Africa’s leaders have placed water and sanitation at the heart of the continent’s development agenda, with a commitment to mobilise at least USD 30 billion annually for climate-resilient water security and WASH services by 2030. The AIP-PIDA Water Investment...
Stockholm/Johannesburg, 23 November 2025 The Global Water Partnership (GWP) welcomes the adoption of the G20 Leaders’ Declaration with a commitment for Leaders to ‘work towards constructive outcomes of the 2026 UN Water Conference’. GWP commends the G20 leaders for...
Johannesburg, 21 November 2025 The Global Water Partnership (GWP) welcomes the Final Report of the AU–AIP Africa Water Investment Summit, convened under the leadership of the African Union, AUDA–NEPAD, and the Republic of South Africa under its G20 Presidency. The...
The Global Water Partnership is calling on G20 Leaders to prioritise bold, coordinated investment to achieve water security by 2030. With just five years left to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, the world faces a staggering annual water investment gap of over...
The Global Water Partnership (GWP), represented by Mr. Alex Simalabwi, CEO of the Global Water Partnership Organisation (GWPO) and Executive Secretary of the Global Water Partnership (GWP), played a leading role at the AWSISA Africa & Global South Water &...
The Continental Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP) continues to inspire large-scale water-investment efforts across the world. Following calls from world leaders, including H.E. Ban Ki-moon, 8th UN Secretary-General, and H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South...
As a build-up from the AU-AIP Water Investment Summit held in Cape Town under the umbrella of the G20 Presidency, AUDA-NEPAD and the Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA) co-convened a high-level Roundtable on Early-Stage Financing for PIDA–AIP Water...
The African Union Commission, in partnership with the Global Water Partnership Africa, is fast-tracking climate finance readiness across the continent through the AU-AIP GCF Readiness Support Initiative, now being implemented in 15 AU Member States. Over recent...
Launched by Chair of the G20, His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, during the African Water Investment Summit, the Roadmap for the Global Outlook Council was presented during a High-Level Consultative Dialogue that took place on the sidelines of...