TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPERVISION MISSION OF PIDACC/NB IN CHAD

A delegation of the NBA Executive Secretariat and the Regional Coordinating Unit of the Programme for Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Niger Basin (PIDACC/NB) is conducting a technical and financial supervision mission to the Programme’s Chad National Component from 29th September to 10th October, 2025.

Led by the Ag Technical Director of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA), the delegation includes experts in administration & finance, monitoring & evaluation, and the regional coordinating unit. It was received by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Water and Energy, in the presence of the Chad PIDACC/NB national managers.

The mission’s objectives are:
- Check the status of the execution of the Programme’s activities;
- Identify implementation challenges and constraints, and;
- Propose practical solutions to improve the Programme’s performance.
PIDACC/NB, financed by the AfDB and its partners, has been working for six years to strengthen regional integration among the nine NBA Member Countries, through:
- Control of the silting up of the Niger River;
- Shared management of water resources;
- Strengthening the resilience of ecosystems and populations;
- Rehabilitation of navigation routes, and;
- Strengthening stakeholders’ capacity.
The mission has continued with field visits and in-depth working sessions with the Chad PIDACC/NB National Coordinating Unit, with a view to rigorously monitor of physical and financial achievements.