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Water Climate and Development Programme www.gwp.orgMay 20151/19
High Level Panel on Water and
Climate Change in the context
of the SDGs-COP 21, Paris
Rudolph Cleveringa
GWP Executive Secretary
2 December 2015
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Water Climate and Development Programme www.gwp.orgMay 20152/19
Opportunities to scale up
investments for water security and
climate resilience in Africa
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Water Climate and Development Programme www.gwp.orgMay 20153/19
North West Sahara Aquifer (SASS) – Consultative
Mechanism
Volta Basin (Volta Basin Authority)
Lake Chad Basin (Lake Chad Commission)
Limpopo Basin – Limpopo Watercourse
Commission (LIMCOM)
Kagera Basin (Lake Victoria Basin Commission
and NELSAP)
Supporting Regional Development and Transboundary
Cooperation

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Water Climate and Development Programme www.gwp.orgMay 20154/19
Burkina Faso –integrating
water issues into the NAP
Zimbabwe - support to the National
Climate Change Response Strategy
and Climate Policy
Mozambique – supporting DNA in
the implementation of the
National Climate Change Strategy
Cameroon – supporting to National
adaptation plan and IWRM strategy
Tunisia – integration of
climate resilience into the
Water and Land Conservation
Strategy
Rwanda – support in
the implementation of
Green Growth strategy
Support to National proceses

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Water Climate and Development Programme www.gwp.orgMay 20155/19
Burkina Faso –enhancing
crop productivity in
drought-prone areas
through improved
irrigation systems
Zimbabwe - reducing vulnerabilities
of communal farmers in Mtshabezi
Sub-catchment
Mozambique – developing
guidelines for rain-water harvesting
techniques in Gaza province
Cameroon – solar powered pumps for
community water supply, MUS and
deflouridisation
Ghana – supporting the
GIDA. Development of
water efficient irrigation
schemes
Enhancing climate
resilience of communities
and ecosystems in
Bugesera: Lake Cyohoha
Transboundary Catchment
(Burundi/Rwanda)
Building community resilience
Tunisia- Climate information
packaging for farmers working
with National Institute of
Meteorology as data provider
and the Ministry of Agriculture as
data user

6.
Water Climate and Development Programme www.gwp.orgMay 20156/19
Green Climate Funds
provide an opportunity for
building water security.
Insurance mechanisms -
increase resilience
New financing
opportunities
More focus from donors
on up scaling project
preparation work e.g.
Africa
Project Preparation
Facilities
Sharma el Sheikh, Ngor,
Political will
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Increased focus on
investment planning
Opportunities to scale up investments in Africa
PIDA, Regional,
Transboundary and
National Investment
Planning

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Water Climate and Development Programme www.gwp.orgMay 20157/19
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AMCOW and
GWP
addressing the
challenges
Exploring insurance
mechanisms
Integrating water
security and climate
resilience into
development planning
Leveraging
investments – better
project preparation
Supporting investment
planning processes
Responding to the challenges – WACDEP

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Water Climate and Development Programme www.gwp.orgMay 20158/19
Contributing to early concept development
Adjust the
concept note –
eligibility
Institutional capacity
development
Multi-sector
engagement –project
definition
Investment
climate analysis
Screening projects
for water
security and climate
resilience
Financing Review
Consultation –
strengthening
inclusiveness and
environmental
issues
Early project structuring
analysis
Identifying funding
opportunities
Draft Concept
Development with
key partners
Final
Concept
Note
Addressing constraints Project Definition Financing

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Water Climate and Development Programme www.gwp.orgMay 20159/19
Results in leveraging investments in Africa – 2014/15
8Projects
20Institutions
€13mil
Funds leveraged
• 8 projects funded for
project preparation
• 7 projects in pipeline
Institutional capacity
development aimed
at improving systems
and procedures
Funds leveraged for
project preparation
and implementation
Projects focused
on enhancing
climate resilience
and water
security

10.
Water Climate and Development Programme www.gwp.orgMay 201510/19
What we have learnt in order to scale up
Increase focus on
insurance schemes in
enhancing resilience
Multi-sector investment
planning and project
development
Funding opportunities
and focus on climate
resilience
Institutional capacities
for development
planning

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Water Climate and Development Programme www.gwp.orgMay 201511/19
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Political commitment
to establish think-tanks
to support better
project development
African driven
initiatives to
enhance capacity
and share
knowledge
Promote multi-sector
planning and project
preparation
Track and understand
funding opportunities
e.g. Green Climate
Fund
Explore innovative
financing mechanisms
e.g. insurance
Way forward towards up scaling