Mobilising commitments towards the AU Africa Water Investment Summit and UN 2026 Water Conference
CURE at 345, Park Avenue, New York
09:30-13:30 EST
23 September 2024
The session will review the progress in mobilising investments for the AU High-Level Panel Investment Action Plan, and outline a road map towards the AU-AIP Africa Water Investment Summit for implementing the AIP within the context of the upcoming G20 Presidency of the Republic of South Africa.
Convened by the Government of South Africa’s Water Research Commission (WRC) under the South African Department of Water and Sanitation, and in collaboration with the African Union (AU) and the International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa, the session is part of “Water Day” at the Science Summit at UNGA 2024.
The day will also review previous United Nations recommendations on how to accelerate access and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, as well as the achievement of multiple other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The session will also share experiences of how transformative Water RDI programmes are designed, resourced, and implemented to support the transition to a sustainable future; and explore how to effectively resource and finance the African and global water system of innovation.
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