Publication: Strengthening Regional Water Security for Greater Resilience in the G5 Sahel
Date
2021-07-12
ISSN
Published
2021-07-12
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The World Bank’s historical engagement
in transboundary water in West Africa is at a turning point,
at a time when the G5 Sahel region faces unprecedented
challenges. Therefore, it is time for the World Bank to
broaden its water sector approach in the G5 Sahel and shift
its focus to establishing a regional water security
framework. The dual objectives of this report on the G5
Sahel region are to: (i) do a high-level analysis of water
security challenges and their impacts on regional
socio-economic development and stability, and (ii) suggest
directions for future World Bank engagement on regional
water security. The focus of this note is more exclusively
on regional water challenges and local challenges with
cross-border or even regional spillover effects. The report
takes a development-driven approach to: (i) identify some of
the ways in which water security affects socio-economic
development in the G5 Sahel, (ii) explore the linkages
between water security, resilience and conflict prevention,
and (iii) present a set of guiding principles for the next
regional engagements on water security in the region, both
in terms of types of investment and implementation
modalities. This report will also serve as a basis for
deepening the dialogue with counterparts in the next fiscal year.
Citation
“World Bank. 2021. Strengthening Regional Water Security for Greater Resilience in the G5 Sahel. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/35994 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”