In a context where energy and environmental decisions determine the development trajectory of West Africa, the availability of reliable and harmonized data is an essential prerequisite. However, at the regional level, information often remains scattered, heterogeneous, or insufficiently consolidated to effectively inform strategic planning. It is with this in mind that the National Office for Technical Studies and Development (BNETD) commissioned a mission to collect environmental, socioeconomic, and energy data covering the ECOWAS region . The CRIHD acted as a consulting firm and implementation partner, ensuring the methodological and operational coordination of the mission. Deployed between August and September 2024, this intervention required close institutional coordination with the relevant ministries and specialized structures in Côte d'Ivoire, but also in Benin and Guinea, in order to ensure the validation of research protocols, the harmonization of tools, and the compliance of processes. Deployed between August and September 2024, this intervention required close institutional coordination with the relevant ministries and specialized structures in Côte d'Ivoire, but also in Benin and Guinea, in order to ensure the validation of research protocols, the harmonization of tools, and the compliance of processes. Beyond simple data collection, the mission included: stakeholder mapping; the design, validation, and digitization of data collection tools; survey administration; the analysis, processing, and anonymization of quantitative data; as well as the qualitative exploitation of the information gathered. This methodological rigor has made it possible to produce a structured and usable database designed to support energy planning, environmental analysis, and sustainable development strategies within the ECOWAS region. The intervention illustrates a fundamental reality: effective regional policies do not The intervention illustrates a fundamental reality: effective regional policies are not based solely on strategic guidelines, but on robust information systems that are institutionally validated and technically reliable.
