| Organisation |
Permanent Inter-State Committee for the Fight Against Droughts in the Sahel |
| Alternate Name |
Comite Permanet Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Secheresse au Sahel (CILSS) |
| Abbreviation |
CILSS |
| Parent |
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| u.r.l. |
http://www.cilss.bf/ |
| email |
cilss@fasonet.bf; cilss@cilss.bf |
| Country |
Burkina Faso |
| Location |
Ouagadougou |
| Address |
CILSS Executive Secretariat, Ouagadougou, 03 |
| Postal Address |
BP 7049 |
| Telephone |
+226 50 374125/26 |
| Management u.r.l. |
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| Fax |
+226 50 374132 |
| Sector |
Agricultural Research - General |
| Organisation Type |
African Multilateral |
| Status |
Established 12 Sep 1973 |
| Stated Role |
To promote the research that will ensure the food security and that will fight the effects of drought and desertification, for a new ecological equilibrium in the Sahel region. |
| Activities |
-Formulation, analysis, coordination and harmonisation of strategies and policies; -Reinforcement of scientific and technical cooperation; -Collecting, treating and diffusing information; -Reinforcement of the capacities of the stakeholders, including the private sector; -Etc. |
| Geographical Focus |
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| Notes |
Member States of the CILSS
The member countries of Niamey-based CILSS are Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad and the Cape Verde Islands.
[ Retrieved on 18 MAR 2008 - http://www.cilss.bf/htm/mandat.htm ] |