In November 2010, during the 3rd Africa Water Week, the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) adopted a decision recommending the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and partners to operationalise the Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP). The programme supports the implementation of climate change commitments in the Sharm el Sheikh Declaration. The main objective of WACDEP is to support African countries in developing “no or low regrets” investment and financing strategies for water security, climate resilience and development, and integrating these into development planning processes.

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