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Agreement Signed for Waza-Logone and the Lake Chad Shoreline Pilot Projects Local Initiatives
Waza-Logone and the Lake Chad Shoreline Pilot Projects Signed Funding Agreement of $129,253 for Local Initiatives
Agreements for funding 14 local initiatives projects totaling $129,253 were signed Friday 23rd of February 2007 with community associations and the IUCN Central Africa Regional Office at Maroua in the Far North Province of Cameroon within the framework of funding provided to local communities in the in Waza-Logone and the Lake Chad Shoreline Pilot Projects. The IUCN Central Africa Regional Office is contractor appointed by the LCBC for the implementation of the Waza-Logone and the Lake Chad Shoreline Pilot Projects.
The community projects are designed by the local communities with the assistance of the IUCN Central Africa Office who are partners in the implementation of the Waza-Logone and the Lake Chad Shoreline Pilot Projects. All the projects have the common objectives of the reversal of the degradation in the land and water resources and the promotion of sustainable development practices in the exploitation of the natural resources of the Lake Chad basin. The beneficiary communities and the projects are;
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S/N |
Project title |
Organisation |
Location |
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Cameroon |
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1 |
Project for recovering “herds” and improving soil fertility through reforestation and the use of compost in LAWNAT and MADIDE in BOGO sub division |
Enviro Protect |
Bogo |
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2 |
Promotion of natural insecticides for the protection of “niébé” in basins that have dropped in the Lake Chad. |
CEDC |
Sebewel |
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3 |
Support to the development gardening |
Réseau des Maraîchers |
Maga |
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4 |
Project to prevent water-borne diseases in 2 villages of the flood plain (IVIER & BANGALIA) & Dava |
AIDR |
Zina & Logone Birni |
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5 |
Stabilisation of arable land in a bid to improve the production of sorghum of the dry season at Eheng (Guirvidig Canton in Maga) |
CFAID |
Eiheng/Maga |
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Niger |
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1 |
Recuperation of land on degraded arable sites at the level of the following villages: Abakouradi, Adji Koyari, Nouri Malam boukar in the Chétimari Council |
Association Alternative Espace Citoyens |
Chétimari Council (Abakouradi Site) |
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2 |
Development and capacity building project for communities that exploit the pool of Ndemba in the Youwa Village Gueskérou Rural Council |
ADRAD NGO |
Gueskérou Council (Youwa Site) |
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3 |
Protection of the Felele Kogoua basin against sand filling |
VND-NUR NGO |
Maïné Soroa Council (Félélé Kogou Site) |
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4 |
Pilot project to support arboriculture of fruits in the Komadougou Yobé Valley |
Association PDLD |
Diffa Council (Komadougou Site) |
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Nigeria |
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1 |
Construction of Dyke to prevent flooding |
Tsidir Farmers association |
Tsidir Community |
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2 |
Channel desilting and embankment |
Tagali Area Development Association (TADA) |
Wachakal to Gabarwa |
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3 |
Dredging of river channels |
Julluri District Area development Association (JUDADA) |
Julliri Area |
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4 |
Clearing of channel blockage |
mallam fatori multi purpose cooperative union ltd , Abadam LGA, borno state |
Tumbun Yashi/Gero |
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Chad |
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1 |
Production nurseries and combating desertification and land degradation |
ADESOL |
Bol |
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2 |
Production of seedlings by the Groupement ALHAOU AKBAR |
Groupement ALHAOU AKBAR |
Rig-Rig |
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3 |
Support to the production of spiruliums |
RAOU pour le développement |
Bol Rural region |
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4 |
Realisation of a human induced pump powered |
ASS-ALLAM |
Bol |
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5 |
Forest nursery to fight against the advancement of the desert. |
SEI-KANADI |
Liwa |
With this agreement, the total committed funding for local Initiatives in the Lake Chad Basin Commission Member States of Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Niger and Nigeria provided by GEF to the LCBC GEF Project amounted to $454,904.
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