Climate-Water-Nexus: Integrated water resource management in the Niger River Basin

The project aims to improve implementation of transboundary Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) measures for climate change adaptation (CCA) and climate change mitigation (CCM) in the Niger basin. This will drive long-term positive impacts for the resilience of livelihoods and ecosystems. Capacities of regional, national and local decision makers and institutions are strengthened to accelerate implementation of transboundary IWRM, aligned to CCA and CCM measures as planned in member states’ Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans. The improved decision-making processes are informed and supported by successful transboundary and climate-smart IWRM solutions from three selected sub-basins where mitigation opportunities are identified and the resilience of the local populations is strengthened by climate-smart agriculture, protecting biodiversity, improving the management of floods and droughts. This is accompanied by evidence-based planning tools, positive behavior change communication and upscaling mechanisms.