BANGLADESH - Flood Prevention Plan - Flood Management Model (1992-1994)

Making available a team of specialists to advise on coordination, hydrological studies of floods, a flood management model (improving the MIKE II modelling system and supplying an interface with the DEM programme; installing and demonstrating tailor-made models at local, regional and national level, with a specific initial effort at local level).

BOLIVIA - Protecting the towns of La Paz and Villa Montes against floods (1993-1995)

Study, technical assistance and supervision of works for regulating the sub-basin of the Kellumani River at La Paz and protecting Villa Montes against flooding.

MADAGASCAR - Study for regulating the River Fiherenana and protecting the town of Tulear against flooding (1990-1992)

Studying and determining ways of regulating the river: making a full appraisal of the area and preparing a rehabilitation/reorganisation project along with tender documents.

MOZAMBIQUE - Programme of Reconstruction after the Floods of 2000 (2000-2002)

Technical assistance to the Government of Mozambique to identify, formulate and manage the implementation of the EC-financed contribution to the Flood Recovery Programme. The project concerns the emergency rehabilitation of flood protection structures, urban road networks and water supply and sanitation and drainage infrastructure facilities in the towns of Xai-Xai and Chokwe which were very badly affected by the heavy floods in February and March 2000.

PHILIPPINES - Development Study for Small Hydroelectric Power Stations (2000-2001)

Feasibility Studies designed to select two projects for building micro-hydro-electric power stations, from a set of predetermined sites, which would allow private investment to be profitable. This involved land measurement, determining the position for the chosen structures, drawing up specifications for the topographical and geotechnical investigations/surveys and making a feasibility study in the office for the chosen site (Lower Dugui).

SENEGAL - Study of the hydraulic model and feeder pipe network of the Senegal River left bank delta (1997-1998)

Study for increasing the capacity of the water supply system for irrigated areas based on the existing hydrographical network, involving improving the network by recalibration, building walls, structures and setting up a general hydraulic management system, feasibility study and preliminary design for a network of supply pipes from the Senegal river delta using a hydraulic model developed by CEMAGREF.

"A programme of reconstruction in Mozambique"
Jean-Marc ROUSSEL

"A reconstruction programme is the second emergency phase after humanitarian aid. When I went to Xai-Xai, seven months after the exceptional flood of the Limpopo, it was completely destroyed: the ruined streets revealed piping networks torn apart and stagnating sewage, the ground floors of all the abandoned buildings, women queuing for drinking water at the few distribution points, makeshift schools in tents on the high points around the town. But at the headquarters of the Town Council, I found a hive of activity, people busy getting current affairs back into working order, organising the most urgent tasks. It was therefore up to us to help the vital forces of the region to rebuild Xai-Xai into a town where people can live, work, study and do business, by channelling European Aid into priority programmes, determined in agreement with the national and local authorities."