1. Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten EDA Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit DEZA
Water Initiatives– Manfred Kaufmann
Highlights from African projects of the Global Programme Water Initiatives
Département fédéral des affaires étrangères DFAE Direction du développement et de la coopération DDC
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Dipartimento federale degli affari esteri DFAE Direzione dello sviluppo e della cooperazione DSC
Departamento Federal de Asuntos Exteriores DFAE Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación COSUDE

2. Water in Africa: a few facts
Africa entails 9 percent of the world’s water resources and 11 percent of the world’s population
Only 5 percent of the region’s cultivated land is irrigated, the rest is rain-fed and highly susceptible to climate variability.
Only 58 percent of people have access to safe drinking water and less than 50 percent have access to improved sanitation.
Limited water storage and management capacity, a rapidly expanding population, and increasing climate variability
Trans-boundary nature of the continent’s waters, given that 76 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa falls within 53 international river basin catchments crossed by multiple borders.

3. Hydro-diplomacy

4. Hydro-diplomacy: Water and Land Rescource Centers

5. Hydro-diplomacy: BRIDGE Africa
Objective: Securing sustainable management of water resources for poverty reduction, nature conservation, economic growth and international cooperation through effective water governance.
Approach demonstration – learning – dialogue – leadership – support
Selected River and Lake Basins Lake Chad: Water Charter and information platform Mano River: Shared Vision and Action Plan Pungwe River: support establishment of River Basin Org. Dauwa River: needs assessment and training Lake Malawi: transb. dialogue and information exchange

6. Agricultural Water Productivity
Objective Mainstreaming AWM practices with increased water efficiency and productivity at the African and global level
Approach - work on policy level through CAADP - develop bankable investment projects - training on FAO tools (rainfed + irrig.) - water harvesting demonstr. projects - water audits - outreach and dissemination
Selected counries Burkina Faso, Morocco, Uganda

7. iMoMo - Innovative Technologies for Monitoring, Modeling and Managing Water
Generate, manage and exchange key data and knowledge for sustainable and effective water outcomes

8. iMoMo
Forecasts on water availability, including flow and reservoir levels
Advice on agricultural calendar and water demand estimates
Weather and agro-meteorological information, including early warning
Agro-economic market information
Free-of-charge peer to peer communication
timely, place-specific and quality managed

9. Contact
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