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Guinea-Bissau

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Organizations:
Agricultural Manufacturing Office Strategic Interest
Projects:
Proposed In Progress Completed
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Area: 5888268 km2
Countries:
Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
Cities:
Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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2.53 out of 5
WWF Country Risk Score
124 out of 248 Countries
WWF Country Rank
WWF Country Water Profile
Total Organizations: 1
Total Projects: 1
Priority SDGs: Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4)
Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5)
Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
International Cooperation and Capacity Building (SDG 6.a)
Stakeholder Participation (SDG 6.b)
Water-Related Disaster Management (SDG 11.5)
Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4)
Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
Priority Regions: --
Priority Industries: Apparel
Biotech, health care & pharma
Food, beverage & agriculture
Power generation
Retail
Organization Types:
100%
Business
Profile Completion: 73%

Water-Related Challenge Costs

Total annual estimated cost to address all water-related challenges: $177,624,218.00

Share of total annual estimated cost to address each individual challenge (2015 $USD):

  • Access to Drinking Water: $43,190,255.00 - [24%]
  • Access to Sanitation: $26,583,783.00 - [15%]
  • Industrial Pollution: $4,048,086.00 - [2%]
  • Agricultural Pollution: $46,546,218.00 - [26%]
  • Water Scarcity: $27,651,840.00 - [16%]
  • Water Management: $29,604,036.00 - [17%]

For more about this data, see information on WRI’s Achieving Abundance dataset here.

Water Challenges

As reported by organizations on the Hub.

25.0%
Access to Water Supply and Water Services
25.0%
Local Water Resource Governance
25.0%
Physical water supply
25.0%
Upstream Water Issues

Country Overview

Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries, has a population of about 1.8 million. Guinea-Bissau’s Atlantic Ocean coast is composed of an archipelago, the Bijagos, of more than 100 islands. It borders Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south and east, and despite its size, is host to a large variety of ethnic groups, languages, and religions.

(World Bank) 

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Organizations in Guinea-Bissau


MEK Earth & Environmental Inc. (Organization)

www.mekwaterenvironmental.com

Consulting Services in the Water Resources and Environmental Sectors Proactive Solutions for Water Resources and Environmental Challenges At MEK Earth &amp; Environmental Inc., we help clients in Canada and internationally to develop world-class, sustainable programs in the water resources and … Learn More

Projects in Guinea-Bissau


Rainwater harvesting in Guinee BissauDomestic rainwaterharvesting in ferrocement tanks in Guinee-Bissau (Project)

rsr.akvo.org/en/project/840

The aim is to build 50 domestic rainwater harvesting tanks of 5000 l each and to train 10 masons. 50 tanks will serve 50 households of 16 members each during the dry season. The result will reduce the burden of … Learn More


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