Multinational - The Lake Chad Basin Sustainable Development Programme (PRODEBALT)

The Lake Chad Basin Sustainable Development Programme (PRODEBALT) will be implemented in the conventional basin of Lake Chad which covers a surface area of 966,955 km². It covers part of Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, CAR and Chad. The fight against various forms of land degradation and promotion of techniques of rational exploitation of the resources envisaged by the programme will lead to increased production of food crops, fish, meat, fruits and wood. This will increase the incomes of the target populations, particularly women, by 67% on average and strengthen food security. The programme will cover 6 years as from 2009, and its total cost is estimated at about UA 60.07 million. It is jointly financed by an ADF grant for an amount of UA 30 million and other donors (GTZ, BGR, European Union, World Bank, and the Islamic Development Bank).