Stressing Drissa Samaké said that this situation of drying up of the water courses is partly due to human activities. He explained that gold mining activities by dredging in the riverbeds of the Niger, Bani and Falémé river basins, is negatively impacting various socio-economic activities. Samaké believes that human action will lead to three major consequences: the lack of drinking water, the threat to food security and the decline in hydroelectricity production. According to the minister's representative, efforts are being made by the government. Thus, he says, the rate of access to drinking water at the national level rose from 66.6 to 68% in 2017.
During the day, experts spoke to participants during a two-part conference on some nature-based solutions as well as equitable access to water resources in Mali. Presentations were made by several partners including wetlands International, Solidarités international, Somapep SA.
The CWP chair, Mr. Mamadou SYLLA was facilitating the debate during the event.