The AU-AIP Multi-Country Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Support Initiative is supporting African Union Member States to strengthen institutional capacity, improve access to climate finance and advance climate-resilient water investments. The AU project is funded...
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SONGWECOM Hosts First Ever Transboundary River Basin Climate Finance Training in the Modality of the AIP
The Songwe River Basin is strengthening its capacity to translate climate-resilient water investment priorities into bankable projects capable of attracting financing. A regional "Capacity Development Training on Climate-Resilient Water Investment Programming and...
Advancing Climate-Resilient Investment Planning and Climate Finance in the Niger Basin
Strengthening climate-resilient water investment planning and access to climate finance was at the centre of a "Regional Capacity Building Workshop for Niger Basin Stakeholders in Hydroclimatic Management and Climate Resilience: Investment Planning, Climate Finance...
15 Countries, One Vision: AU-AIP Readiness Initiative Accelerates Climate-Resilient Water Investments Across Africa
January to March 2026 Project highlights The AU-AIP Multi-Country Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Initiative is making strides across Africa, with significant progress recorded between January and March 2026. Implemented by the Global Water Partnership Southern...
Placing Women at the Heart of Africa’s Water Transformation
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...
Africa Calls for Stronger Cooperation and Investment to Unlock the Potential of Shared Waters
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 Union, Partners, to Convene Continental Consultation to Strengthen Transboundary Water Cooperation
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 Water Investment Scorecard Shows Progress, But Underscores Urgent Need to Scale Finance and Delivery
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...
G20 Leaders Declaration commits to work towards constructive outcomes of the 2026 UN Water Conference, as GWP Launches website for Global Water Investment Platform (GIP)
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...









