Ivory Coast approves 709 billion CFA francs for water and environment
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on AIP
The economic and financial affairs committee of Ivory Coast’s National Assembly unanimously adopted the 2027 budgets of three ministries responsible for water, forests and the environment, totalling more than 709 billion CFA francs. The Ministry of Hydraulics, Sanitation and Public Health receives the largest share, at 564.2 billion CFA francs, according to AIP.
Ivory Coast’s Ministry of Hydraulics, Sanitation and Public Health receives 564.2 billion CFA francs in the 2027 budget, including 172 billion for human water supply, 109 billion for drainage, 27.5 billion for sanitation and 22.4 billion for public health, according to Minister Amédé Kouakou Koffi. Of the 319 billion CFA francs in planned investment, 166.9 billion comes from the state and 152.8 billion from financial partners.
Ongoing projects cover 956 localities. Priorities for 2027 include completing ongoing projects, maintaining around 30 dams built in the 1970s and sanitation works aimed in particular at preventing flooding in Abidjan, according to the minister.
The Ministry of the Environment and Ecological Transition has 46.8 billion CFA francs, including 28.3 billion in investment. It notably plans 5,000 priority inspections targeting pollution, as well as action against illegal gold mining and in favour of the circular economy and green finance. The Ministry of Water and Forests receives 98.17 billion CFA francs, down 7.196 billion over one year, mainly due to the end of external funding for the second phase of the Forest Investment Project. Its investment amounts to 48.775 billion CFA francs and includes reforestation, restoration of classified forests and agroforests, and initial training for 1,150 technical officers.
Members of the National Assembly’s Economic and Financial Affairs Committee unanimously adopted the three budgets on Thursday 12 November. The Ivory Coast 2027 budget had been set at 18,466.1 billion CFA francs on 10 November, before the adoption of the Health budget of 954.73 billion CFA francs on 12 November.
