WA- Net
WA-Net
(West Africa Capacity Building Network)
Member countries:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Togo, Senegal, Sierra Leone
Objectives:
- To promote regional co-operation among training and/or education and/or research institutions and organizations engaged in IWRM related activities in West Africa
- To strengthen the capacities of training and/or education and/or research institutions and organizations engaged in IWRM related activities in the region
- To facilitating research and the delivery of demand-driven training/education in IWRM in the region
- To promote the implementation of IWRM in the region
Outputs:
2008:
- Training of trainers on IWRM, Burkina Faso, in collaboration with 2iE and GWP.
2007:
- Course on IWRM principles, Togo March, in collaboration with GWP and DHI.
- Course on gender and water, Burkina Faso June, in collaboration with Gender and Water Alliance.
- Course on conflict management and resolution mechanisms, Ghana May, in collaboration with GWP.
- Regional training on Economic and Financial Instruments for IWRM held in Lome in December.
- Regional training on Groundwater management and IWRM held in Dakar in November in collaboration with GWP and the University of Cheik Anta Diop.
- Network members meeting, Accra June. Election of new steering committee and new location for the secretariat.
Documents:
WA-Net Manager, Fafre Bagayoko
Work plan 2007, English (Click to download)
Work plan for English speaking countries.
Draft Constitution (Click to download)
Currently under review by the Steering Committee.
Work plan 2007 (Click to download)
Outline plan for activities in French countries.
Website:
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