The main target of the workshop was the establishment of a Water Resource User Association in the Upper Mefou Sub-catchment.

The vision of the participants of the working group on WRUA-development was: The management of catchment water resources for sustainable development

Within the workshop, a preliminary concept of a WRUA, a procedure to create a WRUA in the Upper Mefou Sub-catchment and a organization structure was developed by international experts and locals.

Mandates and activities

• Soil and water conservatinon
• Promotion of sustainable use of the catchment's resources
• Sanitation
• training and capacity building
• conflict management
• Intermediary between various stakeholders
• organization of legal abstraction of water
• whistle blower on illegal activities within the catchment
• discussion forum

Proposed structure

• Membership open to all stakeholders (private households, institutions such as schools, hospitals, churches, commercial and industrial)
• all registered members form the General Assembly (GA)
• elected representatives in the Management Committee (MC), a male, a female and a youngster from each village
• an elected Executive Committee (EC) for the daily management

More details and ideas on the proposed WRUA in the Upper Mefou Sub-catchment can be found in the »booklet written during the workshop.