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Highlights from African projects of the Global Programme Water Initiatives

Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten EDA Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit DEZA. Water Initiatives– Manfred Kaufmann- 23.6.2014. Highlights from African projects of the Global Programme Water Initiatives.

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Highlights from African projects of the Global Programme Water Initiatives

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  1. Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten EDADirektion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit DEZA Water Initiatives– Manfred Kaufmann- 23.6.2014 Highlights from African projects of the Global Programme Water Initiatives Département fédéral des affaires étrangères DFAEDirection du développement et de la coopération DDC Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFASwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC Dipartimento federale degli affari esteri DFAEDirezione dello sviluppo e della cooperazione DSC Departamento Federal de Asuntos Exteriores DFAEAgencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación COSUDE

  2. Water in Africa: a few facts • Africa entails 9 percent of the world’s water resources and 11 percent of the world’s population • Only 5 percent of the region’s cultivated land is irrigated, the rest is rain-fed and highly susceptible to climate variability. • Only 58 percent of people have access to safe drinking water and less than 50 percent have access to improved sanitation. • Limited water storage and management capacity, a rapidly expanding population, and increasing climate variability • Trans-boundary nature of the continent’s waters, given that 76 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa falls within 53 international river basin catchments crossed by multiple borders.

  3. Hydro-diplomacy

  4. Hydro-diplomacy: Water and Land Rescource Centers

  5. Hydro-diplomacy: BRIDGE Africa • Objective: Securing sustainable management of water resources for poverty reduction, nature conservation, economic growth and international cooperation through effective water governance. • Approachdemonstration – learning – dialogue – leadership – support • Selected River and Lake BasinsLake Chad: Water Charter and information platformMano River: Shared Vision and Action PlanPungwe River: support establishment of River Basin Org.Dauwa River: needs assessment and trainingLake Malawi: transb. dialogue and information exchange

  6. Agricultural Water Productivity • ObjectiveMainstreaming AWM practices with increased water efficiency and productivity at the African and global level • Approach- work on policy level through CAADP- develop bankable investment projects- training on FAO tools (rainfed + irrig.)- water harvesting demonstr. projects- water audits- outreach and dissemination • Selected counriesBurkina Faso, Morocco, Uganda

  7. iMoMo - Innovative Technologies for Monitoring, Modeling and Managing Water • Generate, manage and exchange key data and knowledge for sustainable and effective water outcomes

  8. iMoMo • Forecasts on water availability, including flow and reservoir levels • Advice on agricultural calendar and water demand estimates • Weather and agro-meteorological information, including early warning • Agro-economic market information • Free-of-charge peer to peer communication • timely, place-specific and quality managed

  9. Contact For more information on any of the projects please contact: manfred.kaufmann@eda.admin.ch

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