📋 Tender Overview
Climate, political, and economic crises in Niger are exacerbating food insecurity and conflicts over access to water. This project aims to sustainably strengthen the food and nutritional security of agropastoral communities. It will also support the effective implementation of water resource governance mechanisms to reduce community conflicts.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Niger
Water
Agriculture & food security
Disaster Risk Reduction
Water resources conservation
Household food security
01.09.2025 - 31.08.2028
CHF 1’524’000
The project in brief
Background The situation in Niger is marked by a convergence of crises with devastating effects on a population already weakened by poverty, unemployment, and food insecurity. The impact of climate change, particularly through extreme weather events such as droughts and floods, has significantly reduced agricultural production and destroyed essential infrastructure (roads, warehouses, markets, etc.). Since the coup d'état of July 26, 2023, the economic and political situation has become even more fragile. Security tensions have intensified, leading to massive population displacements and exacerbating conflicts related to access to natural resources. Dosso and Maradi, two border regions with Benin and Nigeria, priority areas of the SDC, are particularly affected by food insecurity, climate shocks and armed conflicts.
Objectives Improving the resilience of vulnerable populations to food and nutritional insecurity and to climate shocks.
Target groups The project targets the populations of 14 municipalities, including 6 in Dosso and 8 in Maradi, specifically: • Vulnerable households • Young people and women through agricultural entrepreneurship • Local actors in community nutrition • The villages that will benefit from IWRM bodies
Medium-term outcomes 1. Diversify economic activities and sustainably strengthen food and nutritional security for agricultural and pastoral communities impacted by climate shocks. 2. Support the integrated management of water resources in the sub-basins of Dallol Maouri, Dallol Foga, Goulbi'n Kaba and Goulbi'n Maradi.
Results Expected results: 1. Agricultural and livestock production in 1,800 households has been improved and diversified. 2. The economic empowerment mechanisms and income-generating activities (IGAs) of 500 women and 720 young people are strengthened. 3. The capacities of 1,260 local actors in malnutrition prevention and nutritional awareness are improved. 4. 52 villages in the sub-basins of Dallol Maouri, Dallol Foga, Goulbi'N Maradi and Goulbi'N Kaba have operational Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) bodies 5. 14 municipalities have GIRE infrastructure 6. The monitoring, analysis and intervention capacities of local actors are strengthened.
