Theory of Change

Based on the concept of economy-wide interdependence, the AIP will - through the programme components on SDG 6 investments; Resilience; Project Preparation and Financing; and Water Governance-revitalise ongoing activities of the water community in Africa to realise the Africa Water Vision 2025 and consolidate the achievements to-date of those interventions. By way of contributing to processes to deepen the impact of those efforts, the AIP will - through the programme components on Valuing Water; and Catalysing Change - focus its activities on responding to the three generally accepted bottlenecks in the delivery of the infrastructure needed to underpin economic growth and transformation in Africa, namely:

An Africa Water Gaurantee Fund

• the need for investment guarantees for water management, the fundamental aspects of which are not only public responsibility, but also require 15 – 25 years for the tangible benefits to be realised;

Independent Integrated Economic Analysis - IIEA
• the need for independent, integrated economic analysis to highlight the pivotal role of effective wa-ter management and adequate sanitation and related services provision in the economy; and where development is most urgently required to facilitate growth; and;

Water Investment Transaction Management
• the need for effective transaction management to enable development planning to be effectively translated into both tangible infrastructure assets and related solutions, which will contribute to sus-tainable growth and prosperity for all.