la Gestion de Réservoirs Multi-objectifs dans le Bassin du Fleuve Sénégal
L’objectif global est d’étudier l’évolution des besoins (population, irrigation, changement climatique) en eau et comment satisfaire ces besoins avec des options alternatives d’aménagement (comprom
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Evaluation biophysique de la dégradation des terres dans le Delta du Fleuve Sénégal et Plan d’action de lutte
L’objectif général du projet est de contribuer à la protection des écosystèmes du Delta et a l’amélioration des conditions de vie des communautés à travers l’identifica
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Tree restoration is an effective way to store atmospheric carbon and mitigate climate change. However, large-scale tree-cover expansion has long been known to increase evaporation, leading to reduced local water availability and streamflow. More recent studies suggest
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The Aquaknow7 GIS Tool is a new piece of software developed within Aquaknow to allow users to perform Spatial and Temporal analysis over water sampling points.
Atelier en ligne sur le partage des données hydrogéologiques à l’OMVS
Objectif général du cours: Identifier conjointement les besoins et les opportunités d’amélioration de la gestion des données sur les eaux souterraines et la prise de décisions informée dans le
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Access to energy services is a priority for sustainable economic development, especially in rural areas, where small- and medium-sized enterprises have many difficulties in accessing reliabl
This report summarizes the main findings of the different activities that the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and the different partner institutions are conducting within the framework of the Water Energy Food Ecosystem nexus analysis in sub-Saharan Africa.
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are emphatic on the role of energy for development, with a target to ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services to about 1.3 billion people without electricity access, and to increase substantially the shar
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Ninth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention. The ninth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes is organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for
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In the framework of the project scientific component, the CEANWATCE, this project addressed the WEFE nexus interdependences and evaluated sustainable bridging-gap solutions.
Chers collègues du Comité Scientifique WEFE-SÉNÉGAL,
Tel que communique dans mon message précédent et tenant compte des disponibilités des uns et des autres, j'ai le plaisir de vous annoncer la réunion du Comité Scientifique qui aura lieu le prochain
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