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Sierra Leone

Leveraging SMS

Insights

The National Water Resources Management Agency (NWRMA) operates under Sierra Leone's Ministry of Water and is responsible for the collection of the country's hydrological observations.

Having encouraged Gauge Readers to send measurements using SMS, but facing both technical and design challenges, NWRMA aspires to collaborate with Water in Sight to strengthen the technological approach and data quality. 

Water in Sight and the Ministry of Water has signed an MoU and prepared a full project proposal to enable piloting and scaling up near-real time in-situ observations that enhances the country's water resources monitoring and management capacity. 

Client

Government of Sierra Leone

Ministry of Water

National Water Resources Management Agency

(NWRMA)

Timeline

2024

Scope

22 River level stations
(pilot)

 

Region

WMO Region I

Africa

Funding

Ongoing grant/fund-raising 

Status

Concept, full project proposal

Results 

NWRMA and Water in Sight have developed a detailed piloting plan and are soliciting support in 2023/Q4. 

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