Multinational (Senegal, Guinea, Gambia and Guinea Bissau) - Natural Resource Development and Management Project (PMVGRN-OMVG)

The Natural Resource Development Programme has been identified as a priority project of a master plan of the Kayanga-Geba and Kloliba-Kourubal river basins that was re-updated in 1999 by Gambia River Basin Development Organization (OMVG). It is also in line with the Bank’s intervention strategy in the member countries, especially for the “cooperation and regional integration” pillar. This project is the first in the sector and project area which brings together Senegal, Gambia, Guinea and Guinea Bissau. Bank activities in the sector include the Regional Project for Sustainable Management of Endemic Livestock (PROGEBE). This project has five components: (i) Improvement of production; (ii) Improvement of road infrastructure to open up production zones; (iii) Support actions, comprising: revival of women’s activities, training, health, supporting the establishment of a self-managed credit society system; (iv) Studies and technical assistance, comprising the recruitment of a technical adviser to the project manager for 30 months, monitoring/evaluation, mid-term review, cross-sectional surveys, plant analysis, control and supervision of the rehabilitation and creation of water points and construction of rural roads; (v) Project management.