Presentation to the Netherlands Business ForumThe Hague, 16 February 2012

An Overview of Activities and Opportunities

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Presentation Outline

1. Niche & Strategy

2. Operational Areas & On-going Projects

3. AWF Portfolio

4. Opportunities for consultants

5. Activities for 2010-12

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• Smaller upstream projects of up to €5 million with the aim of catalyzing additional funding

• Innovative and catalytic projects

• Able to fast track the processing of projects (approval process)

• Funds targeted to a wide variety of African institutions: NGOs and CBOs, municipalities up to national and regional entities

AWF niche

The African Water Facility (AWF) is an Instrument for the successful implementation of the Africa Water Vision and Framework for Action for 2025

1- What is the AWF?

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The AWF Strategy

African Water Vision 2025

Equitable & Sustainable use and management of water resources

for poverty reduction and sustainable development

MDG 2015

GOVERNANCE

FINANCE INVESTMENTS<=>KNOWLEDGE

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AWF Intervention

NWRM

TWRM

Investments

Financial base

M&E

Information & knowledge

Organisational Activites

55%

8%

14%

7%

5%8%

4%

Investments projects and preparation as priority

Cross-cutting issues: Gender Environment Climate change

Organisational and Outreach

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2- Operational Areas

2.1- Water Governance

Integrated (National) Water Resources Management

Transboundary Water Resources Management

Policy and Reforms - Formulation of national water policies- Preparation of regulatory instruments

Planning and Implementation- Preparation of strategies, investment

programmes and IWRM master plans

Environmental Management and Protection- Environmental policy development - Coping with climate variability and change- Prevention of land degradation (Including

catchments areas)- Protecting vulnerable groundwater resources

Advocacy, Legislative Framework - Facilitate political will, action and dialogue- Preparation and implementation of shared

vision programmes- Harmonization of legislation- Regional framework conventions

Cooperation and Partnerships- Cooperation and coordination in river basins- Capacity building in RBOs.- Development of PPP and a framework for

private sector participation

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Niger BasinComplement the full implementation of the Niger Basin HYCOS Project, Water Charter

Northern SaharaAquifer System

Development of Shared Aquifer Management Capacity for Northern Sahara Aquifer System

Volta Basin Creation of the Volta River Basin Authority

Congo BasinPreparation of an all inclusive strategic action plan for the Congo Basin

Lake ChadSupport the LCBC in the creation and adoption of a Lake Chad Water Charter

Water Governance: Project Examples

IWRM Plans being developed and strengthened:

Burkina Faso, Senegal, Burundi, Namibia, Mauritania, Niger

TWRM projects include:

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2.2- Meeting Water Needs

• Ensuring direct access by the poor to water supply and sanitation services

• Supporting communities, civil society groups, and service oriented NGOs through pilots, demonstration projects

• Develop technologies adapted to communities’ needs.

• Support preparation of projects to leverage investments

What is AWF contribution?

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Meeting Water Needs: Examples of Projects

Country Project

Kenya and Rwanda

Provide water, sanitation facilities and hygiene education to schools through rainwater harvesting and EcoSan facilities. Demonstration for scaling-up.

UgandaWSS for the urban poor in Kagugube Parish: Kampala. Extend access to WSS to the urban poor using innovative and appropriate technologies

BotswanaPandamatenga

agricultural project

Improve water control and drainage systems and prepare investment projects for an area of 27,000 ha. Triggered agriculture investment project funded by ADB and GoB.

EgyptComprehensive Study and Project Preparation for the Rehabilitation of the Nubaria and Ismailia Canals. Investments of about €120 million are expected by GOE, ADB and others

Lake Victoria Basin

Commission

Development of WSS and environmental management services in 15 high priority secondary towns/centres. 15 project towns/centres are expected to meet MDG targets

LiberiaStudy for Monrovia water supply expansion and rehabilitation of three county capitals water supply and sanitation. Outcome is reliable and affordable WSS service for 1.75 million people

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2.3- Water Knowledge

• Country situation assessments in all Regional Member Countries - with other partners

• Assess the status of regional information / M&E systems in all AMCOW/NEPAD prioritized shared river basins and aquifer systems

• Existing information / M&E systems strengthened: data collection, reliability improvement, indicators standardisation

• New information / M&E systems established

• Support Regional Basin Organisations (and others) in establishing/ strengthening regional information / M&E system

• Coordinate regional M&E framework development 11

What is AWF contribution?

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Country Project

MultiCICOS (International Commission of Congo-Oubangui-Sangha basin) - Capacity Building / Information Generation / Monitoring

MultiIGAD (Inter Governmental Authority on Development)Information and Knowledge Generation and management – Capacity Building.

MultiNiger Basin Authority - Capacity Building / Information Generation / Monitoring

MultiOSS (Sahara and Sahel Observatory)Knowledge and water management using satellite imagery

Ethiopia Development of water information and knowledge management systems

Burkina Faso

Water and environmental capacity building in fragile states.

