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WaPOR activities in Mali
According to the latest available studies, the availability of water resources in Mali is not a problem in itself. Mali is crossed by two of the main rivers of the sub-region, the Niger and the Senegal. However, this resource is very unevenly distributed, and some regions (notably Kayes) offer sometimes dismal success rates for drilling campaigns.
Mali's economy is heavily dependent on the primary sector, which is the engine of development, with agriculture accounting for 45% of GDP, employing 80% of the total population and providing more than 75% of export earnings. However, it is constantly subject to climatic hazards, the degradation of natural resources (degradation of soil, water, air, vegetation, biodiversity, climate, etc.), and the deterioration of the terms of trade (continuous fall in the price of agricultural exports), thus limiting the increase in the income of the rural population and exposing the population, particularly young people, to immigration.
🌾 The Ministry of Rural Development.
🌽 The Ministry of Environment, Sanitation and Rural Development.
🌾 The National Directorate of Agriculture.
💧 The Office du Niger.
📍 WaPOR pilot areas in Mali: Office du Niger, which occupies the western part of the central delta of the Niger River. |
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