Modernisation of irrigation schemes in the lower Medjerda valley, Tunisia

Project description The project consists of modernising aging public irrigation schemes which have been in operation for approximately 60 years in the lower Medjerda valley. Its aim is to rationalise the use of water resources, increase the efficiency and productivity of agriculture in the long term, and enable water users’ associations (agricultural development groups, or […]

Refurbishment of the Drouet hydropower plant

Project description The Drouet hydroelectric power plant, located in the Artibonite region of Haiti, is the second largest hydroelectric power plant of EDH. Commissioned in the early 1980s, it had gradually become largely inoperative due to the obsolescence of its equipment. In order to restore its production capacity and support the economic and agricultural development […]

Eyguières micro-hydropower plant

Project description The Eyguières small hydroelectric plant project is part of an initiative to enhance the energy value of the Craponne irrigation canal, jointly undertaken by the ASCO of the Crau irrigators and the SCP.   By harnessing the existing hydraulic potential of the network, this facility allows to produce local renewable electricity while preserving the […]

Management of water resources and agricultural transition, Cambodia

Project description The WAT4CAM project is implementing a refurbishment programme for hydro-agricultural infrastructures, with a view to tackling poverty, developing the economy, and reducing the rural population’s vulnerability to climate change. Within the framework of an integrated approach, the project aims to (1) modernise some 15,000 ha of irrigation schemes and preks, (2) encourage the […]

Project management for the East-West water transfer, Reunion Island

Project description Faced with the historical imbalance of water resources between the East and West of Réunion Island, the West Coastal Irrigation (ILO) project was launched to secure water supply and support the agricultural, industrial, and economic development of the West coast. Part of a comprehensive and sustainable resource management approach, this structuring program is […]

Development of the Mundeni Aru basin (Sri Lanka)

Project description This project seeks to help the Batticaloa and Ampara regions of eastern Sri Lanka to adapt to climate change. It also sets out to improve local livelihoods and farmers’ income in the long term, through integrated management of natural and non-natural resources in the Mundeni Aru basin. Services provided: Redesign of main reservoirs […]

Technical support for sustainable funding of the OMVS

Project description Technical support to the OMVS in order to reorganise sustainable funding mechanisms within the OMVS system, with a view to reducing the burden of State contributions to the operating and investment budgets of OMVS structures.   Services provided: Collection and analysis of data regarding the OMVS system Analysis of the current funding system […]

Watershed reforestation and management in the Dominican Republic

Project description Plan Sierra is a non-governmental organisation in charge of a reforestation and management programme for the Yaque del Norte catchment area, with a view to reconciling water and environmental preservation with the development of economic activities (herding, agriculture, wood industries, drinking water supply, and hydropower). Furthermore, Plan Sierra was recently chosen by the […]

Development of institutional governance solutions in the Dominican Republic

Project description Plan Sierra is a non-governmental organisation in charge of a reforestation and management programme for the Yaque del Norte basin, with a view to reconciling water and environmental preservation with the development of economic activities (herding, agriculture, wood industries, drinking water supply, and hydropower).The project set out to develop several scenarios for establishing […]