Presentation made by Prof. Serigne Faye, Coordination of MSc Hydrogeology, Senegal, Toolbox workshop, 25. August 2012.

1. IWRM ToolBox workshop and the Consulting Partners meeting
Stockholm , August 25 and 26th, 2012
•
“ IWRM and advanced university education:
Focal Issues of Senegal”
By Pr. Serigne FAYE
Univ. Ch.A.Diop – Dakar Senegal
Coordination of MSc Hydrogeology
National Water Partership President

2. Climatic conditions in West Africa

3. Risks and catastrophes
• Frequent flooding events
– Habitats demand vs. Low
land occupation
– Water Infiltration problems
due to land occupation Zone résidentielle de Dakar, 2006
Médina Gounass 2008 (Dakar suburban zone)

4. • Wetlands and soils degradation
• Denudated lands in extension
• Aquatic vegetation
• Uses of pesticides
• Biodiversity loss

5. • Difficulties to water
access
– Burden to fetch water
– Water born diseases
– Water pricing Usine des eaux de Keur Momar Sarr
Guédiawaye (Dakar), 2008 Borne fontaine à Kafountine (région de Ziguinchor), 2007

6. • Sanitation and default of sanitation
– Stagnant rainwater
– Waterborne diseases.
Thiaroye Sur-Mer (2008), Dakar Niang S., 2008

7. • Food security problems
• Soils salinisation in
alluvial valley
• Rural poverty increase
Périmètre SAED (MANÉ, 2008)

8. • Urbanisation et water distribution problem
• Coastal erosion
• Estuaries, deltas, coastal hydrographic network
– Threat in touristic sector
– Land loss
– GW and SW salinisation in coastal areas…

9. IWRM within academic reform
• Bachelor degree Bsc – 6 semesters
• Master degree M – 4 semesters
• Doctorate D – 3 to 4 years
• 5 Universities: UCAD, UGB, UZ, UB, UT

10. Graduate and Post graduate courses with
IWRM modules
1. Bachelor of Geography at UGB
2. Master of Geography at UGB
3. Master in Hydrogeology at UCAD
4. Master in Water Resources, Environment – Development at
UCAD
5. Doctoral School Water, Water Quality and Usages (EDEQUE)
6. Two Regional courses on GW and IWRM /AGW net -Capnet-
BGR –GWP wa
7. Initiative under auspice of GWP-WA to develop IWRM
curricula in water resource within the sub region

11. Bachelor and Master in Geography
at UGB
• option: Ecosystem and Environment
• IWRM modules taught from 1st to 3rd year: hydrology in
natural setting, hydro climatology, surface hydrology, applied
hydrology, mobilisation and Water management, water
territory and governance, IWRM
• Tools used: technical manual from 2iE – GWP Toolbox and
other sources
• Improvement required: lack of scientific dimensions – water
territories – water territories governance – lack of practical
case studies – difficulties in implementing IWRM tools

12. Master Hydrogeology
• Objectives: train specialists in GW resources able to:
– conduct research in different domains (prospection, exploitation,
management, protection) in Hydrogeology,
– Implement water supply Projects/programs
– Foster water policy and IWRM in the context of aridity and CC at
decision making levels.
• Modules taught: Quantitative hydrogeology, GW modeling,
Hydrochemistry/isotopes hydrology/pollution, hydrology and watershed
hydrology, climatology, GIS and RS techniques, Geophysic, boreholes
drilling,
• IWRM taught: GW management and IWRM with strong :
institutional, regulatory and policy in WRM, economic and social instrument,
water use, CC impacts, mobilization impact and risk assessment, GW
vulnerability and protection
• Improvement need: difficulties to implement IWRM in GW
management despite institution, policy, technical instrument

13. 2. Master in Geography: Water resource, environments and
development (Geography Dpt)
• General approach :
– Processes and factors description within water cycle at watershed
scale,
– Estimation, prevision and modeling methods from precipitation to run
off
– Hydrologic risks management, high stage, flooding, low stage, draught,
pollution,
– Surface water management and protection,
– Water Perceptions, usages by indigenous,
– indigenous/modern hydraulic infrastructures,
– Geopolitics in water sector (cooperation and conflict)
• OBJECTIVES:
– Train specialists in water resource in its relation with space and
societies/users able to
– Evaluate, sustainably manage surface water resources in small
watershed
– analyse factors and socio and spatial benefits related to water
resources

