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Senegal: Water tenure assessment for improved policy development

KnoWat: Knowing water better - Towards a more equitable and sustainable access to natural resources to achieve food security

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) The project Knowing water better - Towards a more equitable and sustainable access to natural resources to achieve food security (KnoWat) carried out a water tenure assessment in Podor and the Gorom-Lampsar axis in Saint-Louis. The assessment identifies and compares the various water tenure arrangements that exist in Senegal and highlights the challenges that may hinder the effectiveness of those arrangements. It also provides recommendations on how to achieve a more responsible and equitable governance of water tenure.

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