SITWA Project organises the AWIS workshop in Dakar

GWP WA is one of the Focal points of the African Water Information and Documentation System (AWIS) managed by the ANBO through its Strengthening the Institutions of Transboundary Basins Organizations (SITWA) Project based at the OMVS in Dakar, Senegal. The workshop was to identify the main directions for a work plan addressing the identified needs and gaps of the African Water Information System (AWIS).

The workshop held in plenary with a facilitator from OIEau in charge of developing the AWIS website helped by SITWA IT officer.

A survey carried out showed that AWIS needs to be updated and be user friendly and comply with evolving new technologies.

The meeting agreed that all focal points will contribute more frequently than before with news items, documents, experiences that their institutions are producing. A reminder will be sent each month by the SITWA communications unit for all focal points to contribute.

Specific actions have been proposed and will be included in an action plan that will serve to fund raise to continue the process. SITWA will continue to support the process to the end of the project by December 2016.

All FP committed to do the job and share the contacts of other potential focal points that might contribute to make AWIS really an African data base on water.