Strengthening hydrometeorological networks
                                
                                Country of activity
                                
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                        Congo-Kinshasa
                                                                                            Congo-Brazzaville
                                                                                            Angola
                                                                                            Cameroon
                                                                                            Gabon
                                                                                            Central Africa Republic
                                                                                                                                                            
                                
                                        2012                                                                        
                                                                    
                                    Project description
                                    This project was developed in the Congo basin in partnership with CICOS (Commission Internationale du Bassin Congo-OubanguiSangha). It is funded by the French Development Agency and concerns capacity-building and knowledge of water resources. It will optimize the network for monitoring and sharing water data and information to facilitate the implementation of adaptation measures. Hydrometeorological monitoring will be improved through innovative global technology under the French-American satellite program SWOT, developed by the CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) with the support of the Investments for the Future programs of the French government. This technology will be exploited for a better understanding of the impacts of climate change in the Congo Basin.
                                
                                                                    
                                    Partners
                                    AFD, IRD, CNES, BRL, OIEAU
                                
                                
                                                                
                                                                    
                                    Contribution to SDGs
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                                            
                                                                                        Integrated Water Management (IWRM)
                                         
                                                                            
                                                                                            
                                                                                        International cooperation and capacity building