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Hydrogeological Review – Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer

15.06.2026

The Geneva Water Hub has requested early 2019 the expert advice of DROPSTONE to carry out an extensive review of the scientific knowledge related to the Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin, in order to prepare a round table with representing members of the four States sharing the same underground waters (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau). The review consisted in collecting and analysing all existing information related to the hydrogeology of the aquifer, in particular the spatial representation of the water reserves, the water balance (infiltration versus extraction rates), the different uses of the water ressources, the potential for conflict, the location of

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Evaluation – Independent Observer of the Peace Process – Mali

15.06.2026

The Carter Centre (TCC) mandated DROPSTONE as independent evaluator to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and replicability of its role as Independent Observer (IO) of the Malian peace process from January 2018 to November 2019. The evaluation mission aimed at summing up the overall status of the project, measuring its effects and giving guidance for a more efficient implementation; it was also meant to evaluate the potential replicability of the project in other contexts, based on lessons learned and best practices. A team of senior consultants from DROPSTONE carried out the evaluation mission in Bamako during two weeks in November.

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Evaluation – Conflict Prevention and Management by Communities – Sahel

15.06.2026

Dropstone ended the year 2018 with the evaluation of a conflict prevention and management project by communities in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. The project, implemented by the Humanitarian Dialogue Centre (HD) since 2015, has selected, trained and created a network of 286 sedentary and nomadic community leaders. The traditional leaders have solved an impressive number of conflicts over the past years, in vast areas confronted to a lack of State control of their national territory. The conflicts between communities are mostly linked to the access of natural resources such as water or grazing land, the theft of cattle, the

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Training – Conflict Sensitive Programme Management – CAR

15.06.2026

DROPSTONE provided during 2018 two training courses on conflict sensitive programme management (CSPM) to teams of the French Red Cross and Triangle Generation Humanitaire, implementing partners of the French Agency for Development, in Central African Republic. One of our team member was sent to Bambari to explain CSPM strategies, procedures and tools, which are designed for effective management of humanitarian programmes in countries experiencing political tensions or violent conflict. The mission of our colleague had to be interrupted halfway due to an outbreak of violence and the resumption of hostilities in the country. He was evacuated from Bambari to return

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Community at the Heart of Water Access – Ouled Ahmed, Tunisia

15.06.2026

Every morning in the village of Ouled Ahmed, in Tunisia’s Kasserine Governorate, clean drinking water now flows directly into family homes. For one young boy, it means something simple yet transformative: turning on a tap and drinking safe water without fear. What was once a daily struggle has become a quiet certainty, reshaping everyday life in this rural, drought-prone region. This change is made possible by the rehabilitation of the village’s water supply system and the construction of a new elevated water tank. Standing above the village, the tank uses gravity to distribute water reliably to 270 families. In a

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Study – Potential for Intercommunal Violence – Mauritania

15.06.2026

Dropstone has been awarded a mandate by the French Agency for Development (Agence Française de Développement – AFD) to carry out a socio-anthropological study in remote villages located in three regions bordering Mali and Senegal. The aim was to better understand the intercommunal dynamics and challenges and the local conflict resolution mechanisms, in order to ensure a smooth implementation of infrastructure and other development projects financed by AFD. We had a very interesting and intense week with the team in Nouakchott for preparing the field mission and coaching the consultants. The pictures below illustrate their work with the communities and

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