A delegation from the Ministry of Water and Sanitation (MH/A) of Niger went on a study tour to Burkina Faso from 19 to 23 December 2022. The delegation led by the Secretary General of the MH/A, Mr. Maman Moussa included the Director of Legislation of the MH/A, Mrs. Ibrahima Naleyni Nana Mariama and the Permanent Secretary of the National Action Plan for Integrated Water Resources Management (PANGIRE) of Niger, Dr. Sandao Issoufou.
The Regional Climate Weeks are key meetings that help build momentum for the annual UN Climate Change Conference and drive forward regional implementation of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The 2021 Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW 2021) takes place in a virtual format on 6-9 July.
One of the main stepping stones toward the United Nations 2023 Water Conference – the first UN conference dedicated to water in over 45 years – is the 2nd High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, to be held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 6-9 June 2022.
The President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, H.E. Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, on 11 March 2022 formally launched the Zanzibar Water Investment Programme, which will mobilise over USD665.5million between 2022-2027 towards securing clean and sustainable water supply for the island’s population and fast-growing economy.
GWP-Central Africa (GWP-CAf) is hiring a regional technical assistant to support the implementation of its regional programs in Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
In the framework of the implementation of the PREE project in collaboration with IUCN/PACO and financed by Sida, two case studies on the sustainable management and exploitation of fisheries in the Chari/Logone sub-basin and the Inner Niger Delta were carried out.
The following address was given by HE Jakaya Kikwete, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania and Chair: Global Water Partnership Africa Coordination Unit, at the closing ceremony of the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal on 25 March 2022. The address followed the formal announcement of the International High-Level Panel on Water Investment for Africa by HE Macky Sall, President of Senegel, at the same event.