This mission is part of the implementation of the Project "Integrating Flood and Drought Management and Early Warning for Climate Change Adaptation in the Volta Basin (VFDM)" financed by the Adaptation Fund and implemented by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Volta Basin Authority (VBA) and Global Water Partnership West Africa (GWP-WA).
It aims to identify the multidimensional factors (social, economic, ecological, cultural, political and infrastructural determinants) of vulnerability in areas of the Volta Basin that are highly exposed to hydrometeorological hazards, such as floods and drought in the Volta Basin. Specifically, the mission aims to: (i) understand the vulnerability and capability factors at each site based on available local information; and (ii) collect information at each site (e.g., the worst-case scenario remembered, and the most frequent scenario), based on local knowledge.
The mission brought together national experts from the five French-speaking countries of the Volta Basin (Benin, Togo, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso) as well as members of the project management team in order to familiarize themselves with the methodology and technical tools to be used in the field for data collection in the context of the study. It enabled the mapping tool to be applied to better identify the flooded areas and then to collect information and data from local populations, local authorities, deconcentrated and decentralized technical services and resource persons using the interview guide.
At the end of this appropriation mission, the national experts are better equipped to carry out the data collection work on the field during November and December 2020 in their respective countries.
