The Government of the Republic of South Africa, in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the Continental Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP), the AU-AIP High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa, and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), will host the AU-AIP Africa Water Investment Summit from 13 to 15 August 2025 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Western Cape.
A pre-feasibility study on a reservoir in the Vjosa River Basin is under way within the framework of Phase II of the WEFE Nexus Assessment in Albania under the GEF UNEP/MAP MedProgramme aiming to ultimately support the integration of the Water Energy Food Ecosystems Nexus approach into planning processes and management practices at the national level.
From July 8 to 13, 2025, a five-day study tour to Western Georgia was organized for a Turkmen delegation comprising government officials, biodiversity experts, and representatives from environmental NGOs.
The Government of the Republic of South Africa, in partnership with the African Union - Continental Africa Water Investment Programme (AU-AIP) invites members of the media wishing to cover the forthcoming African Union-AIP Water Investment Summit to apply for accreditation. The Summit is scheduled to take place from 13 to 15 August 2025 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTIC) in Cape Town, Western Cape.
Following Mali and Benin, Côte d'Ivoire has established its National Coordination of Users of Natural Resources in the Volta Basin (CNU). The event took place on 25 July 2025 at the end of a national workshop held in Bouna in the Bounkani region within the national portion of the basin in Côte d'Ivoire.
Five nominated Direct Access Entities (DAEs) in Malawi have been trained in pathways to GCF accreditation, accreditation requirements, the Accreditation portal and documentation, post-accreditation operationalisation, and fiduciary standards.
On 18 July 2025, stakeholders in the Beninese section of the Volta River basin established a national coordination committee for natural resource users in the basin. The event took place in Natitingou and was chaired by the Prefect of Atakora, Ms Déré Lydie M. CHABI NAH.
After a long period of inactivity, marked in particular by the failure to hold statutory meetings of the Permanent Framework for the Consultation and Monitoring (PFCM) bodies for nearly a decade, a revitalisation of the regional IWRM process in West Africa has been underway since 2024, notably with the organisation of the 11th Ordinary Session of the Technical Experts Committee (TEC) and the 5th Ordinary Session of the Ministerial Monitoring Committee (MCC), which were held in Abuja from 21 to 24 June 2024.
The ECOWAS Water Resources Management Centre (WRMC) held the 12th ordinary session of the Technical Committee of Experts (TCE) of the Permanent Framework for Coordination and Monitoring of IWRM in West Africa (PFCM/IWRM-WA). The meeting took place on 9 July 2025 in Dakar, Senegal.
