1. Global Water Partnership Consulting Partners Meeting
1st of September 2013
Stockholm, Sweden
Water, Climate and Development
Programme in Africa

2. BACKGROUND

3. GWP in Africa working with AMCOW
• In 2007 GWP in Africa signed
an MoU with AMCOW
• 2008 the Sharma el Sheik
Declaration by AU Heads of
State
• 2009 – GWP and AMCOW
meeting in Abidjan.
• 2010 – GWP requested by
AMCOW EXCO to
operationalise WACDEP

4. WACDEP implements
commitments in the 2008
Sharm el Sheik
Declaration by the AU
Heads of State
And is central to the
delivery of climate related
objectives in the AMCOW
Triennial WorkPlan

5. WACDEP builds on
the lessons learnt in
IWRM Planning
carried out from
2004 - 2009

6. • WACDEP
contributes to the
implementation of
the GWP Strategy.
• Within the GWP
Global Climate
Change Operational
Strategy.

7. Overall objective of WACDEP
To support integration of water security and
climate resilience in development planning
and decision making processes

8. WHAT WILL WACDEP IN AFRICA DELIVER?
What will WACDEP deliver?

9. 4 WACDEP COMPONENTS
1. No/low Regret investments in Regional and National
development
With the following sub-componets:
• Contibute to Regional and
Transboundary Cooperation
Through supporting regional organisations to
integrate water security and climate
resilience
• National developement and
sector plans
Through supporting national organisations to
integrate water security and climate
resilience
• No/low regrets investments Support organisations to develop
investments which integrate water security
for climate resilience
• Project preparation and financing Support to strengthen preparing projects on
water security and climate resilience
2. Demostration local projects: focusing on innovative solutions and water-
food-energy nexus
3. Capacity Development and Knowledge Awareness: for
water security and climate resilience
4. Partnerships & sustainability

10. WATER CLIMATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME -AFRICA
Water security and climate resilience
integrated in Africa's growth and
development
Investments in
regional and National
Development
Transboundary
Cooperaton
National
Developmentand
SectorPlans
No/lowRegrets
Investments
ProjectPreparation
andFinancing
Innovative Green
Solutions
Demonstration
Projects
Knowledge and
Capacity
Development
Capacity
Developement
Knowledgeand
Awareness
Partnerships and
Sustainability
Governanceand
Fundrising
OUTCOMEOUTPUTSACTIVITIES
Enabling activitiesIntegration, investments in Climate
resilient growth and development

11. PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
AFRICA
What will WACDEP deliver?

12. Supporting Regional and Transboundary Cooperation
Strengthening climate resilience in transboundary water resources management
Status of Water Management and
Climate Change
in the Volta Basin Observatory for
Water Resources and Related
Ecosystems
Hydro-socio-economic model for
Observatory for the Sahara and
Sahel
Understanding the
Economics of Adaptation
to CC for LIMIS and
Country Studies
Rapid CC
Vulnerability
and Impact
Assessment
for CICOS

13. Supporting Regional and Transboundary Cooperation
Improving climate issues with regards to water resources
Status of Water Management and
Climate Change
in the Volta Basin Observatory for
Water Resources and Related
Ecosystems
Hydro-socio-economic model for
Observatory for the Sahara and
Sahel
Understanding the
Economics of
Adaptation to CC for
LIMIS and Country
Studies
Rapid CC
Vulnerability
and Impact
Assessment
for CICOS

14. Supporting Regional and Transboundary Cooperation
Strengthening Institutional Arrangements
Supporting in defining the Outlines
and Principles of the VBA Master
Plan
Supporting the SASS consultation
mechanism
Developing
Investment options for
WS&CR in SADC
Building
Institutional
capacity of
water
security and
climate
resilience
Supporting to
improving Kagera
Basin Cooperation
through the LVBC
Hydro-met
strategy and
optimal
network for
ECCAS

15. Supporting Regional and Transboundary Cooperation
Strengthening Institutional Arrangements
Supporting in defining the Outlines
and Principles of the VBA Master
Plan
Supporting the SASS consultation
mechanism
Developing
Investment Options
for SADC on WS&CR
Building
Institutional
capacity of
water
security and
climate
resilience
Support to improving
Kagera Basin
Cooperation through
the LVBC
Hydro-met
strategy and
optimal
network for
ECCAS

16. Supporting in strengthening
Water Security and Climate Resilience in National Development
Supporting the Burkina Faso National
Adaptation Planning Process
Support the development of the Tunisia
Water and Land degradation strategy
(to incl. WS&CR)
Burundi – Supporting the
NAPs process
Cameroon
integrating
WS&CR into
the NAP
IWRM Plan
and NBSP
Strengthen WS&CR in
the NDP in Ghana
Rwanda support the
implementation of the
Green Growth and CR
Strategy
Zimbabwe – Supporting
the NCCRS
Moz developing
capacities to
integrate WS&CR

