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OECD official approval of EUWI AWG guidance note

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".

15 march 2012- EU-AFRICA DIALOGUE at the WORLD WATER FORUM 6

 

EU-Africa dialogue on development cooperation regarding water for growth

Side event at 6th World Water Forum, Marseille, France

Conveners: AWG and AMCOWRoom: Europa 7 (PEU7)Info is also available on the World Water Forum website.

 

New ACP-EU Water Facility call for proposals // Facilité ACP-UE pour l’Eau – nouvel appel à propositions

A new call for proposals of the ACP-EU Water Facility has been published, with a focus on sanitation in poor peri-urban and urban areas in ACP countries.

AWG Briefing Note on Aid Effectiveness published online

High-level political declarations have called for accelerated progress to meet the water and sanitation targets. However, such global commitments need to translate into concrete results at the country level. Recent assessments show that enormous challenges still exist for recipient countries to access and make effective use of aid.

Note de synthèse GTA sur l'efficacité de l'aide publiée en ligne

Les déclarations politiques de haut niveau réclament l’accélération du progrès vers les cibles en matière d’eau et d’assainissement. Or, les engagements mondiaux doivent se traduire par des résultats concrets au niveau national. Des évaluations récentes ont montré que les pays bénéficiaires ont toujours de grandes difficultés pour accéder à l’aide et pour l’utiliser de façon efficace.

Recent AWG publications available online

Publications on EU aid to water and sanitation and the effectiveness of this aid, produced by the Africa Working Group during 2010 and 2011, can now be found under documents on the EUWI AWG website.

The publications are the following:

Improving Aid Effectiveness for Water and Sanitation in Africa - policy brief

African Union Research Grant CALL 2011 is OPEN

Version francaise plus bas

The African Union Research Grant open call for proposals  is now OPEN  UNTIL 30Th APRIL 2011 17.00pm (+3GMT)  (Reference: HRST/ST/1/1270.12.10)

The EUWI MULTISTAKEHOLDER FORUM

WORLD WATER WEEK - Stockholm - August 09The annual EUWI MSF takes place in Stockholm on the 20th August, during the World Water Week. At the MSF the results of the EUWI is presented and participants are invited to discuss its strategic choices.

Group contact

Co-chairs: Dick van Ginhoven (Netherlands, European co-chair), Trevor Balzer (South- Africa, African co- chair)

Support team: Joakim Harlin (UNDP), Birgitta Liss-Lymer, Per Bertilsson, Johanna Sjödin (SIWI).

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