On 12 August 2021, the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), African Development Bank (AfDB), Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), and Global Water Partnership (GWP) launched a partnership to convene an International High-Level Panel on Water Investment for Africa.

On 8 September 2021, the Executive Committee of AMCOW commended the effort of the convenors and formally adopted a Decision for the inauguration of the Panel.
The objective of the Panel is to develop a high-level action-forcing report and investment plan for the 2023 UN Conference and African Union Heads of States with a clear pathway recommendation for African countries on how to mobilize US$30 billion/year towards the water investment gap in Africa, which is estimated at US$45-US$54 billion/year.

This event will set the stage for the inauguration of the International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa in early 2022; and will communicate how the panel can accelerate the transformation required to scale up finance for water security in Africa as part of increased global finance for adaptation.

This event will build on outcomes of the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) High Level Dialogue, “An Adaptation Acceleration Imperative for COP26”, which was hosted by 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon; CEO of the GCA, Prof. Dr. Patrick Verkooijen; Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva; on 6 September 2021, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. During the event, H.E. President Jakaya Kikwete, Former President of Tanzania and Chair of Global Water Partnership Southern Africa and Africa Coordination, called on world leaders to place water at the centre of adaptation ambitions, specifically for Africa.

The event at COP26 will also showcase ambitious initiatives to accelerate climate-resilient water investments in Africa – such as the Continental Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP) whose goal is to leverage US$ 30 billion in climate-resilient water investments by 2030; as well as the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) that aims to mobilise $25 billion by 2025 and galvanise climate resilient actions through a triple win approach to address the impacts of Covid-19, climate change and the economy.

Moderator: Henk WJ Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Kingdom of The Netherlands

Speakers
H.E. President Jakaya Kikwete, Former President of Tanzania and Chair: GWPSA-Africa Coordination

H.E Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) represented by Dr. Towela Nyirenda-Jere, Head: Economic Integration Division at AUDA-NEPAD

Ms. Nchedi Moripe, Chief Director, Global Cooperation and Strategic Partnerships in the South African Department of Water and Sanitation

Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director: Green Climate Fund (GCF) represented by Dr. Ania Grobicki, Deputy Director for External Affairs: GCF

Dr. Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Executive Coordinator and Director: UNDP

Ms. Kelly Ann Naylor, Director, Water Sanitation Hygiene, UNICEF

Dario Soto-Abril, CEO: GWP

Osward Chanda, Ag Director, Water and Sanitation: AfDB

Alex Simalabwi, Executive Secretary: GWPSA-Africa and Head: Joint Secretariat for the Panel

Convenors
Africa Ministers’ Council on Water, UNDP, UNICEF, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), African Development Bank, Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), and Global Water Partnership (GWP)

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