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Welcome, introduction and setting the scene: High-Level Panel Joint Secretariat

• Remarks from African Union Commission (AUC)
• Remarks from African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
• Remarks from the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW)

Vision for the High-Level Panel, Road map for investment mobilisation  and commitments towards UN 2023 Water Conference:  The Kingdom of the Netherlands (5 minutes)

High-Level Statements from Panel Co-Chairs and Special Guest (3 minutes each)

• Republic of Senegal (Co-Chair)
• Republic of Namibia (Co-Chair)
• Kingdom of Netherlands (Co-Chair):
• GWP-Africa (Alternate Co-Chair)

Joint African Development Bank-Global Center for Adaptation High-Level Panel Keynote Address  – Accelerating climate resilient water investments towards the Africa Adaptation Summit, UNFCCC COP 27: Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme (AAAP) and the Continental Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP) (10 minutes)

High-Level Leaders Statements from Panel Members and Partners (2 minutes each)

• World Bank Group
• Development Bank of Southern Africa
• United Nations Development Programme
• United Nations Children’s Fund
• European Commission
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation, and Development
• Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
• Global Water Partnership Organisation

12.10

Mobilizing commitments and partnerships to support the High-Level Panel’s work: Discussion with Panel Members and Partners

• Zambia Water Investment Programme, Ministry of Water Development & Sanitation Zambia
• Mobilising investments for protection of ecosystems, biodiversity in mountain water towers critical for social-economic development, Kingdom of Lesotho
• Enhancing mutual accountability and transparency in investment mobilisation: AIP-PIDA Water Investment Scorecard-Programmes Management  and Delivery, AUDA-NEPAD

12:30