Presentation by Oumar Ndiaye, of GWP Africa/Senegal at International Conference on IWRM in Toyko - December 2004

1. SENEGAL
I.W.R.M. PLANNING PROCESS
Tokyo, December 2004

2. CONTENT
• Background
• Organization
• Achievements
• First Lessons

3. BACKGROUND

4. Geographical
Location
SENEGAL

5. Geographical
Location

6. Background 1/4
• Global context: MDGs and WSSD
• African Context: NEPAD, AMCOW, and
various initiatves for Africa:
EUWI
Canadian,Dutch and German
Initiatives

7. Background 2/4
• West African Context:
 Sahel context : water scarcity
 WAW Partnership since 2002
 ECOWAS / WRCU
 Many shared RB: Senegal, Niger,
Gambia

8. Background 3/4
• Senegal context :
 Political will developed for several years
 SWP since 2002, with government’s support
 Clear options of Water policy: focused on WR
development and promotion of Sanitation
 Two ministries (Sanitation and Hydraulic )
Strengthening our willingness of cooperation with
other countriesin the framework of OMVS
(senegal RBO) and OMVG (Gambia RBO)

11. Background 4/4
• Senegal context : main water problems
 Water Quality: particularly for
Groundwater, risks of pollution in Surface
Water by agro-industry,
gaps in sanitation
 High Running Costs because of obligation
to use groundwater from deep aquifers
 Maintenance / renewal of Hydraulical
Infrastructures: no financial capacity for
critical invests

12. ORGANIZATION
IWRM PLan Process

13. Organization
• Process initiated in the framework of
Canadian Initiative
• Process under control of Government
• Important role of SWP

14. Organization SWP
Senegal Water Partnership
General Assembly
8 Interest Groups
12
Steering Committee
Ex. Sec. T. S. Committee
11 Local SWP

15. Government - Relevant Ministries
Driver : M.A.H.
Steering Committee
Chair: Min. Agric. Hydraulic
66 members –
Administrations, Local authorities, NGOs, Professional
Organisations, University, Private sector, RBOs,
Research institutes, SWP
SWP
DGPRE

16. Government - Relevant Ministries
Driver : M.A.H.
Steering Committee
Chair: Min. Agric. Hydraulic
SWP
Following Committee
3 Min- SWP DGPRE

17. Government - Relevant Ministries
Driver : M.A.H.
Steering Committee
Chair: Min. Agric. Hydraulic
SWP
Following Committee
3 Min- SWP DGPRE
Team Project
19 members
Coordination Cel
2 RFP 2 RFP 2 RFP 2 RFP 2 RFP 2 RFP

18. ACHIEVEMENTS

19. Achievements
• MOU signed (Minister & GWPO)
• Early, IWRM in relation with MDGs
• Close collaboration between Gov. and SWP
• Team building workshop (May) : 60 people –
identification of Team Members – creation of a
”network” between participants
• Work plan
Awareness that it is Long term process

20. Achievements
.Team building workshop (May) : 60 people
– identification of Team Members –
creation of a ”network” between
participants
• Work plan

21. MOU
LFA
Meeting
WPlan
Inventory
Road Map
Team
building
Appoint
project
staff
5 Regional WS
on inventory
Inventory
report
Creation of
SC & FC Training Plan
Adoption
Preparation 1st process
& 2nd version
Additional studies
Surveys
Additional studies
5 Regional
WS information
2 WS
consultation
Training Action
Comm. Plan Comm. Action Comm. Action
Surveys
CWP WS
15/01/2004 05/2004 12/2004 2006

22. Achievements
• First Regional Workshops (2/5 realised)
• Idenditification and lauchning of 5 studies
in relation with MDGs:
 Communication plan
 Water resources
 Uses and needs
 Institutionnal framework
 Financial matters

23. NEXT

24. Next
• Prepare all structures to be effective in the
Implementation phase (IWRM Plan is not an end
itself)
• SWP: role to play in:
Training sector
 Conflict resolution system between users
 Mission of prevention beside national and local
authorities
 Provide to governmental Institutions advice and
opinion about policies

25. LESSONS

26. Lessons
To involve maximum of people .. And give means
for doing that (ex : Wolof language)
• Do not forget that the objective is the
implementation not the Plan itself (L Term)
• To get very early the political will (takes time)
• To imply Donors during the planning phase
• To be able to reply to the expectation from
population, which ”WE” have created
• Awareness that it is Long term process

27. ARIGATO GOZAIMASS
DIUREUDIUF
MERCI
”Penthio Ndokhmi”
for all and Everywhere