Technical support for the implementation of the Integrated Water Resources Management policy in Senegal - Phase 2

Since the early 2000s, Senegal has been committed to an Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) policy in order to meet the growing demand for water linked to economic and demographic development in a context of vulnerability to climate change. In that respect, in parallel with the process of reforming the Water Code, the Directorate for Water Resources Management and Planning (DGPRE) of the Ministry of Water and Sanitation has developed various tools, including the Action Plan for Integrated Water Resources Management (PAGIRE). The resulting priority action programme enabled to prepare the Strategic Water Resources Mobilisation Plan (SWRMP), leading to the division of the national territory into 5 Management and Planning Units (PMUs) and 28 sub-units. For each sub-PMU, a framework for dialogue (Sub-Committee for Water Resources Management and Planning - SCGPE of Somone) and a Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP) are due to be established to ensure a rational and sustainable use of the resource that is equitable between the different categories of users. It is in this context that the Seine-Normandy Water Agency and OiEau have been providing technical and institutional support to the DGPRE since 2019 for the implementation of IWRM through a pilot experiment in the Somone Sub-PMU.