Abidjan Hosts Pivotal Water Governance Talks as West Africa Prepares for First-Ever Regional Water Forum
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The 6th ordinary session of the IWRM Ministerial Follow-up Committee was held on 23 September 2026, on the sidelines of the West African Regional Water Forum. Challenges for the region are growing day-to-day. Climate change, ecosystem degradation, pollution and demographic pressure threaten the region's water resources.
Côte D’Ivoire Hosts ECOWAS Talks on Shared Water Resources
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) are meeting in Abidjan,, to review the management of West Africa’s shared water resources, with 28 transboundary river basins covering nearly 71 per cent of the region’s […]
Abidjan hosts pivotal water governance talks as West Africa prepares for first-ever regional water forum
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2026: Home to 28 shared river basins covering nearly 71 percent of its total land area, one of the highest levels of water interdependence anywhere in the world, West Africa opened a defining chapter in its water governance calendar in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on 22
ECOWAS Advances Water Governance Agenda Ahead of Regional Forum - TV360 Nigeria
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and regional stakeholders have intensified efforts to strengthen water governance, transboundary cooperation and sustainable financing ahead of the first West Africa Regional Water Forum. The initiative formed part of discussions at the 13th Ordinary Session of the Technical Experts Committee of the Permanent Framework for Coordination and …
ABIDJAN HOSTS PIVOTAL WATER GOVERNANCE TALKS AS WEST AFRICA PREPARES FOR ITS FIRST-EVER REGIONAL WATER FORUM | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Home to 28 shared river basins covering nearly 71 percent of its total land area, one of the highest levels of water interdependence anywhere in the world, West Africa opened a defining chapter in its water governance calendar in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on 22 September 2026, as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in…
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