A High-Level Panel Expert Advisory Group was formally inaugurated to support the work of the International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa during Stockholm World Water Week on 30 August 2022. The Expert Advisory Group will support the work of the...
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H.M. King Letsie III of Lesotho urges stronger ties among world leaders to raise water commitments for Africa
H.M. King Letsie III of Lesotho said that it is critical for world leaders to make a concerted effort to secure Africa’s water supply and mitigate all factors that jeopardise water and its sources. H.M. Letsie III was addressing the International High-Level Panel for...
Declaration: Expert Advisory Group for International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa Inauguration
Formal declaration by the Government of Senegal on the inauguration of the Expert Advisory Group for the International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa. The declaration was read by Mohammed Diatta on behalf of Hon. Serigne Mbaye THIAM, Minister of...
Multi-billion water investment programme launched in Zambia
The Zambian Government has launched an almost US$6 billion Water Investment Programme, expected to benefit hundreds of thousands of people in the country. The Zambia Water Investment Programme was launched by the President H.E. Hakainde Hichilema, on 16 July 2022,...
H.E. Jakaya Kikwete Closing Statement at 9th World Water Forum, Dakar, Senegal
The following address was given by H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania and Chair: Global Water Partnership Africa Coordination Unit, at the closing ceremony of the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal on 25 March 2022. The...
WATCH: Senegal announces establishment of International High-Level Panel on Water for Africa at 9th WWF
Watch a video Hon. Serigne Mbaye Thiam, Minister of Water for the Republic of Senegal, announcing the creation of an International High-Level Panel on Water Investment for Africa at the closing ceremony of the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar on 25 March 2022. This...
International High-Level Panel of sitting and former Heads of State launched, to mobilise Water Investments in Africa
An International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa, which will draw representatives from current and former Heads of State as well as other global leaders, has been formally launched at the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal. The panel is led by...
Make Investment in Africa Water Security a Priority in 2022
Alex Simalabwi, Executive Secretary of Global Water Partnership in Africa, host of the Technical Support Unit of the AIP, reflects on the year in water that was 2021 and outlines priorities to secure Africa’s water needs for the year ahead. Climate crises caused...
Towards an International High-Level Panel for Climate Resilience Water Investments in Africa at COP26
In an event on the margins of the World Leaders Summit at COP26, former Tanzanian leader and Chair of Global Water Partnership Southern Africa and Africa Coordination, H.E. President Jakaya Kikwete called on the international community to support the establishment of...