News from IFGR and the rivers of the world

The “Guardian of the Niger River-Karimama and Malanville” project, led by ADDC (Action for Sustainable Community Development), aims to establish an integrated community system for monitoring, protecting, and promoting the Niger River in the municipalities of Karimama and Malanville in the Republic of Benin. Faced with the growing challenges of pollution, riverbank degradation, and overexploitation […]

The Dji Mansa project, led by Afr’Eau, promotes sustainable management of the Niger River by leveraging the local knowledge and practices of riverside communities, combined with citizen science approaches. Phase 1 (2024-2025) documented these practices, trained young people and women in collecting water quality data, and mobilized communities around river protection. Phase 2 will reinforce […]

The Mali Propre Mon Combat initiative is simple: it encourages the population to clean up streets and public places and adopt new behaviors to prevent pollution of the river, which has become the main dumping ground for solid waste and wastewater. The river supports most of the activities that take place in Mali; the water […]

The project presented by Jiri Services aims to develop a comprehensive offering for greening shipping in West Africa through a partnership between three complementary organizations. The initiative aims to equip boats with solar panels and electric motors, offering an environmentally friendly and economical alternative to the modes of shipping commonly used in West Africa. This […]

Gil Mahé, director of research at the Institute of Research and Development (IRD) is a specialist in the great African rivers. Here, he shares his knowledge to provide better understanding of the mechanisms in play in the Inner Niger Delta, an extraordinary wetland. He also sets out its perspectives, with the predictable impacts of climate change on this habitat and above all on human activities.

  Whereas the combat against climate change has become a priority around the world, the issue of access to water and drainage for all, both essential daily requirements, remains mostly ignored by the media and international decision-makers. A major actor in the combat for universal access to drinking water, Solidarités International  recalls the urgent need to […]