Country Water Partnerships
Benin – Country Water Partnership (CWP Benin)
Key Characteristics
Area: 112,622 km²
Population: 9,598,700 (2012)
Average rainfall: 1,039 mm/year (2009)
Renewable water resources: 3,068 m³/capita/year (2009)
Freshwater withdrawal: 15 m³/capita/year (2001)
Main Challenges
Insufficient drinking water supply
Deforestation and desertification
Difficult access to the coastline (no natural harbors)
Adjarla hydroelectric dam project (Mona River) and Ouémé River management
Contacts
Chair: Cyriaque ADJINACOU – cyriaque.adjinacou@gmail.com – Tel: +229 95 85 34 38
Executive Secretary: André ZOGO – contact@gwppnebenin.org – Tel: +229 21 31 10 93
Website: gwppnebenin.org
Burkina Faso – Country Water Partnership (CWP Burkina Faso)
Key Characteristics
Area: 274,200 km²
Population: 17 million (2012)
Average rainfall: 748 mm/year (2009)
Renewable water resources: 783 m³/capita/year (2009)
Freshwater withdrawal: 60 m³/capita/year (2000)
Main Challenges
Recurring droughts
Soil degradation
Deforestation and desertification
Contacts
Permanent Secretary: Aimé Marie Ange Doulkom – daimemarieange@yahoo.fr
Website: pneburkina.bf
Côte d’Ivoire – Country Water Partnership (CWP Côte d’Ivoire)
Main Challenges
North/South inequalities in water distribution
Aging infrastructure
Rapid urban growth
Contacts
Chair: Koffi Bruno Ehui – ehuikoffi4ever@yahoo.fr – Tel: +225 07 07 95 14 73
Executive Secretary: Mr. Kouassi
Website: pneci.com
Gambia – Country Water Partnership (CWP Gambia)
Main Challenges
90% of households have access to drinking water but 70% exposed to unsafe sources
Limited sanitation coverage
Increased vulnerability to droughts and floods
Contacts
Chair: Mrs. Ndey Sireng Bakurin – ndeyb@hotmail.com – Tel: +220 439 94 14
Executive Secretary: Momodu BE Njie – momodounjie45@yahoo.com – Tel: +220 994 4104
Ghana – Country Water Partnership (CWP Ghana)
Main Challenges
Contamination and mining pollution
Unequal access
Climate stress
Contacts
Chair: Ben Ampomah – byampomah@yahoo.com
Executive Secretary: Maxwell Boateng-Gyimah – boatgyimax@yahoo.com – Tel: +233 266 730876
Guinea – Country Water Partnership (CWP Guinea)
Main Challenges
Rapid urbanization and weak infrastructure
Mining pollution
Seasonal shortages in rural areas
Climate vulnerability
Contacts
Chair: Mamadou Alpha Hann – mamadoualphahann@gmail.com – Tel: +224 622 18 90 36
Executive Secretary: Hafizou Barry – pnegui@yahoo.fr – Tel: +224 669 95 09 95
Mali – Country Water Partnership (CWP Mali)
Main Challenges
Aridity and desertification
Rapid urban growth without adequate infrastructure
Mining pollution
Climate vulnerability (droughts, floods)
Contacts
Chair: Navon Cissé – navon.cisse@yahoo.fr – Tel: +223 76 49 23 29
Permanent Secretary: Bourama Traoré – pnemali@afribone.net.ml – Tel: +223 76 59 62 42
Niger – Country Water Partnership (CWP Niger)
Main Challenges
Arid Sahelian climate
Rapid population growth
Dependence on vulnerable seasonal wells
Climate pressure (droughts, floods)
Contacts
Chair: Prof. Nazoumou Yahaya – nazoumou@gmail.com – Tel: +227 90 02 08 52
Nigeria – Country Water Partnership (CWP Nigeria)
Main Challenges
Rapid population growth and urbanization
Oil and industrial pollution
Aging and intermittent networks
Climate vulnerability
Contacts
Chair: Engr. Clement Onyeso Nze – clemnze2000@gmail.com – Tel: +234 803 318 5945
Executive Secretary: Amadi Chioma Ebelechi – chioma20ama@yahoo.com – Tel: +234 803 219 3032
Senegal – Country Water Partnership (CWP Senegal)
Main Challenges
Rapid urbanization and population growth
Dependence on unsafe rural sources
Salinization of coastal aquifers
Agricultural and industrial pollution
Fragmented governance
Contacts
Chair: Dr. Adrien Coly – adriencoly@gmail.com – Tel: +221 77 569 12 45
Website: gwpsenegal.org
