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The institutional framework has structured water management at the
National, Basin, Regional and local level. The structure shows a lot of
stakeholders who are involved in the water management which makes the
structure complex for effective co-ordination and implementation of water
policies. The institutional framework is in its formative stage and therefore
not in full implementation. This implies that currently there is lack of
effective monitoring and coordination of water related activities also in
Burkina Faso.

Figure 2.6: Institutional Framework of Water Resources Management for
Burkina Faso (Source: Opoku-Ankomah et al., 2006).

2.5.3 Transboundary Water Management

Cooperation on the Volta's waters (beyond issues related to power supply
from Akosombo in particular) was largely initiated and driven by
international donors, especially the World Bank, to satisfy lending
conditions. Thus, the first existing agreement on water use on the Volta was
between Ghana and Burkina Faso in 1996, and arose out of a 'no objection'
request from Burkina Faso to Ghana for a water supply scheme on the Ziga