RIVER BASIN · VOLT

Volta

Africa · shared by 6 countries

411,243km² of basin
6riparian countries
6treaties on record
22Mpeople in basin

The basin

Volta basin (blue) over its riparian countries · real geometry, TFDD & Natural Earth

Shared by

BeninBurkina FasoCôte d'IvoireGhanaMaliTogo

6 treaties in the record

1904Exchange of notes between France and Great Britain relative to the boundary between the Gold Coast and French Sudan ◆ GW
Territorial and Border Issues
1906Agreement between France and Great Britain relative to the frontier between French and British possessions from the Gulf of Guinea to the Niger ◆ GW
Territorial and Border Issues
1930Exchange of Notes Constituting an Agreement between France and the United Kingdom regarding the protocol and final report of the Commissioners appointed to defi
Border and Territorial Issues
1973Agreement governing the operations of the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in the Volta River Basin area
Environment, Socioeconomic Development
2007Convention on the status of the Volta River and the Establishment of Volta Basin Authority ◆ GW
Environment, Socioeconomic Development
2018Draft Water Charter for the Volta River Basin ◆ GW
Environment, Socioeconomic Development

Source: TFDD International Freshwater Treaties Database · open in the explorer →