The World Water Day: The Africa Water Facility promotes approaches to sustainably manage groundwater resources
As we celebrate the World Water Day on 22nd March 2022, we need to recognize that groundwater plays a key role in sustaining water supplies and livelihoods in Africa. Availability of Groundwater is widespread, generally of good quality and has fundamental ability to cushion incidents of prolonged drought and increasing climate variability.
World Water Day 2023: Accelerating Change in Africa’s Water Sector through Multisectoral Partnerships and Investments
Every year on 22nd March, the world celebrates World Water Day, and we examine the realities and complexities surrounding water access. We also promote activities in the use and management of water and make necessary adjustment to deliver universal access to water and sanitation for people and our planet.
African Water Facility supports the development of Komadugu-Yobe Basin in Nigeria
Damaturu, Nigeria –The African Water Facility announced on October 10, 2014, that it has offered the Hadejia-Jama'are-Komadugu-Yobe Basin Trust Fund a €2 million grant for the preparation of a strategic action plan to develop water resources in the Komadugu-Yobe basin in Northern Nigeria.
African Water Facility kicks off support to social businesses to provide improved sanitation services to Nairobi’s urban poor
Nairobi, Kenya – The African Water Facility (AWF), through the African Development Bank (AfDB), signed on September 17, 2014, a € 731,400 grant agreement in favour of the Athi Water Services Board to support a social business project that will provide affordable, hygienic and sustainable sanitation facilities to the urb
Supporting multi-purpose water storage to build climate resilience in Mozambique
Maputo, Mozambique, – The AWF announced on December 15 that is has offered a €3.4 million grant to the Government of Mozambique to conduct a feasibility study for the development of a climate adaptation project in the lower Limpopo region. This project will include building infrastructure to protect the Limpopo basin from floods and droughts and will increase food security by boosting agricultural production. Furthermore, the infrastructure to be built could lead to hydro-electric power production for the region.
The African Development Bank names Mtchera Johannes Chirwa as new Coordinator to lead African Water Facility
The African Development Bank has announced the appointment of Mtchera Johannes Chirwa as the new Coordinator of the African Water Facility, a project preparation and technical assistance facility hosted at the African Development Bank’s Water Development and Sanitation Department.
The African Water Facility Approves a Grant to Promote Citywide Inclusive Sanitation in Togo
The African Water Facility (AWF) has approved a grant of 1.25 million Euros to support the implementation of a project to promote citywide inclusive sanitation in nine urban centres in Togo.
The African Water Facility Approves a Grant for Climate Resilience and COVID-19 Recovery in Mali
The African Water Facility has approved a grant of EUR1,650,798 to implement an urban project to strengthen climate resilience and improve COVID-19 recovery in Mali.
Under the Facility’s joint program with the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) and Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this project will mitigate the effects of climate change through sustainable and greener investments in water, sanitation and hygiene including integrated water resource management, and provide preventive measures against COVID-19 in 7 municipalities in Bamako, Mali.
The African Water Facility Approves a Grant to Improve Access to Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services and Build Climate Resilience in Burkina Faso
The African Water Facility (AWF) on October 3, 2022, approved a grant of EUR 1,549,710 to improve access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services (WASH), build climate change resilience, and strengthen Covid-19 recovery efforts in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
In 2022, the Facility has approved four projects till date – Lake Chad Basin, Togo, Mali and now Burkina Faso – to improve water and basic sanitation services in countries, and mitigate the effects of climate change.