{"id":5862,"date":"2017-06-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/afrique-ouest\/news\/getting-to-know-the-mekrou-project\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:05:36","slug":"getting-to-know-the-mekrou-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/afrique-ouest\/fr\/news\/getting-to-know-the-mekrou-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to know the Mekrou Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is the M\u00e9krou Project? What does it mean for the beneficiary countries? What do the stakeholders and implementing partners think of it? This film tries to answer all these questions so that you can better know the project &#8220;water for growth and poverty reduction in the transboundary Mekrou basin&#8221; financed by the EU Commission and implemented by GWP and the JRC in the M\u00e9krou river basin shared by Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0XokeGKS43Q\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"206\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-10=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Implementing Pilot projects to satisfy needs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The M\u00e9krou Project (Water for Growth and Poverty Reduction in the Mekrou Transboundary Basin) supports the implementation of pilot projects in each of the three countries (Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger) that are the project beneficiaries. This film gives with the implementing actors basic information on each pilot project. This M\u00e9krou Project is funded by the EU Commission and implemented by Global Water Partnership (GWP) and the Joint Research Center (JR).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RfgkrU02DyA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"206\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-10=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Framework agreement to promote political dialogue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The M\u00e9krou Project coordinated the signing process of the Framework Agreement for the Promotion of Political Dialogue in the Mekrou Transboundary Basin between Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger. This film presents this document with the main actors.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l0_vl7QrvvM\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"206\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-10=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rehabilitating water points in the Niger W Park biosphere reserve<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The W Park in Niger is a reserve of more than 200,000 hectares which contains several wildlife species and a wide variety of biodiversity. Niger is in a very arid region, where the dry season is long and hard for all these species. The Niger pilot project aims at achieving a reservoir of water with a capacity of 16 thousand m3 which can maintain water for a certain period after the end of the rainy season. This action is very important not only for the fauna but also for all the surrounding ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/90vIKPuSuJ8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"206\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-10=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Burkina Faso:&nbsp;Development of cross-border trashumance tracks in the province of Gourma<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pilot project implemented in Burkina Faso as part of the M\u00e9krou Project deals with the delimitation of the corridor of passage of animals in the framework of the regional transhumance from Niger towards Benin. This transhumance creates conflicts that lead to many losses of life.<\/p>\n<p>The realization of a corridor with the provision of rest areas with drillings will help to prevent conflicts and improve the living and working conditions of the populations of the localities crossed.&nbsp;This film explains the work that has been done.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5BKTmaC\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"206\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-10=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This film takes you into the heart of the Mekrou 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