Governance - Africa Water Investment Program

AIP Governance and Coordination

The AIP Coordination Structures and Terms of Reference for the High-Level Panel Expert Advisory Group were adopted on 28 August 2022 in Stockholm, Sweden, during a High-Level Panel Expert meeting led by African Union Commission. Download the AIP Coordination Structures and Terms of Reference here.

The AIP is implemented by national governments, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), River Basin Organisations (RBOs), and other relevant national agencies. The programme is led by the African Union, through the Africa Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), and implemented with technical support and backstopping from the AIP Technical Support Unit, which is hosted by Global Water Partnership Africa Coordination Unit in Pretoria, South Africa.

The AIP Steering Group provides strategic guidance and oversight to AIP implementation.

The AIP Steering Group is supported by the AIP Expert Advisory Core Group led by AUDA-NEPAD and includes the African Ministers’ Council on Water, World Bank Group, Development Bank of Southern Africa, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Global Water Partnership Africa Cordination Unit, and other partners.

The AIP Technical Working Group is made up of AIP partners and provides technical expertise on AIP implementation. The AIP Reference Group provides independent reviews on the AIP.

The AIP is backed by the International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa, led by the African Union, with the goal of mobilising high-level political commitment and investments for the AIP.

AIP Governance and Coordination

United Nations
African Union

International High-Level Panel
on Water Investments for Africa

AIP
Steering Group

AIP Expert Advisory
Core Group

AIP Reference
Group

AIP Secretariat

AIP Technical
Working Group

AIP Steering Group

The AIP Steering Group provides strategic support and guidance to implementation of the AIP, the International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa, and the development of the AIP-PIDA Water Investment Scorecard.

H.E. Amb. Josefa Sacko

African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture

Nardos Bekele-Thomas

CEO: African Union Development Agency-NEPAD

H.E. President Jakaya Kikwete

Chair: Global Water Partnership Southern Africa – Africa Coordination

Hon. Serigne Mbaye Thiam

Minister of Water and Sanitation: Senegal

Hon. Carl HG Schlettwein

President: African Ministers' Council on Water

Amb. Henk Ovink

Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Mr. Osward Mulenga Chanda

Acting Director for Water: African Development Bank

Mr. Chuene Ramphele

Group Executive, Infrastructure Division: Development Bank of Southern Africa

AIP Expert Advisory Core Group

Led by the African Union Commission, AUDA-NEPAD, and Sherpas to the Panel Co-chairs, the Expert Advisory Core Group provides support in AIP Implementation and development of the AIP-PIDA Water Investment Scorecard. The Group provides support to the High-Level Panel through contribution to development of the Panel’s report and Investment Action Plan, ensuring that this is aligned with the AIP-PIDA Water Investment Scorecard and the African Union Water Policy.