To protect nature and its flora and fauna, we believe it is necessary to help local communities improve their living conditions and develop by managing their natural resources more sustainably. This is what our teams are working towards, with the aim of promoting the economic, social, participatory and sustainable development of the local communities in the parks we manage.
That's why our teams have helped to rehabilitate the Binder water tower in the Mayo Kebbi West region, on the edge of the Zah Soo National Park. Supplying various standpipes, this water tower will eventually provide access to water for more than 5,000 people in the locality and surrounding area. Its tanks have a filling and distribution capacity of over 100 cubic metres per day.
This rehabilitation is having a positive impact on the whole community, especially women and girls, who are often the first to have to carry out the chore of collecting water for the whole family. Lack of access to water ultimately leads to hygiene and health problems, particularly for women and girls.
Rehabilitating the water tower is part of our commitment to developing local infrastructure so that the park can become not just a refuge for local flora and fauna, but also an island of green economy, where local communities can live in better conditions and develop through income-generating activities.
(photo taken a few months ago in Binder)
Taking action to protect biodiversity in Chad means first and foremost working with communities, without whom nothing is possible.
