AFRICAN NETWORK OF BASINS

ORGANIZATION/RESEAU AFRICAIN DES ORGANISMES DES BASSINS (ANBO/RAOB)

STRENGTHENING THE INSTITUTIONS FOR TRANSBOUNDARY WATER MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA (SITWA)/

GWPO CP MEETINGJUNE 23 2014

PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TABAGO

By Innocent Kabenga, Project Manager SITWA

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Presentation outline

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Background of ANBOSITWA Project Objectives SITTWA Phase I and IIImplementationANBO- GWPO-SITWA Project as catalyst for

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ANBO Background

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GWPO-ANBOSITWA Project

•SITWA: Two-phased approach:• One-year Inception Phase (Oct. 2012-Oct.2013)• Two-year Implementation Phase (2014-2015)

•3 Million Euro, over 3 years•EC/GWPO Contribution Agreement (joint management approach) signed on 30 December 2011•Inception Phase started October 2012 will end in October 2013

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SITWA OBJECTIVESThe overall objective of SITWA is to strengthen regional cooperation at the political, economic and stakeholder level for sustainable management of transboundary water resources in Africa contributing to peace and security, stability and poverty alleviation, relying on African knowledge.Objective 1: ANBO transformed into a sustainable and influential organization as a pillar under AMCOW:The project aims at transforming ANBO into a sustainable and influential organization, as a pillar under the African Union (AU) and AMCOW framework, that supports the development of lake and river basin organizations as catalysts for policy and institutional development, knowledge and information management and capacity development on transboundary water management and developmentObjective 2: ANBO Program implemented and TA provided through the RECs:ANBO with GWPO support will provide technical assistance to the RBOs (through the RECs and their respective member states) to develop IWRM Strategies and Plans (including addressing vulnerability to floods and droughts, priority issues for short and long term development, water quantity analyses and water quality objectives, etc.) in the river basins where they are not yet developed, and to implement plans where they exist.

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Phase I and Phase IIInception Report with:

ANBO stregnthening;Evaluation of 5 EU TWRM projects;Legal and institutional needs assesment for

L/RBOS,Capacity building needs assessment;Resources mobilization;Knowledge and information ManagementProduced a workp plan (2014-16) for

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ImplementationStrategic plan for 2015-2019 under way;Consultations held in Abuja and Dakar;ANBO-AMCOW relationship establishment;AWIS launched;Organized training in financing of sustainable water

resources management and development: economics, financing opportunities and project preparation April 2014; ANBO with EUWI-AWG, ICA, CapNET, GWPO

Organized consultations for strategic planning in May 2014;

Networking activities: Ho Chi Min City conference; AWW,meeting with CIWA

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ANBO- GWP0-SITWA Project as catalyst for change in policies and practices

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SITWA Project covers all the Africa thru RBOs, RECs and RWPs;

Rooted in Africa Water Vision 2025;Technical Arm for AMCOW that reports to AUC;Working on 10 themes aimed stregnthening

instutions for TWRM in Africa( Legal and instutions; capacity building,resources mobilisations; knowledge an information management; IWRM,climate change,infrustructure development)

GWPO and RWPs are behind ANBO renewal and orieantationthru SITWA

Regional consultations with stakeholders during 2013 Inception Phase

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Trainings March and April 2014

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THANK YOU

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