Upscale Sebou Water Fund

Description
This project aims to expand the Sebou Water Fund (SWF), launched in 2019 in the Upper Sebou sub-basin, to cover the entire Sebou Basin and become an integrated governance and financing mechanism for the conservation, enhancement, and improvement of freshwater ecosystem services. It will contribute to Sebou’s water security through science and nature-based solutions and will serve as a global platform to address and improve water security and positively influence water-related public policy, governance, and decision making.

Goals

• Co-create a participatory approach to monitoring and evaluating freshwater resources and ecosystem services in Sebou
• Strengthen the legal and regulatory status of the Fund
• Design and implement effective awareness campaigns and communication strategies at national level
• Promote broad collaboration between freshwater sectors and ecosystem service providers and beneficiaries