Partnership strenghthened with Burkina

The signature of the agreement on May 14, 2013 between the two institutions is to mark the institutional presence of GWP-WA and strengthen the existing collaboration with government departments.
The event took place in the conference room of the Ministry of Water, water projects and sanitation. On behalf of the Government of Burkina Faso, Minister Mamounata BELEM Ouedraogo signed the document with the Chair of the Global Water Partnership for West Africa, Mr. Hama Arba Diallo in the presence of the Executive Secretary Mr. Dam MOGBANTÉ and several guests, including the Chair of the Country Water Partnership (CWP) of Burkina Faso, Mr. Dieudonné NIKIEMA.
 GWP / WA Chair recalled the importance of the ceremony by indicating that it materializes and enhances a collaboration relationship for several years between the two institutions. Mr. DIALLO said his institution and the department in charge of water have the same goal that is to '' permanently satisfy the qualitative and quantitative needs of people with water.'' He the study to document the development process and implementation of the IWRM Plan in Burkina Faso and the animation of the advocacy process for the ratification by Burkina Faso of the 1997 United Nations Convention on the use of shared watercourses for purposes other than navigation as examples of collaboration.
In response, the Minister of water, water projects and sanitation, Ms. Mamounata BELEM OUEDRAOGO was happy to proceed with the signing of an agreement that reinforces an already strong and successful partnership for all parties.
For her, this signing ceremony will allow '' to support innovative initiatives in strategic areas water and sanitation towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals''. Achieving the MDGs requires an increase in official development assistance, according to the. Minister.
Ms. BELEM welcomed the contribution of Global Water Partnership for West Africa in the water and sanitation sector. She later recalled that '' ​​water and sanitation are of particular importance to the authorities of Burkina'' since water is scarce and unevenly distributed in developing countries like Burkina Faso, which is in a situation of water stress.