From 07th to 08th October 2020 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) organized a validation workshop which gathered together municipal representatives of Plateau, ministries in charge of water, sanitation, environment and health, regulators, water and sanitation operators, laboratories for water quality analysis, national universities, research centers and institutes, international organizations, donors and media.

This workshop aimed to validate the concept note by the National Observatory for Water Quality in Côte d'Ivoire.

The African Water Association (AfWA) was represented by Mr. Gilles Djagoun, Senior Coordinator of the Water Program in charge of AfWA capacity building program (AfriCap). Being an important step in getting all water and sanitation stakeholders involved, this workshop was part of a process facilitated by UNESCO for setting up a National Observatory for Water Quality in Côte d'Ivoire. Following a number of presentations, group work and discussions, participants were able to help improve the draft version of the concept note for setting up an Observatory for Water Quality in Côte d'Ivoire, develop a draft action plan and implementation strategy for establishing this Observatory (activities, timeline, key players and role), propose key partners, potential donors and fundraising guidelines, and identify the next steps for setting up this Observatory.

For further information, kindly liaise with Mr. YEYE, Ange Boni Joachim, Consultant - UNESCO Sciences Programme, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.