14. IWRM Modules taught
• Water governance,
• Applied climatology
• Natural risks;
• Ecosystem dynamics and issues ,
• environment et water mobilization
• Climatology and hydrology,
• Water mobilization and territorial development,
• Territory and health,
• Geopolitic and water conflicts

15. Université Cheikh Anta DIOP
de Dakar
http://www.ucad.sn
Doctoral School
« Water, water quality and
usages »
EDEQUE
http://edeque.ucad.sn

16. • Continental Hydrology
• Hydrogeology
• Climate and climate impacts
Water resources
• Hydraulic and fluid mechanics
• Water and indigenous/modern spatial strategies
Water Usages • Economics-water management
and demands

17. • Water and Development
• Water, Environment and health
water, • Integrated Water Resource Management IWRM
Environment and
societies
• Water policy-laws
• Littoral Environment
• Littoral Gouvernence
Littoral
management
• Littoral Engineering

18. Few recommandations
• Short postgraduate courses in IWRM for larger
audience shoud be promoted along with university
degrees
• Lack of Readily available pedagogic package
materials (powerpoint with practical cases studies –
guidebook)
• Implementation issues: success in some small
watersheds and river basin organisation like OMVS
• Partners involvment issue: government, NGO,
Association

19. Thank you very much for
your attention

21. Research themes
• CC, water resources and
Theme 1 ecosystems
Theme 2 • Efficient Water usages - IWRM
Theme 3 • Water, health and Environment

22. Programme de recherche en cours (suite)
• Water policy, laws, water value and
Theme 4 pricing
• Littoral and watershed Integrated
Axe 5 management
Axe 6 • Quality of water

23. Programme de recherche en cours (suite)
Theme 7 •Institutionnel reform

24. EDEQUE objectives
• Train researchers and professionals in water
sector sciences
• Initiate and develop water related projects
• Promote and rise awareness water problems
at decisions makers levels through training
and research
• Promote and develop water related
education

25. EDEQUE: NEPAD Center of Excellence
leader of the network of West African centers of Excellence
1. Hydraulic infrastructures towards economic development ( water for energy,
agriculture and others usages);
2. Water resource management (transboundary and basins water resources
management and protection, sustainable usages)
3. Water, sanitation and health – millennium Dvt goals;
4. Water and climate: adaptation to CC, risk management ;
5. Water governance ( institutional, role and responsibility of stakeholders,
involvement in process) ;
6. Funding in water and sanitation sector
7. Education, knowledge, information and capacity building .
8. Coastal zone water and lakes sustainable management
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26. Missions of l’EDEQUE
 Ensure high quality research supervision
 Implement an interdisciplinary approach in
water sector
 Finding Research fund for Doctorale thesis
 Foster local, regional and international
integration through incrementing
professional competence, problem-solving
abilities towards progress in the provision of
water for human and economic development

27. Benefits
• Alliance of diverse research teams and their specific objectives on
water resource development and management ( interdisciplinary
approach) to describe, analyze and implement project in water sector
with aspects related to engineering, social, policy…
• Most of them have already a common history (teaching and research)
and work within common structures (UCAD) and partners structures
(others universities, governmental structures, international
organisations).
• Research teams also share an interest for practical applications leading
to careers in the industry.
• The program benefits from an excellent integration of its doctorates on
the job market.
• More than 50 researchers and highly qualified professionals involved in
EDEQUE and working in different programs (UNESCO, AMMA, Water,
Coastal zone, climalology , CC , IWRM, policy and economics projects)

28. Context of IWRM in Senegal
 Worldwide water crisis
 Decline in Potable water
availability and water shortage
 Increase in water demand
 Water crisis in many basins
 Climatic variability and CC
impacts: water, ecosystem, food
Health, coast, risks
1970 2000 2010 2015
World
3,6 billions 6,5 billions 7,6 billions 8,2 billions
Population
3880 m3 2150 m3 1840 m3 1720 m3

29. • IWRM modules taught in this master
• UETC-7 : General Hydrogeology: (5 CREDITS)
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• UETC-8 : general Hydrology : (5 CREDITS)
• UEHY-2 : Watershed Hydrology : optional A (5 CREDITS)
• UEHY-5 : Water management et protection : optional A (5 CREDITS)
• UEHY-7 : Impacts et policy in WRM: optional A (3 CREDITS)