Water Projects
West Africa: managing the River Niger’s water resources
The River Niger, Africa’s third major river, crosses nine countries and supplies 100 million people with water. Yet lower pluviometry and pollution make it a potential cause of conflict. AFD is supporting the regional development of the Basin. <Find out more>
Access to drinking water in Port-au-Prince
Cambodia: support for the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority
Thanks to its exemplary management the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority has reached performance levels on a par with international standards. AFD is financing a project to improve water supply in the city, particularly for inhabitants in outlying neighbourhoods. <Find out more>
Support for the rehabilitation of Prey Nup’s polders
The Prey Nup polder rehabilitation project began in 1997 with 3.35 million euros of financial support from AFD. In 1999 AFD granted 3.6 million euros of additional financing to continue the project and extend it to a further 2 500 hectares. In 2002 3.8 million euros of financing were also granted in order to consolidate the progress achieved. <Find out more>
Peace canal to link the Red Sea and the Dead Sea
The project financed by AFD aims to achieve a sustainable management of water resources, preserve Red Sea and Dead Sea ecosystems and foster communication between the administrations of the relevant countries, donor community and public opinion. <Find out more>
Improving access to drinking water in Dakar
Senegal’s water and sanitation sector is experiencing serious difficulties in terms of production, distribution, quality and financial profitability. Dakar is particularly badly affected with the water deficit in the city and its suburbs constantly rising. Water demand in this area is also expected to rise by nearly 30% over the next ten years. Disadvantaged populations that mostly live in poorly served or unserved peri-urban neighbourhoods are the worst hit by this shortage. <Find out more>
Looking beyond conflicts to protect water resources
Underground water sources shared by Israel and the Palestinian Territories in the Middle East suffer enormously due to economic development, strong demographic growth and dwindling water resources. AFD, aware of the issues relating to the sustainable use of this essential resource, wished to support local authorities in the implementation of a coherent policy to protect cross-border underground aquifers. <Find out more>
Water, sanitation and hygiene in Kinshasa’s outlying neighbourhoods
The project’s main objective is to improve health and living conditions for populations in Kinshasa’s outlying neighbourhoods and Lower Congo municipalities near Kinshasa by providing a drinking water supply. It will reduce the number of people without access to drinking water and will, at the same time, limit waterborne diseases, make work easier for women and children in these neighbourhoods and facilitate their economic and social integration. <Find out more>
Support for Senegal’s water sector
Over 1.2 billion people today still do not have access to drinking water. 5 000 people, mainly children, die every day from diseases related to poor water quality. Sub-Saharan Africa is the most affected by this situation. Senegal implemented a water sector reform as early as in the 1990s with support from donors which included AFD. <Find out more>
Access to water and sanitation
Only 43% of Mali’s population have access to health infrastructure within a radius of less than 5km. A third of pumps are out of order due to their age, wear and tear or lack of maintenance by communities. AFD’s main objective is to improve conditions of access to drinking water and health for populations in 10 semi-urban centers in the areas of Kadiolo, Koutiala, Sikasso and Kati in the far south of Mali. <Find out more>
Support for water cycle management in Reunion
Reunion may hold world records for its pluviometry but water distribution is still sometimes rationed on the island. Agence Française de Développement (AFD) supports local authorities and the Department and helps them get a comprehensive understanding of the water cycle. <Find out more>
Support for transhumance and conflict prevention in Chad
Livestock raising is core to Chad’s economy: it constitutes the biggest non-oil export and accounts for 15% of national GDP. Mobile livestock raising, based on nomadism and transhumance, makes up 90% of the sector. These ancestral practices are jeopardized by growth in agriculture and sedentary livestock raising and the poor distribution of water points in the country. The project aims to reconcile economic development, environmental preservation and conflict prevention by supporting the development and long-term security of mobile livestock raising. <Find out more>
Construction of small-scale hydropower plants in China
AFD is supporting the Chinese State which aims to diversify energy supply by exploiting water resources in Wuxi County, a rural region in the northeast of the province. AFD aims to increase the level of renewable energy production and create revenues and employment in Wuxi County. <Find out more>
Developing irrigated agriculture to combat food insecurity in Senegal
It has always been a priority for the public authorities to develop agriculture, particularly irrigated agriculture. AFD, along with other donors, has been supporting efforts made by the Senegalese State for many years. The main objective for AFD operations in the Senegal River Valley is to exploit the area’s high agricultural potential in order to combat poverty, support food security and improve living conditions for populations. <Find out more>