Developing legitimacy and mandate in programme

development – WACDEP in Africa

GWP Regional Days Stockholm, Sweden

23 August 2012

WACDEP in Africa

AMCOW – is the African Ministers’ Council on Water . •formed in 2002 in Abuja Nigeria, primarily to promote cooperation, security, social and economic development and poverty eradication among member states through the effective management of the continent’s water resources and provision of water supply services.•Brings the African Ministers in-charge of water together•A Special Technical Committee of the African Union

GWP and AMCOW MoU

• GWP in Africa developed a working relationship defined thorough an MoU with AMCOW.

• However, was not being implemented

WACDEP in Africa

The Water Climate and Development Programme is an AMCOW Programme implemented by GWP and is aimed at integrating water security and climate resilience into development processes.

Repositioning GWP in Africa to address emerging critical challenges

• In line with the GWP Strategy 2009 – 2013 interpreted to support AMCOW WorkPlan objectives and Sharm el Sheik Declarations

• IWRM as an approach to address emerging critical challenges such as CC

• GWP had no “legitimacy/track record” for climate change and was known for advocating for IWRM

• So what was done to get this legitimacy and mandate?

Establishing track record: Document what we have achieved

• Highlights political leaders – the IWRM Planning in Africa highlighted GWP’s ability to serve.

Report launched by AMCOW – Highlighted emerging challenges and gave GWP credibility effecting the MoU

AMCOW requested GWP to support the implementation of the Sharm el Sheik Declarations in Abidjan

• In Financing Water

• In Transboundary Water Management• Climate Change Adaptation

GWP responding to Africa’s challenges

• Discussions among GWP-Africa and GWPO on what should be done to support AMCOW and operationalise the MoU

Using the GWP platform to consult in the regions

GWP and AMCOW organised regional workshops to consult on priorities.

Beyond COP 15 – Water, Climate and Development in Nairobi (East and Southern Africa), Benin and Cameroon

Linking Water, Climate and Economic Development agendas, strengthen coordination frameworks, Capacity

development, institutional building

Climate community(UNFCC COP people)

Development community Water community

Developing a Framework Programme

GWPO coordinated presentation of Framework programme in UNFCCC global events to seek inputs from international partners

Contributions from Pan African Meetings – Partner in the Africa Water Week

The Global Water Partnership as a partner in implementing the Africa Water Week used the platform for inputs:

•Financing Water Resources Management•Water Climate and Development

In November 2010 in Addis Ababa, AMCOW EXCO issued a decision for GWP and partners to operationalise the Water, Climate and Development

Programme

Framework Programme presented to AMCOW and mandate given

              

‘In the face of climate change, partnerships such as those launched in the Water, Climate and Development

Programme with Global Water Partnership represent a good first step’.

Hon. Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, South Africa, and

President of AMCOW President, at the 3rd Africa Water Week, Nov. 2010

WATER, CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

WACDEP Africa Progamme

Programme was developed and marketed as an AMCOW Programme

as part of the AMCOW WorkPlan implemented with GWP as the

executing agency

LESSONS LEARNT

Support political commitments

In Africa commitments have been made at the highest level – it is important to support the implementation of these. GWP in Africa supports the

•Africa Water Vision 2025•The AU Heads of State Sharma el Sheik Declaration

Champions to drive the relationship building process

Anchor relationships in the region

• Relationships in the regions with Regional Economic Communities and RBOs are important and build up to Africa wide engagements.

CONSTANT CONSULTATIONS WITH AMCOW TAC MEMBERS FOR GUIDANCE IS IMPERATIVE

Build it and the MONEY will follow

Funds are coming in to support the programme

• 1st Donor came on board to support Framework – Austria

• CDKN came in to support knowledge development

• DFID/Danida coming on board