West Africa | WMO RAI Working Group on Hydrology

Priorities

Rescue of surface and groundwater monitoring data
Water resources evaluation (including both qualitative and quantitative aspects)
Water quality measurements
Awareness building for protection and preservation of water resources

Lack of hydrological data for water resources assessment
National Action Plan for IWRM
Establishment of authority on shared basins
Extreme events – floods and droughts
Degradation of networks and recovery of historical data through projects
Conception of hydro projects in countries that have been at war
Reinforcing capacity building for technicians for data collection and management
Climate change; adaptation to climate change
Securing fund for projects PANA which have not secured funding
Management of shared water Limited networks for the data collection
Lack of capacity to utilize new technologies
Lack of coordination among projects

Reinforcement of human and institutional capacity
Financing
Recruitment of trained technicians on new technologies regarding data collection
Training on GIRE
Exchange of information for water resources assessment and conception of hydraulic works
To improve network situation in the sub-region
Support data collection and exchange issues and promote WMO Resolution 25
Support activities related the Economic valuation of NHS to justify their request for increasing their budget allocation
Sensitization of decision makers on hydrological services
Shared vision and benefits about shared waters

Rehabilitate and reinforce networks for data collection in various countries
Data rescue for recovering historical data
Train technicians in the collection of data and new technologies
Collaborate with Basin Organizations to develop shared visions
Collaboration between the Hydrological and Meteorological Services for hydrological forecasting
Collaboration between UNESCO and WMO at national and regional levels for the revision of hydrological standards
Collaboration between UNESCO and WMO at national and regional levels for the analysis of hydro trends in the context of climate change
Initiate action for development of the project Mano-HYCOS