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Upgrading the Inter-States Hydrological Forecasting Center of the Niger River Basin
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Technical Assistance |
| Focus Area | Water & Sanitation |
| Approved | 01.12.1999 |
| Signed | 01.12.1999 |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| Executing Agency | Niger Basin Authority |
| Co-financiers | OPEC Fund, Governments of member states, NBA |
| Organization | NBA |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.15 |
| Total Project Cost (USDm) | 5.97 |
The grant was extended to the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) for upgrading the Inter-States Hydrological Forecasting Center of the Niger River Basin. The aim is to strengthen the Center's forecasting capacity through the installation of modern data collection and processing equipment, set up a hydrological management program, use modern mathematical models and establish an observatory.