/ Southern Africa
Open for abstracts: 22nd WaterNet/ WARFSA/ GWPSA Symposium 20-22 October 2021
Abstracts can now be submitted to the 22nd WaterNet/WARFSA/GWPSA Symposium to be held 20 -22 October 2021, under the theme "Integrated Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development in East and Southern Africa".
/ Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Mediterranean, Southern Africa, West Africa
Call for International High-Level Panel on Water for Africa at Global Ministerial Forum on SDG 6
African water ministers’ call for the establishment of an International High-Level Panel on Water for Africa has reached the official preparatory process for the Mid-Term Review of the UN Water Action Decade in 2023.
/ Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Mediterranean, Southern Africa, West Africa
GWP calls for closer working relationship between Africa and European Commission to raise the profile of water in the EU-Africa Strategy and implement the Africa Water Investment Programme
/ Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Mediterranean, Southern Africa, West Africa
Joint Call to Action: Investing in climate resilient water and sanitation in Africa cannot wait
Joint call to action by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, and Jakaya Kikwete, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania and Chair of the Global Water Partnership Southern Africa and Africa Coordination
/ Southern Africa
South Africa aims to mobilise US$10mn from GCF to address climate change and land degradation
The process to develop a Concept Note for South Africa to mobilise US$10 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) kicked-off on 7 June, led by the National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment and supported by GWPSA, UNCCD, and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC).
/ Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Mediterranean, Southern Africa, West Africa
Call to Action: Accelerating Action on SDG 6 Implementation in Africa
/ Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Mediterranean, Southern Africa, West Africa
Africa calls for an International High-Level Panel on Water
/ Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Mediterranean, Southern Africa, West Africa
Support to PIDA PAP 2 water projects ramps up in efforts to address slow rate of Africa’s water investments
/ Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Global, Mediterranean, Southern Africa, West Africa
Development of AIP Water Investment Scorecard Kicks-Off
The Development of the AIP Water Investment Scorecard, which will mobilise water and sanitation investments in Africa through political commitment at the highest level in Africa, was formally initiated this week during an online event held on 28 April.