SAED-SARLWater control and rural development
Wide stretch of calm water under a hazy sky; a brown hill rises at the centre of the horizon.

Benin · January 2026

Malanville plain

Topographic surveys on the Malanville plain, as part of the studies for the site.

Field photos, 2026

  • Wide stretch of calm water under a hazy sky; a brown hill rises at the centre of the horizon.
    The river alongside the Malanville plain, with a hill in the background
  • Sandy shore in the foreground, wooden dugout canoes at the water's edge, trees and a wooded islet in the distance.
    Riverbank with moored dugout canoes, Malanville plain
  • Dry, turned soil in the foreground, a few scattered trees on a flat horizon.
    Malanville site: ploughed plot in the plain during the dry season
  • Three people, two in yellow vests, look over a green rice field; a muddy channel runs past dry grass.
    Malanville site: field reconnaissance at the edge of a rice field and a drainage channel
  • Large tree with branches reaching over the water; the sandy bank is cut away and roots are exposed.
    Malanville site: eroded bank beneath a large tree on the river
  • Plain partly under water, grass tufts and muddy pools in the foreground, a line of trees on the horizon.
    Malanville site: flooded area of the plain
  • Calm brown water reflecting dense trees along the opposite bank.
    Malanville site: river channel lined with vegetation
  • Roofed metal structure on the water housing a row of pumps connected to pipes dipping into the river.
    Floating platform fitted with pumps on the river
  • Flaking white wall with green logos and the words "Station de drainage UGPPM Malanville", air vents on the right.
    Plain drainage station, facade bearing the SONAPRA and PDAC inscription
  • Black and white graduated staff, numbered 82 to 89, strapped to a concrete pier standing in the water.
    Water-level gauge fixed to a bridge pier
  • Small plots bounded by earth ridges, some covered with young green seedlings.
    Nursery beds in bunded plots on the Malanville plain
  • Regular rows of young maize plants on cracked sandy soil, trees in the background.
    Dry-season maize crop on the plain

Photo: SAED

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