The workshop is part of the implementation of the "Water for Growth and Poverty Reduction in the Mekrou sub-basin of Niger" project (Mekrou Phase 2-Niger Project, 2020-2023) implemented by GWP-WA in collaboration with the Ministry of Water and Sanitation (MHA) of Niger and the Country Water Partnership of Niger (CWP-Niger). The Mékrou Phase 2 Niger Project is financed by the European Union (EU) through the Delegation of the European Union (DUE) in Niamey for an amount of 999,986 EUR over a 42-month period.
The workshop provided an opportunity to discuss with the participants the state of degradation of the ecosystems and the related priorities of the Water Development and Management Plan (SAGE) of the Mékrou sub-basin in Niger for their development. This SAGE document, elaborated within the framework of the project, was adopted by the regional councils of the regions of Dosso and Tillabéry which are in the Mekrou basin.
It improved the participants' knowledge on planning and integration of ecosystem approaches in climate change adaptation in the Mekrou sub-basin in Niger and led to a better understanding of the planning and implementation process of riverbank maintenance and protection activities.
The different sessions also allowed to deepen the participants' knowledge on the integrated water resources management (IWRM) approach and its application to ensure the sustainable management of wetlands in the Mekrou sub-basin in Niger and to define and validate a roadmap and a follow-up mechanism for the valorisation of the knowledge shared during the training workshop.
According to the unanimous opinion of the participants at the end of the training, the workshop allowed the acquisition of knowledge that will be very useful for the management and protection of the ecosystems not only of the Mekrou river basin in Niger but the environment in general.
The training was provided by GWP-WA and SP/PANGIRE of Niger.