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The Africa Working Group works with water supply and sanitation and water resources management issues in Africa
What is the Africa Working Group (AWG)?
The Africa Working Group (AWG) is one of the ‘regional components’ of the EU Water Initiative (EUWI) and is responsible for its activities in Africa. The purpose of this partnership is to make an effective joint (Africa-Europe) contribution to the achievement of water and sanitation related MDGs in Sub-Sahara Africa.
The AWG emerged from the EU-Africa Strategic Partnership on Water Affairs and Sanitation, signed in September 2002 during the World Summit on Sustainable Development by the Presidents of South Africa, Nigeria, the European Union and the European Commission.
The AWG has members coming from the Technical Advisory Committee of the African Ministerial Council on Water (AMCOW-TAC), the European Union Member States (EU MS), the European Commission (EC), civil society, financing institutions, knowledge institutions and the private sector. The diversity of its membership is considered to be one of the strengths of the AWG. Its membership is open to organisations active in the fields of policy dialogue and national policy framework development, accountability and transparency, and donor harmonisation.
The AWG is co-chaired by the AMCOW-TAC and an annually rotating EU member state, while a ‘troika’ consisting of the present chair, outgoing chair and incoming chair functions as the operational management body. The AMCOW-TAC acts as the strategic counterpart to the troika of the AWG. Day-to-day work of the AWG is enhanced through a support team hosted by UNDP and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), in Stockholm, Sweden.
• Support to implementation of declarations
• Aid effectiveness & efficiency in the WSS sector in Africa
• Strengthening partnerships and stakeholder involvement between EU Commission, EU Member States and African Partners
• Advocacy, knowledge sharing, dissemination and visibility
To enhance its effectiveness, the AWG has adopted the following working principles:
• Close cooperation with and strong involvement of AMCOW-TAC and the AU
• Alignment and cooperation with other international actors and Africa focused activities, like UN-Water, AfDB, WSP, G8, GF4A etc
• Improving communications with the members and stakeholders of the AWG
• Bilingual operations (FR, EN)
Highlighted Documents
- Report from the "EU-Africa Dialogue on Development Cooperation" at 6th World Water Forum
On 15 March 2012, at the 6th World Water Forum, the EUWI Africa Working Group and the AMCOW secretariat co-convened a side event entitled "EU-Africa Dialogue on Development Cooperation in Water for Growth". Please find below a summary report from the event, to download.
- EUWI AWG Newsletter March 2012 // Bulletin de l'IEE GTA mars 2012
Please click the link below to read our newsletter published in March2012. EUWI AWG Newsletter March ...
- AWG Newsletter January 2012 // Bulletin du GTA janvier 2012
Please click the link below to read our newsletter published in January 2012. AWG Newsletter January 2012 Veuillez cliquer le lien ci-dessous pour ...
Next Event
- 96daysWorld Water Week 2012
The 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden will take place on 26-31 August. For more info see http://www.worldwaterweek.org/ During the World Water Week, ...
Latest News
Green Energy and Waste Management Forum for South-East Europe - a very successful business mixture
Submitted by viaexpo on 16-May-2012 - 0 Comments | 1 files | 154 reads
Despite the difficulties in these sectors, the organizer reported 20% growth in the number of exhibitors. 'Impressive was the share of the foreign companies - over 60% of the participants. This fact confirms that the South-East Europen region is an attractive market for investors.' - says Maya Kristeva, CEO of Via Expo.
Visitors had the opportunity to see the latest products, provided by 412 direct exhibitors and represented companies from 33 countries in 4 halls.
Attachments
EuropeAid Interactive world map-ACP-EU Water Facility
Submitted by Giorgia Donin on 23-March-2012 - 0 Comments | 0 file | 898 reads
The ACP-EU Water Facility is one of the first results of the European Union Water Initiative (EUWI). The initiative, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, is an international policy partnership that has successfully helped to improve access to water across the world and to put water at the heart of development policies.
An interactive map on the ACP-EU Water Facility shows a sample of projects funded by the facility to provide access to safe drinking water and improve sanitation and hygiene practices.
OECD official approval of EUWI AWG guidance note
Submitted by Johanna Sjödin on 20-March-2012 - 0 Comments | 0 file | 572 reads
In 2011, the EUWI Africa Working Group published the document "OECD DAC Creditor Reporting System: Guidance for the use of Water Supply and Sanitation Purpose Codes".
