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.