(VFDM) Cooperation in the implementation of the Volta Flood and Drought Management program

The project, carried out as part of the framework agreement between OMM, GWP and K&I relating to the Associated Program on Flood Management, consists in strengthening the capacities of local actors for enhancing their involvement in the management of floods and droughts in 6 sites in the countries of the Volta Basin (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo). Specifically, K&I is required to provide technical assistance and to monitor the training activities carried out by 6 local partners (one in each of the 6 countries) and to prepare a Manual on the involvement of local populations in the management of flood and drought risks. The 6 sites were selected from a previous mapping work of floods and analysis of the vulnerability and existing capacities at the local level, in 60 sites in these same countries.

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The Manual on gender mainstreaming in flood management is available on-line

The Training Manual and Facilitator’s Guide “Mainstreaming Gender into End-to-End Flood Forecasting and Early Warning Systems and Integrated Flood Management”, developed by K&I on the basis of concrete experiences carried out in the frame of the VDFM (and other APFM projects), is available on-line in English. It is targeted at representatives of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), Disaster Management Authorities, Civil Protection, Water and Sanitation Authorities, policymakers, River-basin Organizations (RBOs), community-based organizations or associations, NGOs, and community flood management committees (and similar bodies). It aims to increase the knowledge of regional, national and local stakeholders on gender and gender ...

Voices from the Field available on-line

"Voices from the Field" contains a series of success stories on community-based flood and drought management in the Volta Basin, collected from experiences in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo. It was prepared by K&I on the basis of the activities carried out in the framework of the VDFM. Download "Voices from the field" ...

VDFM capacity building workshops in the Volta basin

From August 2021 to October 2022, a series of online workshops were held to support the implementation of local community-based flood and drought management projects in six sites in the Volta Basin by strengthening the capacity of local actors. These projects were prepared by the local partners of VFDM with support from K&I. The selected partners and sites in each of the six Volta countries are: Tabota/Boukombé (Benin), ONG Alpha et Oméga Environnement; Badara/Bama (Burkina Faso), Partenaire National de l’Eau du Burkina Faso; Sangabili/Bondoukou (Côte d’Ivoire), ONG La CIBES; Kunkua/Bongo (Ghana), Organization for Indigenous Initiatives and Sustainability; Kandé/Baye (Mali), ONG ...

The “Manual on Community-based Floods and Drought Management in the Volta Basin” is available on-line

The “Manual on Community-based Floods and Drought Management in the Volta Basin” drafted by K&I on the basis of the activities carried out in the frame of the VDFM (and further APFM projects) is available on-line in English and French. Download the English version Download the French version ...