17. Supporting in strengthening
Water Security and Climate Resilience in National Development
Supporting the Burkina Faso National
Adaptation Planning Process
Support the development of the Tunisia
Water and Land degradation strategy
(to incl. WS&CR)
Burundi – Supporting the
NAPs process
Cameroon
integrating
WS&CR into
the NAP
IWRM Plan
and NBSP
Strengthen WS&CR in
the NDP in Ghana
Rwanda support the
implementation of the
Green Growth and CR
Strategy
Zimbabwe – Supporting
the NCCRS
Moz developing
capacitates to
integrate WS&CR

18. WP 3: No/low regret investments in water security
and climate resilience
To prioritise no/low regret
investments that provide
returns under a range of
current and future
scenarios (socio-
economic and climatic)

19. Framework is key to
the identification and
prioritisation of
no/low regret
investments

20. Investments will be for:
• Infrastructure (both natural and engineered
approaches)
• Ensuring reliable and timely information to
support decision-making
• Building institutional capacity to manage
water security in Africa
WP 3: No/low regret investments in water security
and climate resilience

21. • Database on Project
Preparation Facilities (PPF)
for water management and
development
• 8 national workshops on
project preparation and
financing
• Pan-African Project
Preparation and Investment
Conference
Project Preparation and Financing

22. Innovative Green Solutions
Building adaptive capacity in local
water committees in Burkina Faso
Supporting groundwater governance to
the local level in Tunisia
Cameroon
integrating
WS&CR
local agro-
forestry
management
Local integrated flood
management in the
White Volta
Rwanda and Burundi –
joint water resources
management framework
in TWM at the local level
Mozambique –
rehabilitation of lagoons in
the Limpopo Basin and
water harvesting projects

23. Innovative Green Solutions
Building adaptive capacity in local
water committees in Burkina Faso
Supporting groundwater governance to
the local level in Tunisia
Cameroon
integrating
WS&CR
local agro-
forestry
management
Local integrated flood
management in the
White Volta
Rwanda and Burundi –
joint water resources
management framework
in TWM at the local level
Mozambique –
rehabilitation of lagoons in
the Limpopo Basin and
water harvesting projects

24. Institutions
capacitated
in
integrating
WS&CR in to
NDP and
sectoral
plans
 Economic case to high level policy
makers on the importance of WS & CR
 Climate assessment and climate
screening
 Prioritisation of investments (Economic
analysis of investments using cost
benefit analysis, cost effectiveness)
assessment Robust decision making in the
prioritisation of investments
 Financing and investment portfolios for
climate resilient development
 No/low regrets investments &
development planning processes
Enabling Actions: – Developing capacities for water security
and climate resilience

25. 25
Number of institutions with enhanced
capacity in climate resilience for water
security
Indicators Details
Number of institutions with
enhanced capacity in climate
resilience for water security
3-4 institutions per Country:
24 – 32 for 8 Countries
Number of (individuals) decision-
makers and other stakeholders
with enhanced capacity to
integrate WS & CC
considerations into development
plans and projects.
12 Planners
5 Decision Makers- 40
136 Participants in 8
countries
Targets Planners and decision makers within Government institutions of
Finance and other relevant sectors as Water Resources,
Agriculture, Environment, Energy, Health and Infrastructure.
Other stakeholders will be capacitated mainly under WP 4-5-6
Capacity Development at National Level

26. 26
Partners in WACDEP Capacity Development in Africa
Africa wide programme for African Ministers Council on
Water
Partners in delivering the capacity development
Technical team supporting the Africa teams NIRAS
Funding of the development and delivery of training
- Climate and Development Knowledge Network
Technical partners in delivering the Economics of
Adaptation to CC capacity development

27. • With support from
CDKN - knowledge
products aimed at
increasing the
knowledge on water
security and climate
resilience have
been developed.
Enabling Actions – Developing capacities for water security
and climate resilience

28. LESSONS LEARNT FROM
IMPLEMENTATION
What will WACDEP deliver?

29. KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS
At early stage ensure
knowledge products are
developed

30. Defining country and regional teams for implementation
At an early stage it is
important to build strong
implementation teams and
identify partners to work with

31. New waters
• Deepening the
understanding of
developing investment
options
• Project Preparation and
Financing
• Working with different
partners at local level in
the demonstration projects

32. Learning across regions in GWP – Strength of the network

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