World Bank Engagement in Transboundary Waters in West Africa : Retrospective and Lessons Learned (English)

This note looks at the World Bank's engagement in transboundary waters in West Africa over the past twenty years to derive lessons that can inform and influence any future engagement in the sector. It first presents the rationale for and current status of engagement in this sector to understand the dynamics at play in transboundary waters, among riparian countries but also in terms of relevance for continued World Bank engagement. It then examines the main characteristics of the World Bank's 20-year engagement in the transboundary water sector to derive key lessons that can improve the relevance, effectiveness, and efficiency of any future engagement, and help shape its vision for the next decade, and its contribution to the Bank's broader strategy in the region. This note is a retrospective analysis that focuses on the World Bank program.