International Conference on Transboundary River Basin Management « Mekong2Rio »
Presentation of International Commissionfor Congo-Ubangi-Sangha Congo basin (CICOS)
Par Simon SAKIBEDE Secrétaire Général de la CICOS [email protected] www.cicos.info International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande The Congo River Basin
Area: 3 822 000 sqr km ; Length: 4 734 km (2d in Africa after the Nile) Average discharge: 41 000 m3/sec (Sd after Amazon) International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande Riparian countries of Congo basin
Area of country in the Country basin Part of country in (square Km) percentage Angola 305 760 8 % Burundi + Rwanda 18 728 0,49 % Cameroon 85 300 2 % Central Africa 402 000 11 % Congo 248 400 7 % DR Congo 2 307 800 62 % Tanzania 166 800 4 % Zambia 176 600 5 % Gabone 1 146 0,03%
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande The basin and its water resources 25 000 Km of navigable waterways; Enormous hydropower potentials : more than 100 000 MW of which 44 000 MW located at Inga site; 204 millions ha of forests (5,3 millions km2); 2nd world inundated forest after the Amazon; 26% of world’s inundated forests (46% of the Congo basin)
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande Congo basin and biodiversity
100 species of mammifères (herds);
1 300 species of birds;
336 species of amphibians;
400 species of reptiles;
20 000 species of plants with
8 000 species endemic.
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande Congo Basin in climate change context Déficit of inflow (Ubangui, Tumba Lake, Tanganyika Lake and other tributaries in the northern and southern part of the basin; Uncertain evolution of the hydrological regime linked to future climate change Sand silting of Congo river and tributaries channels; Rising of temperature and of extreme Oubangui à Bangui events
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1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 annees1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 kalaharisation in the south border International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande Low water issue on the Ubangui tributary
Consequence : reduction of sailing depths that cause the interruption navigability during the year : • 4 days per year from 1935 to 1971 • 40 days per year from 1972 to 1982 • 107 days per year from 1983 to 1989 • More than 200 days per year since 2002
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande Ubangi river declining water levels
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International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande Importance of river traffic in the Congo basin
25 000 Km estimated length of navigable waterways; 15 000 Km classified waterways; More than 1 500 000 gross register tons/year and transported last decades (1980s) between Bangui and Kinshasa (fuels, agricultural products, construction material, general goods, etc.); The cost of river transportation is 10 times cheaper than transportation by roads; More than 2 500 Vessels registered in the basin; 80% of the economy of Central African Republic depends on river transport on the Ubangui river River transport remains the main transport mode for people in the entire basin, etc.
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande Navigation in Congo River
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande Challenges and priorities in Congo basin • Development of hydropower at Inga site (Grand Inga and Inga III Dam projects, etc); Water sanitation and others hydraulic infrastructures; • Development of agriculture (high Kasaï, high Ubangui, etc); • Protection of biodiversity; • Protection of forests in the climate context, etc.
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande Presentation of CICOS
In 1999, the Heads of State of Cameroon, Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo created the “Commission Internationale du bassin Congo – Oubangui - Sangha (CICOS)” to promote the inland waterways transport sector, which is crucial to open up access throughout the region;
Its mandate was extended to Integrated Water Resource Management in 2007;
The 4 CICOS member countries cover 83% of the Congo River Basin. Angola is still an observer at CICOS and Gabon has decided to joint CICOS as member this year,
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande CICOS organization
CICOS is organized like that : The Ministers Commitee which is an executive organ; The Task Commettee which is the consulting organ; The Secretary General which is for decisions and politics implementation. Nowdays, CICOS plays the role of Basin Authority for Congo basin and is member of ANBO (African Network Basin Organization)
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande CICOS VISION
To assure the sustainable development of Congo basin and the durability of its water resources for people welfare.
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande CICOS MANDATE
• TO PROMOTE THE INLAND NAVIGATION
y TO MANAGE THE TRANSBOUNDARIES AND INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande CICOS GLOBAL objectiVE
To reinforce and promote the regional integration through the strategy of sustainable water resource management and inland navigation sector consolidation with the agreement of all countries member.
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande CICOS’ IWRM-SAP AIMS
to guarantee the sustainable management of waterways To harmonize the regulation concerning fluvial transportation for the security of the navigation and the protection of the environment; To integrate all uses of resources in Water in the regional To integrate all uses of resources in Water in the regional scheduling; To optimize the water sharing for each use; To share between the member States the profits generated by the uses of water; To sustain the development and to fight against poverty in the under region; To promote the food security. International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande IWRM and CICOS
ADDENDUM to the Agreement allows CICOS develop:
Terms of use of the river and its tributaries;
Procedures for reviewing and approving new projects that may affect the quality and quantity of water;
Rules on the preservation and protection of the environment (flora and fauna of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems);
Framework and modalities of participation of water users in decision-making management of water resources;
Cooperation in all fields of sustainable development by optimizing the different water uses
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande SOME PROJECT AT CICOS
To fulfill its mandate, CICOS, with Donors, has launched several initiatives including: • The development of the Strategic Action Plan of the inland Navigation (funded by GIZ, 2005); • The development of an in the Congo Basin Information System (SIBCO) through GETRACO project (GIZ); • The development of the IWRM-Strategic Action Plan (funded by AfDB, 2010); • The creation of the Regional Training Centre on Inland Navigation through the project GETRACO; • The Congo-HYCOS project with the support of WMO, EU and FFEM. • The implementation of AMESD project (funded by EU) • Developing Tools for Decision Support (FFEM and GIZ), etc.. International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande Financement de la CICOS
• CICOS is mainly financed by contributions from member states with specificity that 04 member countries by the financial mechanism of Community Integration Tax (TCI);
• Other funding comes from Partners through the funding of projects being developed CICOS.
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande Projets en cours à la CICOS
GETRACO : Gestion Transfrontalière du bassin du Congo;
AMESD : Programme de Surveillance de l’Environnement en Afrique pour un Développement durable;
Congo-HYCOS : Pour le renforcement des capacités des Services Hydrologiques Nationaux;
Outil d’Aide à la Décision : Pour la mise en œuvre de la GIRE;
Gestion des ressources halieutiques, FAO;
Appui à la gestion des ressources en eau du bassin du Congo avec la Facilité Européenne de l’’eau, etc.
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande Système d’Information du Bassin du Congo (SIBCO)
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande AN OPERATIONAL SERVICE FOR WATER LEVEL ALERT
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande WATER RESOURCE MONITORING
Manque de données; • AMESD; Déclin du réseau des • Congo-HYCOS; stations; • SADC –HYCOS; Peu des stations in-situ ; • ACC; Manque des banques de • Autres. données dans les pays, etc.
Stations virtuelles Jason-2 et Envisat
International Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande CONTRIBUTION OF TECHNOLOGIE SPATIAL ALTIMETRY : VIRTUAL STATIONS
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Timing series of waterInternational level Conference ‐ Mékong2Rio ‐ May 2012, Phuket, Thailande collected by spatial altimetry Conclusion
The Congo Basin face many challenges which consist on : •Hydropower production •Biodiversity protection •Irrigation development •Water resource monitoring and evaluation in the climate change; •Using Earth Observation technology to enable the water resource data collection and dissemination through AMESD project; •Implementation of IWRM-SAP for water resource durability of Congo basin, etc..
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