GWP led water resources assessments in support of the design of a circa $50 million GEF and GCF funded project, aimed at addressing climate change vulnerability of the agro-pastoral sector in the Republic of Djibouti.

This has involved the assessment of water resources and its vulnerability to climate change aggravated drought and flood risk of 21 watersheds within Djibouti.

GWP used a combination of remote sensing, terrain, and meteorological data analysis, verified site observations, WASH inventories and community consultations, to determine complex groundwater recharge processes and quantify impacts of climate change on both rainfall and wadi flow groundwater recharge.

This work has informed climate risk resilient optioneering and the outline design of groundwater (and surface water) infrastructure to support climate resilient livelihoods.