Towards the launch of the High-Level Panel Investment Action Plan: enhancing financing for national, and transboundary water projects under the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and online
16:30-18:00 GMT
22 November 2023
High-Level Panel Leadership

H.E. Macky Sall
Co-Chair
President of the Republic of Senegal Chair: African Union

H.E. Hage Geingob
Co-Chair
President of the Republic of Namibia

H.E. Mark Rutte
Co-Chair
Prime Minister of the Netherlands

H.E. Jakaya Kikwete
Alternate Co-Chair
Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania
The African Union Commission and International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa will co-convene a meeting on the Africa Investment Action Plan during the 10th Roundtable on Financing Water in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
The Africa Investment Action Plan will detail specific actions needed to mobilize an additional US$30bn/year in additional financing towards water security and sustainable sanitation, the levels at which these actions are required, and the responsible stakeholder and organisations to implement those actions.
The Africa Investment Action Plan will support the implementation of the High-Level Panel’s landmark report, Africa’s Rising Investment Tide, which was named a significant outcome of the United Nations 2023 Water Conference.
The 10th Roundtable on Financing Water is co-convened by the OECD and the African Development Bank, in partnership with the government of the Netherlands, the World Water Council, and the World Bank. The meeting is part of the international agenda on water and contributes to the debate on financing global public goods.
Partners


News
AU Member States trained in developing bankable climate-resilient water investment programmes, to showcase them at 2025 Africa Union AIP Water Investment Summit
Over 70 representatives from fifteen African Union Member States gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from the 13 - 14 February 2025 for a training on AU Guidelines for the development of National Climate Resilient Water Investment Programmes. The training was part of...
AUC, Ministers, and Development Partners voice support for AU Water Investment Summit
The African Union Commission (AUC), water ministers from across Africa, and their development finance partners support convening an AU Water Investment Summit in 2025, in the context of South Africa’s G20 Presidency. “The AU Africa Water Investment Summit will support...
Aligning Africa to the UN System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation
The first-ever UN System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation published on 16 July confirms that water is a dealmaker for the Sustainable Development Goals and the health and prosperity of people and their natural environment. Investment in water security and...