| Basin-country Code: SENG_GIN |
| Country Code: GIN |
| RBO Code: OMVS |
| River Code: SENG |
| River Name: Senegal |
| RBO Name: Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Senegal |
| Agreement Name: Convention Relative au Statut du Fleuve Senegal/convention portant Creation de l'OMVS (1972); Convention relative au statut juridique des Ouvrages communs (1978); Convention relative aux modalités de financement des Ouvrages Communs (1982); Charte des Eaux du Fleuve Sénégal (2002) |
| Agreement Date 1: 1972 |
| Agreement Date 2: |
| Continent: Africa |
| Riparian States Names: Guinea; Mauritania; Mali; Senegal |
| Number of Riparian States: 4 |
| Member States: Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal |
| Number of Member States: 4 |
| Laterality: Multilateral |
| Inclusiveness: Inclusive |
| Description of Functional Issues: economic development promotion and intensification of trade and economic ties; promotion and coordination of studies and work of development of resources; food security; climate change adaptation; agricultural and industrial use, including joint construction of multi-purpose dams and sharing of income; environmental protection including decision on hazardous substances of pollution; urban water supply; freedom of navigation; energy production including joint construction of hydropower dams; fisheries |
| Issue Types: AGRI (agriculture and irrigation), DATA (data collection and management), DRIN (drinking water), ENGY (energy), ENVP (environmental protection), FISH (fisheries), HYDR (hydropower), IND (industry), NAV (navigation), POLL (water pollution), SOCD (socioeconomic development) |
| Number of Functional Issues: 11 |
| Functional Scope: MUL |
| River-relatedness of Functional Issues: TBR |
| Reference to Water Law Principles: yes |
| Types of Water Law Principles: UNCONV; NOTIF; CONSULT; AGREE; PRECAU; EQUSE; DISPSET; FREENAV |
| Legal Personality: yes |
| Organization Type: Authority |
| Organizational Body Names: Conference of Heads of State; Council of Ministers; Safety and Health Committee; High Commission; Standing Committee of Water (Commission Permanente des Eaux); La Société de Gestion de l'Energie de Manantali (SOGEM); La Société de Gestion et d’Exploitation du Barrage de Diama (SOGED); Comité Consultatif; Comité Régional de Planification |
| Organizational Body Types: MHS; CON; SEC; ADTEC; OTH |
| Number of Organizational Bodies: 9 |
| Organizational Body Scope: MUL |
| Secretariat Existence: yes |
| Secretariat Functions: applies decisions of Council of Ministers of the Organization, and regularly gives an account of execution of these decisions; gather source data interesting the basin of Senegal river on territory with Member States; submits to Council of Ministers common program work; responsible for execution of the studies and work relating to regional infrastructure; represents Organization in his relationships to institutions of international assistance or bilateral co-operation |
| Type of Secretariat Functions: DATA; EXREL; DONRE; FINSERV; ADSERV; IMPL; PROP; EXFUN; REP |
| Number of Secretariat Functions: 9 |
| Scope of Secretariat Functions: MUL |
| Decision Making Mechanisms Specification: yes |
| Decision Making Mechanisms Description: decisions are taken unanimiously in Council of Ministers (which is policy body); decisions are binding to all states |
| Type of Decision Making Mechanisms: UNA |
| Bindingness of Decisions Taken: yes |
| Existence of Decision Making Mechanisms: yes |
| Description of Information Sharing Mechanisms: states share information through RBO, environmental information especially through Observatoire de l'Environnement, however, information-sharing not specifically defined in underlying Convention |
| Functional Issue on which Information is Shared: n/a |
| Level of Information Sharing: n/a |
| River-relatedness of Information Sharing: n/a |
| Existence of Disupte Resolution Mechanisms: yes |
| Description of Dispute Resolution Mechanisms: disagreement which could emerge between Member States relative to interpretation or the application of Convention will be solved by conciliation and mediation; in absence of agreement, Member States will have to approach the Commission of conciliation and arbitration of Organization of African Unity; as a last resort, the Member States will seize International Court of Justice of The Hague |
| Type of Dispute Resolution Mechanism at First Instance of Dispute Resolution: RBOTRIB |
| Type of Dispute Resolution Mechanism at Second Instance of Dispute Resolution: EXTRIB |
| Level of Dispute Resolution Mechanism at First Instance of Dispute Resolution: INS |
| Level of Dispute Resolution Mechanism at Second Instance of Dispute Resolution: EXT |
| Existence of Monitoring Mechanisms: |
| Description of Monitoring Mechanisms: |
| Issues that are Concerned by Monitoring Activities: |
| Scope of Monitoring: |
| Level of Monitoring: |
| Existence of Adaptation Mechanisms: yes |
| Description of Adaptation Mechanisms: present convention may be revised at request of member State, request for a revision shall be written and addressed to Chairman of conference of Heads of State and Government; member State that wishes to leave Organisation shall in writing inform Chairman of Conference of Heads of State and Government who will immediately notify other member States |
| Specification of Funding Mechanisms: yes |
| Description of Funding Mechanisms: funded through member contributions (according to benefits from joint works and contributions to administration) plus donor contributions |
| Description of Budget Procedure: operational budget, budgets of studies and work of Organization are fed by Member States and all other interior or external resources adopted by Council of Ministers; High commissioner is director of financial transactions of the Organization, in particular of his operational, his budget budget of study and work |
| Specification of Cost Sharing Mechanisms: yes |
| Description of Cost Sharing Mechanisms: for shared works/infrastructure projects cost-sharing among members based on benefits from works; Mauritania 22.6%, Senegal 42.1%, Mali 35.3% |
| Type of Cost Sharing Mechanism: KEY |
| Donor Involvement: yes |
| Name of Key Donors Involved in Financing the RBO: Canada; EU; France; Germany; Islamic Development Bank; Netherlands; USA; World Bank |
| Existence of Benefit Sharing Mechanisms: yes |
| Description of Benefit Sharing Mechanisms: sharing of costs and benefits of joint projects based on a specific formula developed for the respective projects and agreed upon by member states |
| Existence of Public Participation Mechanisms: yes |
| Description of Public Participation Mechanisms: information related to the state of the river waters, to the measures provided for or already taken up to ensure the river flow regularity as well as water quality is accessible to the public (applies to Water Commission only) |
| Type of Public Participation Mechanisms: INF |
| Existence of Mechanisms for Cooperating with External Actors and Third Parties: yes |
| Descriptions of Mechanisms for Cooperating with External Actors and Third Parties: observer status before the Permanent water Commission can be granted by the Council of Ministers to some member States organisations upon proposal from the High commissioner; these organisations shall effectively attend the permanent water Commission meetings |
| Cooperation Partners: |
| Websites: http://www.omvs.org/ |
