Niger - Study for Mobilization of Run-off Water in the Dosso and Tillabery Regions

The proposed study intends to take advantage of the progress and results of the execution of the runoff mobilization study conducted in the early 1990s in the departments of Zinder, Tahoua and Agadez. It will formulate a development programme to identify, for all the catchment areas, sites for holding in and storing run-off water, and around which agriculture/stockbreeding development may be envisaged. The study, scheduled to span 14 months, will be conducted in two phases of 7 months each. The first is to carry out a diagnosis of the potential for exploiting runoff water, resulting in the identification of a program based on the selection of suitable sites and the development of a specific database. The second phase will consist of carrying out additional detailed studies at 10 selected sites, grouped into 2 or 3 projects, one of which will be the subject of ODA studies. This study is perfectly in line with the Government policy to strengthen food security in the country and with the overall poverty reduction strategy, which encourages self-development in the rural areas and seeks to improve the populations living conditions. The approach adopted, based on active participation of the communities concerned, will lead to viable projects conducted by the people involved in development of their own land. The proposed development will make it possible to more effectively cover the agricultural and stockbreeding needs, intensify land development and promote environmental conservation.