Achieving the MDGs of Water and Sanitation in Sub ... - UNU-IAS

Achieving the MDGs of Water and Sanitation in Sub ... - UNU-IAS Achieving the MDGs of Water and Sanitation in Sub ... - UNU-IAS

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African Water and Sanitation Issues in the International Agenda: Not really a Question of Goodwill… • The Kananaski Action Plan (2002) • G8 Avian Action Plan on Water for Africa (2003) • G8-UK Initiative on water (2006) • The German-G8 Initiative: Promoting Cooperative and Sustainable Management of Shared Water Resources in Africa (2007) • Water for Africa Cities (WAC) Programme “We are committed to playing an active role…. particularly taking into account the importance of proper water management in Africa” to support sustainable development Albert Djemetio Water Seminar, UNU-IAS, March 10, 2009 14

African-led ld Initiatives • African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) • African Water Week (AWW) • African Water Facility (AWF) • Water and Sanitation Department (WSD) • The e-Thekwini Declaration on Sanitation Are leading institutions that provide frameworks for addressing the water security challenges of Africa. But has anything change so far? Albert Djemetio Water Seminar, UNU-IAS, March 10, 2009 15

African <strong>Water</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Sanitation</strong> Issues <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

International Agenda: Not really a Question <strong>of</strong><br />

Goodwill…<br />

• The Kananaski Action Plan (2002)<br />

• G8 Avian Action Plan on <strong>Water</strong> for Africa (2003)<br />

• G8-UK Initiative on water (2006)<br />

• The German-G8 Initiative: Promot<strong>in</strong>g Cooperative<br />

<strong>and</strong> Susta<strong>in</strong>able Management <strong>of</strong> Shared <strong>Water</strong><br />

Resources <strong>in</strong> Africa (2007)<br />

• <strong>Water</strong> for Africa Cities (WAC) Programme<br />

“We are committed to play<strong>in</strong>g an active role….<br />

particularly tak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to account <strong>the</strong> importance <strong>of</strong><br />

proper water management <strong>in</strong> Africa” to support<br />

susta<strong>in</strong>able development<br />

Albert Djemetio <strong>Water</strong> Sem<strong>in</strong>ar, <strong>UNU</strong>-<strong>IAS</strong>, March 10, 2009<br />

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