According to the ‘Global Drought Snapshot 2023’ report by UNCCD, riparian countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo) are participating in the Volta basin Flood and Drought management project, which is the first large-scale, transboundary implementation of Integrated Flood and Drought Management strategies.
- The Volta basin occupies almost 28% of the total West Coast and is shared between six countries.
- These are; Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo.
- The most upstream part of the Volta basin is located in Mali, where it occupies less than 1 % of the area of the country.
- Two-thirds of Burkina Faso are within the Volta basin. The Black Volta (Monhoun), Red Volta (Nazinon) and White Volta (Nakambé) all have their sources in Burkina Faso.
- The Volta Basin is one of the most vulnerable region in West Africa due to its high exposure and low adaptive capacity to water-related disasters.
