CWES researchers are involved in a number of international and other Western watershed projects.

Ghana and Mali, West Africa

In Ghana and Mali in West Africa, watershed studies to evaluate the sustainability of water resources are being conducted.

The Sahel region of West Africa is undergoing desertification and this combined with increasing water demands in rural parts of these countries makes knowing the sustainable available water resources of this area critical.

The current studies indicate that although it is difficult to drill productive wells, well production primarily for domestic use and livestock watering, will be sustainable in the near future. However, as groundwater use for agriculture during the dry season increases this water resource will have limits.