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Nexus Regional Dialogue Niger Basin // The Niger Basin Authority adopts its first transboundary Guidelines on the Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus |
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Tuesday, 04 April 2023 12:50 |
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On December 8, 2022, in the capital of Chad, N’Djamena, the Council of Ministers of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) adopted formal Guidelines on the integration of the Water, Energy, Food Security, and Environmental (WEFE) Sustainability Nexus approach in the evolution of sustainable development programs and projects in the Niger Basin.
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Updated NEXUS in the Niger Basin Fact Sheet |
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Tuesday, 04 April 2023 12:35 |
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The Challenge : As the major river in West Africa, the basin of the Niger River and its ecosystems provide the foundation for everyday activities and livelihoods of around 160 million people. The river provides drinking water, hydropower generation, irrigated agriculture, cattle breeding, fishing, and transportation – making it the élan vital of the nine riparian countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. Due to climate change, rainfall variability will lead to longer dry periods in the region. Rainfall intensity and extreme flooding events are likely to increase. Rapid population growth and urbanisation heighten the demand for electricity, clean drinking water and food.
The Solution: The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus approach addresses this complex reality and recognises that water, energy, food, and environment security can only be achieved through safeguarding, protecting, and upholding natural resources. It contributes to a better understanding of the deep interconnectedness between natural resources and their planning, management, and consumption.
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NEXUS Fact Sheet in the Niger Basin |
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Tuesday, 08 March 2022 14:57 |
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NEXUS CHALLENGES : As the major river in West Africa, the basin of the Niger River and its ecosystems provide the foundation for the everyday activities and livelihoods of around 160 million people. The river provides drinking water, hydropower generation, irrigated agriculture, cattle breeding, fishing and transportation – making it the élan vital of the nine riparian countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Nigeria.
Due to climate change, rainfall variability will lead to longer dry periods in the region. Rainfall intensity and extreme flooding events are likely to increase. Rapid population growth and urbanisation heighten the demand for electricity, clean drinking water and food.
NEXUS Fact Sheet in the Niger Basin |
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Wednesday, 30 January 2019 17:04 |
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Le projet AGES (ABN/BGR) a l’honneur de présenter la première édition de son bulletin sur les eaux souterraines dans le bassin du Niger.
Les données disponibles à l’échelle du bassin sur la situation actuelle des ressources en eaux souterraines sont encore lacunaires, non-structurées et ne représentent aucune base suffi sante pour une gestion transfrontalière durable. Pour faire face aux problèmes cités, l’Autorité du Bassin du Niger (ABN) et l’Institut Fédéral des Géosciences et des Ressources Naturelles (BGR), dans le cadre de la Coopération Technique Allemande au Développement, ont conjointement mis en place le projet « Appui pour la Gestion des Eaux Souterraines dans le Bassin du Niger (AGES) ».
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