UNDP/GEF Project ʽRegional Dialogue and Twinning to Improve Transboundary Water Resources Management in Africaʼ or 'Petersberg Africa' project has been approved
The project goal is to increase African leadersʼ and stakeholderʼs knowledge
and political will for balancing sustainable uses of water resources at the
transboundary and regional basin systems scales by institutionalizing
systems-thinking and adaptive management feedback mechanisms.
The project will contribute to achieving this goal through 3 mutually
instructive objectives in support of the continent wide GEF and other donor
funded transboundary water cooperation initiatives:
Objective 1. To facilitate implementation of partnerships, exchanges of
experience, and learning on policy, legal and institutional reform for
transboundary waters management through increased knowledge and capacity of
decision-makers, legislators and public opinion-makers
Objective 2. To enhance regional and national knowledge and capacity for the
management and planning of shared water resource systems through the
integration of groundwater dimensions, climate impacts and development of
science and policy linkages for river basin and lake system
management;
Objective 3. To strengthen investment planning processes in shared water
resources management and infrastructure by sharing lessons on transition
from donor support to self-sustaining regional water institutions and
providing a basis for assessing optimal investments in support of benefit
sharing discourse
GWP-Med in collaboration with MIO-ECSDE and the two Circles that we jointly
facilitate ie. COMPSUD (Parliamentarians) and COMJESD (media), participate
in the programme and particularly in Objective 1. Collaborations with
Objective 2 (groundwater) are also foreseen.
Main focus themes of activities are on groundwater management and climate
change, within the overall IWRM approach and considerations.
Focus area is the North African countries and their interaction with the
African as well as the Euro-Mediterranean context. Among other key partners,
collaboration is foreseen with GWP East Africa. The target groups are
Parliamentarians and Media while interaction with water stakeholders will be
facilitated.
Activities will be implemented from September 2007 to May 2010 and the total
foreseen budget is 120,000 USD, with 60,000 USD contributed by UNDP/GEF. It
is anticipated that, because of its nature, the project will attract
interest and further support.
Contact information |
Vangelis Constantianos, Executive Secretary, Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med): 12, Kyrristou str. 10556 Athens, Greece
(email: vangelis@gwpmed.org) Phone: +30210-3247490, -3247267 ; Fax: +30210-3317127 ; Cell: +306945-772016 |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
../PDF/GWPMedPetersbergAfricaMSP |
Source of information | Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med) |
Subject(s) | POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT |
Relation | http://www.semide.net/topics/swrm |
Geographical coverage | Africa |
News date | 03/10/2007 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |