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Five proposals selected for funding: Water and Development Partnership Programme

Irrigating carrot field in Ghana

IHE Delft’s Water and Development Partnership Programme has selected five projects for funding, following a call for proposals that sought projects aiming to strengthen collaboration across francophone countries in Africa.

Of the 46 teams that submitted preliminary ideas in response to the call, 11 teams developed full proposals. The five selected projects aim to redress issues related to inequities and ecological degradation in water-related developments. They have budgets ranging from €50,000 to €100,000 and last two to three years.

Selected projects

  • Optimizing small-scale soil and water productivity (OswaP-CoSol)

    This project aims to improve soils and water productivity for smallholder farmers through community-driven learning tools.

    Focus theme: Water for Food
    Project coordinator: Hortense Kagambèga Traoré, Association pour la Promotion des Services Hydro-Climatiques et Environnementaux, Burkina Faso
    Focus countries: Burkina Faso, Benin and Côte d´Ivoire

  • Water for Food Action: Implementing Resilient and Less Water Consuming Agroecological Practices for Livelihoods and Sustainable Biodiversity (WFALiveBio)

    Through the use of participatory research, this project will focus on identifying key challenges in adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in rice plains.

    Focus theme: Water for Food
    Project coordinator: Vincent-Paul Sanon, Université Nazi Boni, Burkina Faso
    Focus countries: Burkina Faso and Mali

  • Dji Mansa, Bambara for Water Masters

    This project aspires to improve the quality of water in the Niger river by building awareness and trust amongst the stakeholders through the use of West-African storytelling traditions.

    Focus theme: River Basins and Deltas
    Project coordinator: Hadi Toure Guindo, Afr’eau, Mali
    Focus countries: Mali and Niger

  • Optimizing water management for sustainable ecosystems (Opti-WaM)

    This project will focus on establishing ecological flows for dams along the Niger River to protect biodiversity and ensure water availability for downstream communities.

    Focus theme: River Basins and Deltas
    Project coordinator: Jean Hounkpe, National Water Institute of the University of Abomey Calavi, Benin
    Focus countries: Mali, Burkina Faso and Benin

  • Irrigation, climate change and mobility

    This project aims to show that migration is multi-dimensional and complex by studying dominant narratives about mobility and climate change.

    Focus theme: River Basins and Deltas
    Project coordinator: Farrah Hamamouche, Bureau d’étude ECA, Algeria
    Focus countries: Mali and Algeria

More about the partnership programme

The programme envisions a world where inclusive and diverse partnerships and marginalized knowledges transform the ways we know, use, share and care for water. To achieve this, the programme funds bold, creative and transdisciplinary projects that combine research, education and capacity strengthening activities aimed at creating a peaceful, just and sustainable world.

The Water and Development Partnership Programme 2022-2027 is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.