… and partners from Mali and Senegal. 'Water for development', the theme that set the scene for this year's conference, made the link with … development and poverty eradication', which focused on water and land rights. One of our main messages based on lessons learnt was that … This blog was originally posted by IUCN . … Jérôme Koundouno … Land acquisitions and rights … Water … Global Water Initiative – West Africa …