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
Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten EDADirektion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit DEZA
Water Initiatives– Manfred Kaufmann- 23.6.2014
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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.
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Hydro-diplomacy
Hydro-diplomacy: Water and Land Rescource Centers
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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
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Agricultural Water Productivity Objective
Mainstreaming 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
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iMoMo - Innovative Technologies for Monitoring, Modeling and Managing Water Generate, manage and exchange key data and
knowledge for sustainable and effective water outcomes
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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