News & Press : Decentralization and basic services

Social Protection in Mauritania: Breaking the Chain of Intergenerational Poverty

Social security development is at the heart of the international agenda. And Mauritania is no exception. In this country, nearly 30% of the population lives below the national poverty line. To tackle this problem, the Mauritanian authorities have launched a project to tackle poverty, called “Tekavoul”, which is being implemented…

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“Developing the solar potential of regions such as the Sahel is becoming an absolute necessity”

Lavdal Ould Dadde, a hydraulic engineer by training and Director of Hydraulics at the Central Directorate of the Ministry of Hydraulics and Sanitation, answers Alliance Sahel’s questions on the potential and challenges in Mauritania’s water and sanitation sector. What are the main challenges in terms of access to drinking water…

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Water and sanitation in Burkina Faso: a coordinated response to the needs of the people of the Sahel region

The European Union has strengthened its commitment to support the Burkinabe State in providing access to drinking water and sanitation through the signing in December 2020 of two grant contracts for a total amount of (€5,000,000), one with the Office Nationale de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement (ONEA) and the other…

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Burkina Faso: the municipalities improve people’s access to basic social services and local democracy

Nearly half of the population in Burkina Faso lives below the poverty line. Their access to clean water, education or health care is often not guaranteed. With decentralisation, the Government of Burkina Faso aims to ensure that the development of these basic benefits is designed by local communities, in order…

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Strengthening access to drinking water supply and sanitation in Mauritania

The geographical and climatic characteristics of Mauritania make water accessibility a major and permanent historical challenge. Moreover, the effects of climate change have already begun to be felt on Mauritanian territory. Rising temperatures, droughts and increased heavy rains exacerbate the continuing trend towards the degradation of agricultural, forest and pastoral…

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Cooperation in Chad: Alone, we go faster- together, we go further!

Governance is at the heart of the approach of the Livelihood Improvement Project in Western Chad (PAMELOT), which is part of the Sahel Alliance. This project is part of a process of proximity and skills transfer with development actors.  Local and national authorities and GIZ are working hand in hand: a…

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