Overview of Bank Water Sector Activities 5 December 2018

Strengthen the data and information base Main Challenges Build strategic infrastructure to ensure basic water security for social; economic and environmental use Management of trans-boundary water resources for regional benefit Provide safe and adequate water and sanitation services Building institutions and human capacity Mobilising finance for institution and infrastructure development Strengthen the data and information base 5 December 2018

Key Challenges - Bank Response Policy and Strategic Frameworks: IWRM Policy; African Water Vision and Framework For Action; Water Partnership Programs. Regional Water Initiatives: NEPAD RWSSI AWF Enhanced coordination and partnership African Water Facility focuses on developing or strengthening the enabling environment (policy, institutional reform, capacity building, stakeholder participation; gender and environmental components NEPAD focuses on supporting trans-boundary water development and management RWSSI will extend coverage for WSS in rural Africa through new infrastructure or rehabilitation of existing infrastructure 5 December 2018

Framework For Bank Water Sector Activities Bank Vision Strategic Sectors Agric and Rural Develop; Health & Education; Regional Integration; Environment & Gender African Water Vision Overarching strategic framework Water Governance; Water wisdom; meeting basic needs; finance NEPAD promotion of regional integration Bank Group Strategic Plan 2003 -2007 Strategic focus on WSS, agricultural water use and hydro-energy AMCOW Political and Strategic Leadership NEPAD Infrastructure Programme IWRM Policy Overarching Principles and Policy Framework Economic; Social and Environmental Use Water Partnership Programme Bank capacity building operation support Other multilateral, bilateral, govern AWF: Financing Facilitation and small scale Investment RWSSI Coverage of 80% of rural pop by 2015 NEPAD Water & Sanitation Programme Multi national programmes focusing on water security Bank Water Sector Operation Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management in Africa 5 December 2018

IWRM POLICY Adopted in 2000 Integrated Approach : Optimized Management for Economic, Social and Environmental use Strategies Institutional Strategies Economic and Financial Environmental Social 5 December 2018

MDWPP : IWRM Policy Opertionalisation Strengthening Bank capacity and internal process strengthening the linkages and relationships between the Bank and other stakeholders enhancing the Bank’s operations capacity through the development of project cycle management tools, sectoral guidelines and procedures; strengthening competence and awareness, policy and strategic frameworks for orienting investment programme in the sector; strengthening the capacity of Bank’s staff through acquiring and managing new skills, knowledge and information; 5 December 2018

NEPAD Water and Sanitation Programme Bank Responsible for advising NEPAD on Infrastructure Promoting regional integration for economic development Enabling environment for cooperation Development of regional infrastructure Major Role in : Mobilizing political will and actions Facilitating the mobilization of resources. Facilitating knowledge sharing.  Developing sector governance 5 December 2018

NEPAD Programme : Approach Preparation of a Short-Term Action Plan (STAP - 5 to 7 years) Enabling Environment for Regional Co- operation; Support for National IWRM Policies; Meeting Urgent Water Needs; Improving Water Wisdom, and Strengthening the Financial Preparation of a Medium and Long-term Action Strategic Framework (Looking 30 years ahead) Water Resources Development Expansion of Water and Sanitation services Enhanced Financing for Water Development. 5 December 2018

NEPAD - Transboundary Water Resources Major River Basins Niger and Senegal in West Africa; Congo, and Lake Chad in Central Africa; /Okavango &Zambezi in Southern Africa; Nile in East Africa Shared aquifers and desertification in North Africa. National and regional water security 5 December 2018

Rural Water & Sanitation Initiatives - RWSSI RWSSI is a framework for the international community to combine efforts with Africa to provide improved WSS for and additional 276 million African rural dwellers Primary objective is to increase African rural population access to WSS from 47% to 80% by 2015. Countries expected to own and be accountable 5 December 2018

RWSSI : Implementation Modalities Short term plan - 2004-07 raise coverage to 50% Medium Term Plan - 2008-10 raise coverage to 66% Long term Plan - 2011-15 raise coverage to 80% 5 December 2018

African Water Facility - AWF Background The recommendation to establish the AWF was made at the Accra Stakeholders Conference organized by the African Water Task Force in April 2002. Goals The main goal of the AWF is to contribute to poverty reduction through improved access to water and sanitation within the context of the AWV and the MDGs and based on the principles of IWRM. Targets The Facility targets to contribute to the MDG achievement in Africa 5 December 2018

AWF : Medium Term Action Plan (2005-2009) Support for facilitation of enabling environment integrated water resources management planning; policy and institutional reform; capacity building; Information and Knowledge; environmental management; monitoring and evaluation. Investment in capital projects and programmes program and project preparation innovative pilot projects to develop local water technology small scale projects reinforcing efforts of communities, NGOs, water user associations and other actors Leveraging of main stream investment 5 December 2018

Bank Water Sector Operations Investment of about USD 5.7 billion over the past 37 years Multi Purpose Water projects Agricultural water use Water Supply and Sanitation Support for national strategies and river basin master plans Support transboundary water resources management 5 December 2018

Data and Information Need Critical factor and huge challenge Knowledge of resources occurrence and distribution Knowledge of socio-ecological relationships and factors as an input for sustainable development Data and information for IWRM planning and implementation Continuous monitoring and impact assessment 5 December 2018

Water Development is key to Economic and Social Progress in Africa! THANK YOU ! 5 December 2018