History
Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is adopted by the African Heads of States as a blueprint for implementation of priority infrastructure projects in Energy, Transport, ICTs and Water.
January 2012
High Level Panel on Water is co-convened by by the UN Secretary-General and President of the World Bank Group, comprising of 11 sitting Heads of State and Government from Australia, Bangladesh, Hungary, Jordan, South Africa, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Senegal and Tajikistan. The focus of the Panel was to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, and to contribute to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 and all other SDGs that rely on water resources.
April 2016
The High-Level Panel on Water (HLPW) released its outcome document with a call for the launch of an Africa Water Investment Programme
March 2018
In August 2018, AUDA-NEPAD, African Development Bank, African Ministers’ Council on Water, the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa, Global Water Partnership signed a joint communique (download) to transform the investment outlook for water security and sustainable sanitation, the AIP goal.
August 2018
A Memorandum of Understanding is signed between AUDA-NEPAD and Global Water Partnership to accelerate implementation of the water infrastructure projects under the PIDA, in collaboration with the AIP
November 2018
The Governing Council of AMCOW adopts a decision for transformation of Africa’s water investment outlook through increased partnerships and implementation of the AIP.
The Ministers commended efforts of GWP and partners, “to establish, through the AIP, a partnership to release Africa’s development potential to achieve both the African Union Agenda 2063 in collaboration with AU, AMCOW, AUDA-NEPAD, African Development Bank and the African Water Facility”.
February 2019
Gobal Water Partnership and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) sign MOU for collaboration in development and implementation of joint programmes of action and related plans on water within the framework of the AIP and COMESA water programme.
August 2019
Global Water Partnership initiates AIP implementation in 5 pilot countries, Benin, Cameroon, Uganda, Tunisia, and Zambia across five transboundary basins: North-West Sahara Aquifer System, Volta Basin, Lake Chad Basin, Kagera/Lake Victoria Basin, and Zambezi River Basin.
April 2020
The Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government adopted AIP as part of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa – Priority Action Plan 2 (PIDA-PAP 2) during the 34th ordinary session of African Union summit on 7 February 2021.
February 2021
Febuary 2022
The Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government approved the AIP Water Investment Scorecard as part of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA).
The International High Level Panel on Water Investments in Africa is launched by the Government of Senegal at the 9th World Water Forum Dakar, with the goal of mobilising resources to operationalise the AIP.
March 2022
November 2022
H.E. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal, inaugurated the International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa during the Heads of State High-Level Implementation Summit of COP27, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
The High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa released its High-Level Report, Africa’s Rising Investment Tide, during the UN 2023 Water Conference, New York, on 22nd March 2023, outlining pathways for countries to mobilise at least US$30 billion annually by 2030, for implementing the AIP and narrowing the existing water investment gap in Africa.
March 2023
September 2023
Mind the Gap – Invest in Water is launched on on the side-lines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly and 2023 SDG Summit in New York, championed by the African Union Commission and supported by the High-Level Panel , as part of the AIP.
The African Union Commission and High-Level Panel launched the Africa Water Investment Action Plan outlining how the continent countries can mobilise the additional US$30 billion per year . The Plan supports the implementation of the High-Level Panel’s landmark report, Africa’s Rising Investment Tide, and the AIP.
November 2023
Timeline
January 2012
Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is adopted by the African Heads of States as a blueprint for implementation of priority infrastructure projects in Energy, Transport, ICTs and Water.
April 2016
High Level Panel on Water is co-convened by by the UN Secretary-General and President of the World Bank Group, comprising of 11 sitting Heads of State and Government from Australia, Bangladesh, Hungary, Jordan, South Africa, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Senegal and Tajikistan. The focus of the Panel was to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, and to contribute to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 and all other SDGs that rely on water resources.
March 2018
The High-Level Panel on Water (HLPW) released its outcome document with a call for the launch of an Africa Water Investment Programme
August 2018
African Union, AUDA-NEPAD, African Development Bank, African Ministers’ Council on Water, the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa, Global Water Partnership sign joint commitment to implement the AIP
November 2018
A Memorandum of Understanding is signed between AUDA-NEPAD and Global Water Partnership to accelerate implementation of the water infrastructure projects under the PIDA, in collaboration with the AIP
February 2019
The Governing Council of AMCOW adopts a decision for transformation of Africa’s water investment outlook through increased partnerships and implementation of the AIP.
The Ministers commended efforts of GWP and partners, “to establish, through the AIP, a partnership to release Africa’s development potential to achieve both the African Union Agenda 2063 in collaboration with AU, AMCOW, AUDA-NEPAD, African Development Bank and the African Water Facility”.
August 2019
Gobal Water Partnership and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) sign MOU for collaboration in development and implementation of joint programmes of action and related plans on water within the framework of the AIP and COMESA water programme.
April 2020
Global Water Partnership initiates AIP implementation in 5 pilot countries, Benin, Cameroon, Uganda, Tunisia, and Zambiaa across five transboundary basins: North-West Sahara Aquifer System, Volta Basin, Lake Chad Basin, Kagera/Lake Victoria Basin, and Zambezi River Basin.