๐ Tender Overview
Chad is strongly affected by the effects of climate change with unpredictable rainfall. The subsoil of Chad has significant water potential. Due to a lack of national skills, these water resources remain poorly mobilized. The SDC is strengthening, through this project, national skills and knowledge to promote sustainable management of these resources and thus contributes to Chad's resilience in the face of climate change.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Chad
Water
Water sector policy
Water resources conservation
Water supply
01.06.2024 - 31.05.2028
CHF 7โ790โ000
The project in brief
Background A Sahelian country strongly affected by climate change, Chad experiences random, irregular rainfall with strong inter-annual variability. Chad has significant groundwater resources that could well be exploited, but the situation of access to drinking water remains worrying. The rate of access to drinking water is 63% and this rate hides enormous provincial disparities ranging from 15 to 80%. For its part, irrigation remains embryonic, making agriculture particularly vulnerable to weather conditions. To improve the resilience of populations to the effects of climate change and contribute to achieving sustainable development indicators in terms of water, Switzerland has been supporting Chad since 2012, via the ResEau project. This project supports Chadian structures in charge of water through technical training and institutional support so that the country can measure and map all its water resources, then plan and coordinate the mobilization/exploitation of these resources to allow access. to water in a sustainable manner.
Objectives The general objective of the project is to ultimately improve Chad's resilience to climate variations through active management of aquifers and surface water resources.
Target groups
Ministry of Water and Sanitation
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MESRS)
Ministries in charge of livestock, agriculture, land use planning
Water stakeholders in Chad (drilling companies, NGOs, etc.)
Medium-term outcomes
The CDIG provides services to partners in the field and popularizes the products developed which are used for decision support and development purposes in the sectors of hydrogeology, WASH, geophysics, agropastoral, land use planning, etc.
The Master in Hydrogeology and Geographic Information System (HYDROSIG) is anchored at the University of N'Djamena, diversifies its sectors (Research Master, professional) and produces qualified graduates independently
Government institutions, development partners, humanitarian aid and the private sector improve their interventions in the water sector following the production, availability and accessibility of maps and relevant data
Results Expected results:
Hydrogeological, hydrological and meteorological data are collected, updated regularly and centralized at the CDIG
Appropriate products (maps, monitoring and early warning service, software,
