2012 presents full calendar of activities following ICA’s participation in African Water Week in Cairo, 15-18 May 2012
3 August 2012
The year 2012 has brought a full calendar of activities for the Water Platform (WP) of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA). Launched in 2011, the first ICA WP Meeting was held in March 2012, attracting international decision-makers in the African water sector for targeted discussions on Water Resource and Climate Change Adaptation Programs. This meeting not only set the stage for discussions at the World Water Forum, but presented the WP with an invitation by the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) to convene two sessions on investment and financing for African water infrastructure during African Water Week (AWW) in Cairo in May.
To support AMCOW and AWW activities, the ICA Water Platform provided financing for the event with funds from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation & Development – an important ICA member and sponsor for all ICA water-related activities. The WP also joined forces with colleagues at the African Development Bank to co-convene two sessions:
- Session on ‘Optimizing Water Infrastructure Investment in Africa’ in Subtheme 2 on ‘Infrastructure for Growth and Climate Resilience Development’
- Session on ‘Financing Transboundary and National Water Resources’ in Subtheme 4 on ‘Governance and Finance’
The ICA Water Platform’s calendar of activities continues to fill as participation in the AWW presented numerous new possibilities for collaboration and support of African water infrastructure. Future ICA WP activities may include matchmaking and resource mobilization activities with Regional Economic Communities and River Basin Organizations; and participation in the area of knowledge sharing, project preparation and resource mobilization with the AMCOW Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP).
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RELATED DOCUMENTS
OUTCOMES
SUB-THEME 2: INFRASTRUCTURE FOR GROWTH AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE DEVELOPMENT
SUB-THEME 4: WATER GOVERNANCE AND FINANCING
FINAL AGENDAS & CONCEPT NOTES
AGENDA SUB-THEME 2: INFRASTRUCTURE FOR GROWTH AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE
AGENDA SUB-THEME 4 : GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Subtheme II – Session on ‘Optimizing Water Infrastructure for growth’
IIMP FINANCING AND COST RECOVERY
Wicher BOISSEVAIN
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE, FINANCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA: THE AGWA PARTNERSHIP
Ruhiza Jean BOROTO | Senior Water Resources Officer | FAO Regional Office for Africa
AMCOW STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
Alex SIMALABWI | Global Water Partnership
CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES: BENEFIT SHARING MECHANISMS IN DAM PROJECTS ON SHARED RIVERS
Malte GROSSMANN | GIZ Competence Centre Water
UNLOCKING FUNDING FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE: THE ROLE OF PROJECT PREPARATION
Infrastructure Consortium for Africa
OPTIMIZING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION
Sering JALLOW | Director | AfDB Water & Sanitation Department & African Water Facility
ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE WATER SECTOR
Andreas HOLTKOTTE | KfW
RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT – HOPE OR MIRAGE?
Wael SOLIMAN | African Development Bank
CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER, AGRICULTURE AND ENERGY IN AFRICA
Seleshi Bekele AWULACHEW | African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC)
Presentations Subtheme IV - Session on ‘Financing Transboundary and National Water Resources’
IMPROVING WATER GOVERNANCE AND FINANCING FOR IRRIGATION IN EGYPT
Dr. Koji KITAMURA | Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) | Advisor to Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of Egypt
FINANCING NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Alan W HALL | EUWI Finance Working Group & GWP
FINANCEMENT DES GRANDES INFRASTRUCTURES HYDRAULIQUES EN AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST (CEDEAO) : ENJEUX ET PERSPECTIVES
Mahamane Dédéou TOURE | Chargé de Programmes Régionaux | CCRE-CEDEAO
FINANCING TRANSBOUNDARY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN SADC
Mr Phera RAMOELI | Senior Program Officer | Water Division |Southern African Development Community (SADC)