Priorities
- Raising the profile of NHSs by promoting the economic value of the Hydrological Products.
- Strengthening the capacity of NHSs
- Study the impact of hydraulic structures on the river NTEM and environmental effect on the forest ecosystem on the Basin.
Challenges
- Excessive precipitation resulting into devastating floods
- River pollution from floods
- Lack of water – droughts
- Impact of climate change
- Insufficient existing human resources
- Destruction of infrastructure due to political conflicts leading to shortage of hydrometeorological data
- Difficulty in accessing basic information due to security reasons
Needs
- Reinforcement of capacity for the management and adaptation to floods
- Human and Institutional Capacity Building
- Rehabilitation of hydrometeorological network and data collection system
- Reinforcement of capacity in GIRE
- Establishment of National and Regional Databases
- Support an early warning systems
- Sensitization and Governance issues in the management of hydrometeorological networks
- Support for developing HYCOS projects
Activities
- Development of HYCOS projects in the region
- Training of technicians and the community in the maintenance of hydrometeorological network
- Creation of a sub-regional network for sharing of experiences and information
- Development of appropriate and effective mechanisms for early warning
Opportunities
- River and Lake Basin Organizations
- CICOS
- AMESD project
- Lake Tanganyika Authority
- Lake Chad Basin Commission
- Congo-HYCOS
- Wealth from mineral resources
