African Water Facility

African Water Facility’s team is on a fact-finding mission to #Madagascar to identify areas of interventions for inclusive urban sanitation under the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative – a new financing window of the Facility. The team met with Mr. Ravokatra Fidiniavo, Minister of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene and his team to discuss challenges and opportunities to improve urban sanitation in the country. Madagascar is one of the countries with the lowest access to sanitation in the world. Urgent measures are needed to achieve SDG6.2 - access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all. #africanwaterfacility

The African Water Facility has approved a grant of €225,000 to the Republic of Ghana for Feasibility Study and Detailed Designs for Accra East Sanitation and Sewerage Improvement Project (AESIP). Funding will contribute to the revision and modernization of studies and designs which were developed in 2005, paving the way for improvements in sanitation and sewerage systems in Accra East. It will also support the preparation of an investment-ready project to enhance sanitation services. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eQRCye8v #africanwaterfacility #sanitation #Ghana

At the #10thWorldWaterForum, the African Development Bank Group and African Water Facility's delegation, led by Mtchera Johannes Chirwa, highlighted the importance of preparation, financing and coordination for water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives across Africa, with insights and strategies for sustainable development on the continent. Missed us at the forum? Read about our participation: https://lnkd.in/ep9MkXaR #AfDBat10WWF #africanwaterfacility

The African Water Facility is looking for consulting firms to undertake country diagnostic studies on urban sanitation in twelve African countries, for the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative (AUSII). Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/eT7Ua6P2

Are you attending the 10th World Water Forum but haven't had a chance to stop by the #AfricaPavilion? There's still time. Africa Pavilion is a space to share water sector insights and strategies from Africa, contributing to the global dialogue at the forum. It is co-hosted by the African Union, African Development Bank Group and the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW). 💡Tomorrow at the Pavilion, we'll be hosting a session on the "African Development Bank and the Private Sector". Come and find out how the Bank and the African Water Facility work with the private sector to increase the speed of progress in universal access to water and sanitation in Africa. 📍BNDCC 1, ND11 ⏰️ 11 - 12PM GMT +8 #AfDBat10WWF #africanwaterfacility #Bali2024

At the session on "Innovative Financing for Climate-resilient Water and Sanitation Investments", speakers and participants discussed the funding gap in Africa's water sector and emphasized the need for reforms, particularly in strengthening water governance. Key takeaways: 💧- Strong governance is required for a better enabling environment. 💧- Lack of access to water and sanitation impact people especially women, the disabled and youth. If shared prosperity is our goal, reforms are needed or we will create inequalities. 💧- The availability of money must not dictate the availability of water. 💧- The private sector is a catalyst for accelerating current progress, not THE solution. 💧- There is no amount of donor financing that will meet the need and close the gap. Globally, there are 2.5 billion people without access to clean water, and 4.5 billion without access to safely managed sanitation. 💧- We need alternative models of financing that reduces reliance on debt. A model for water that is based on borrowing and debt is not feasible for Africa. 💧- Part of the actions is developing a pipeline of bankable (investible) projects that are capable of generating revenue stream. #AfDBat10WWF #africanwaterfacility #Bali2024

TOMORROW: Join us, the African Development Bank Group and High Commission of the Republic of Namibia for a side event on Innovative Financing and Resource Mobilization for Climate-resilient Water and Sanitation Investments. Discussions will focus on the need for innovative financial mechanisms to bridge the financing gap in Africa's water sector, looking at adequate project preparation, coordination, capacity development, and actionable frameworks to mobilize investment in infrastructure across the continent, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas. 🗓 Wednesday, 22 May 📍BNDCC 2, Mengwi rooms 7 - 8, 10th World Water Forum ⏰️ 10.20 - 11.50AM Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eVxsqTMn #AfDBat10WWF ##africanwaterfacility

TODAY: Join us at the 10th World Water Forum for a side event on the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative (AUSII) a new window within the African Water Facility that is dedicated to urban sanitation. 📍Africa Pavilion, ND 11 ⏰️ 11AM - 12PM GMT +8 👉 About 52% of the urban population in Sub-Sahara Africa do not have basic or improved sanitation facilities. 👉 As African cities grow, so does the number of people without sanitation by more than 10 million a year. African Water Facility aims to increase the scale and impact of investments in urban sanitation services in Africa by providing blended financing options for efficient and sustainable development. The Facility plans to mobilise $15 million for the initial capitalisation of AUSII by December 2024. More about AUSII: https://lnkd.in/eDJN39Rd #AfDBat10WWF ##africanwaterfacility #urbansanitation

At the Kingdom of Morocco | Royaume du Maroc's high-level event on "developing projects of climate change adaptation in basins of lakes, rivers and aquifers", Mtchera Johannes Chirwa highlighted the African Development Bank Group's Climate Action Window as one of the Bank's dedicated initiatives to support response to climate change in Africa. He also shared the African Water Facility's work in providing grants for project preparation with measures to assess all projects through the lens of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and disaster risk reduction in water management and development decision-making. Some examples of relevant projects that the Facility has supported with climate change adaptation: 💦 🇳🇪 Niger - Promoting the integrated and joint management of water resources of the Iullemeden, Taoudeni/Tanezrouft aquifer systems and the Niger River. 💦🇧🇫 Burkina Faso - Capacity building for decentralized integrated water resources management (IWRM) for the effective implementation of the country's IWRM plan. 💦🌍 Regional water policy of the Economic Community of Central African States to support transboundary water management 💦🇧🇮 Burundi - Formulation of the country's integrated water resources management (IWRM) plan. 💦🇧🇼 Botswana – Preparation of improved water control and management systems for Pandamatenga area. ##AfDBat10WWF #africanwaterfacility #Bali2024

Since 2006, the African Water Facility has financed 138 water and sanitation projects in 52 African countries, providing access to safe water supply for more than 15 million people and improved sanitation for more than 9 million people. Join us this afternoon at the 10th World Water Forum to learn about the Facility's work in providing financial and technical assistance to African countries to help them meet the Africa Water Vision 2025 and water-related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 📍Africa Pavilion, ND 11, World Water Forum ⌚15:00 - 16:00 GMT+8 #AfDBatWWF10 #africanwaterfacility #Bali2024