The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a grant to support preparations for a regional climate-resilient water investment programme in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Funding from the GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) will support the...
The following article summarising the main activities undertaken under the AIP during 2022 was written by Alex Simalabwi, Head of the AIP Technical Support Unit which is hosted by Global Water Partnership Southern Africa and Africa Coordination (GWPSA-Africa). Mr....
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...
Guiding principles for the stakeholder-led development of the AIP Water Investment Scorecard have now been adopted by the Core and Technical Groups of partners. The AIP Water Investment Scorecard will raise awareness among African Heads of State, Presidents, and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...