The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW), along with the United Nations Development Programme UNDP, United Nations Children’s Fund - UNICEF, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), African Development Bank, Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), and Global...
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IPCC 2021 Report: Urgent action on water and climate needed
The landmark report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) this week has confirmed what people around the world are experiencing with devastating consequences – climate change is intensifying the water cycle. Climate change's impact on the...
WATCH: HE President Kikwete on urgent need to invest in African water
His Excellency President Jakaya Kikwete, former President of Tanzania and Global Water Partnership Southern Africa and Africa Coordination Unit Chair, addressed the urgent need for water investment in Africa through the implementation of the AIP. He was speaking at...
AIP Water Investment Scorecard Development steams on as Core Group and Technical Working Group assemble in July
Development of the AIP Water Investment Scorecard, which will mobilise water and sanitation investments in Africa through high-level political commitment, steamed ahead during July with partner meetings. The AIP Water Investment Scorecard’s Core Group and the...
Call for International High-Level Panel on Water for Africa at Global Ministerial Forum on SDG 6
African water ministers’ call for the establishment of an International High-Level Panel on Water for Africa has reached the official preparatory process for the Mid-Term Review of the UN Water Action Decade in 2023. His Excellency President Jakaya Kikwete, Former...
GWP calls for closer working relationship between Africa and EU to implement AIP
Global Water Partnership Chair for Southern Africa and Africa Coordination, H.E. President Jakaya Kikwete, 4th President of the United Republic of Tanzania, called upon the European Commission to increase the profile of water in the EU-Africa strategy and support the...
Joint Call to Action: Investing in climate resilient water and sanitation in Africa cannot wait
Joint call to action by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, and Jakaya Kikwete, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania and Chair of the Global Water Partnership Southern Africa and Africa Coordination More than 220 million children and their...
Call to Action: Accelerating Action on SDG 6 Implementation in Africa
This Call to Action represents a contribution of the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) and the Governments of the Republic of Senegal and South Africa to the Bonn 2021 Water Dialogues for Results, organized by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment,...
Africa calls for an International High-Level Panel on Water
Africa’s water sector leaders have called for the establishment of an International High-Level Panel on Water for Africa, to accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 of clean water and sanitation for all. The leaders were speaking at the Africa...