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Water Knowledge: Project Examples

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3- AWF Portfolio

TOTALTransboundary projects

Country projects

68 projects approved(€80 million)

50 countries and

8 regional institutions have benefited from AWF support…

AWF Water Supply and Sanitation ProjectsAWF Water Supply and Sanitation Projects

• All projects concern meeting basic needs for WSS in peri-urban and rural areas. Most projects involve introduction of innovative technologies and approaches; one project will contribute to improve utility performance

• Activities typically include

– provision or rehabilitation of WSS infrastructure– demonstration of technologies such as ecological sanitation (4 projects)– rainwater harvesting for multiple purposes (4)– solar and wind energy (1)– use of new approaches to service provision– capacity building of beneficiaries– service suppliers and support agencies– hygiene promotion and education– facilitating access to financing by beneficiaries– knowledge generation / dissemination and advocacy– preparation of plans/frameworks for scaling up

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Water for Agriculture

Need for improved agricultural and land management practices to strengthen both productivity and resilience to climate change AWF is providing such support :

Improving control and management of on-farm water resources (Botswana)Watershed protection (Kenya)Piloting more productive agriculture water technologies, such as rainwater harvesting for multiple purposes (Djibouti, Rwanda). Helping small-scale farmers adapt to climate change and ensure sustained agricultural-based livelihoods (Zambia, South Africa)

National Water Resources ManagementNational Water Resources Management

AWF IWRM projects and activities enable countries to:

Understand the impact of climate change and variability on WRM

Develop strategies to achieve water security, as well as action plans to mitigate and adapt to negative impacts

8 national IWRM projects are on-going or completed: Burkina Faso, Burundi, CAR, Gambia, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia, Senegal

Other on-going IWRM projects involve undertaking concrete actions to improve adaptation to climate change, such as ecosystem-based adaptation (Kenya), and the recharge of natural aquifers (Morocco)

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Transboundary Water ResourcesTransboundary Water ResourcesManagementManagement

Regional cooperation provides the greatest opportunity for analyzing

and understanding the problems and designing strategies for coping

with the impact of climate change and variability

Achieving water security to cope with impacts needs significant

investments in infrastructure

AWF TWRM and related project preparation interventions are

addressing these climate change and water security issues, with:

6 regional TWRM projects: Congo, Volta and Kayanga-Geba river

basins; Lake Chad; Bugesera area of Burundi/Rwanda; and

ECCAS region

4 regional program preparation projects: AUC pan-African, Lake

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Leveraging effectLeveraging effect

Resources leveraged from completed projects amounts to €360 million (5 times the AWF portfolio), which has been mobilized to finance water sector interventions:

Botswana: $60 million (€45 m)Central African Republic: €21 mEgypt (Nubaria & Ismailia canals): $60 million (€45 m)Mozambique’s NRWSS: Investment pledges in the amount of $128.4 million (€93.4 m)Republic of Congo: $90 million mobilized (€67 m)Volta Basin Authority: $1.5 million (€1.25 m)Sahara & Sahel Observatory: €1.1 m additional fundingLake Victoria Basin Commission: €82.1 millionCameroon: €16.3 millionMozambique: €12.7 millionLiberia: €30.3 million

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4- Opportunities for Consultants and Suppliers

Consultancy firms: • Supply of goods and services to Project Executing Agencies in

support of implementation of AWF funded projects• Mostly studies and project design

Individual consultants: • Consulting services to the AWF for directly managed activities• Project preparation – evaluation - supervision

Audit companies: • Consulting services to the AWF for directly managed activities

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How is AWF funding spent?

Consultancy Services

Goods

Works

- Preparation of studies and master-plans- Data collection and diagnostic analysis- Feasibility and detailed studies,…

- office equipment - Water data collection equipment- Light vehicles and motor cycles- Small boats and outboard motors,..

- Water harvesting structures - Water tanks- Micro-irrigation systems- Sanitary structures,…

Strategic Priorities

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2012-2016

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5- Summary of Approved Activities for 2010-2011

6 projects€ 12 million

7 projects€ 11 million

2 projects€ 2 million

5 projects€ 8 million

2012 Programme:

Project Country Status Amount in EuroDESIGN FOR RE-USE Ghana OnGo 445,374.54 REOPTIMIZATION STUDY OF AKOSOMBO &KP DAM Ghana OnGo 1,637,341.70 SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL WATER SECTOR REFORMAPPUI À LA MISE EN PLACE DU PLAN GIRE

Gambia APVD 1,778,441.37 Mali OnGo 1,715,765.19

STRRENGTHENING WATER SECTOR M&E IN MALAW Malawi APVD 1,693,854.19 GICRESAIT Multinational OnGo 1,098,232.81 SONGWE RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Multinational APVD 498,631.68 SONGWE RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Multinational APVD 2,675,332.69 MDGS MONITORING AND EVALUATION FOR WATER Multinational APVD 1,709,952.06

        13,252,926.23

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