Strengthening the information and knowledge capacity of CICOS for the water resources management of the Congo Basin

May 2007 - The International Commission for the Congo-Ubangi-Sangha Basin (CICOS) received a € 455,000 grant to reinforce its capacity to collect and manage hydrologic data and information as well as well to enhance Congo Basin water resources knowledge. More specifically, the project seeks to initiate the implementation of a hydrologic observatory system for the Congo Basin through the rehabilitation of pilot treatment plants equipped with automatic measurement instruments, to collect data on the socio-economic situation and gender issues affecting Congo Basin riparian countries' populations and finally to implement basis for evaluation and inventory of hydrologic data and information on the Congo Basin.

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