The Niger Basin Authority (NBA) and MINEPAT in Cameroon are joining forces to provide the national portion of the Niger Basin with an Early Warning System (EWS) for floods. The city of Garoua in the North Region of Cameroon hosted a workshop to validate a flood risk map for the city of Garoua, which is subject to serious flooding due to climate change and human activity. The workshop brought together all the stakeholders involved in the operationalization of the EWS.

With the support of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the NBA, through its Integrated Program for Development and Adaptation to Climate Change (PIDACC-BN), is providing the city of Garoua with a reliable flood risk map caused by the overflow of the River Benue, the main tributary of the Niger River.
This map is an important element in the Early Warning System for floods in Garoua. It is a communication tool necessary for decision-making that the NBA and MINEPAT make available to the Authorities of the city of Garoua for awareness-raising and land use planning in order to significantly reduce the impacts of flooding in Garoua.