Article by Andrew Takawira, Interim Executive Secretary, Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA) Each year, World Water Day, an annual United Nations observance, offers the global community an opportunity to reflect on progress and renew commitment toward...
African leaders, water experts, development partners, and regional institutions have reaffirmed the urgent need to strengthen cooperation and investment in Africa’s shared water resources during the Continental Level Consultation and Exchange Event on Transboundary...
African leaders, water experts, and development partners will gather for the Continental Level Consultation and Exchange Event on Transboundary Water Cooperation, a major African Union-led forum aimed at advancing cooperation and investment in Africa’s shared water...
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 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...