This organization dissolved when Guinea withdrew due to political tensions and the three remaining countries subsequently created the OMVS.
The OMVS aims to promote self-sufficiency in food security, to improve the income of the local populations, and to preserve the natural ecosystems.
[2] OMVS has recently received a high score in a global comparison of indicators of Water Cooperation prepared by international think-tank Strategic Foresight Group.
OMVS has a score of 91 in the Water Cooperation Quotient, which examines active cooperation by riparian countries in the management of water resources using 10 parameters, including legal, political, technical, environmental, economic and institutional aspects.
High performance in the Water Cooperation Quotient also means low risk of war between countries in the concerned river basin.