1. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2 ND AFRICA WATER WEEK IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 2009 18 March 2009 WWF5 Istanbul

2. Host, Venue and Date South Africa will host the 7th ordinary session of AMCOW South Africa will officially take over chair of AMCOW at same event. It is proposed that the 2nd Africa Water Week be held at the same time so as not to duplicate travel arrangements and costs for AMCOW Ministers. Venue: Johannesburg Date: November 2009

3. Purpose of the 2 nd Africa Water Week From eThekwini, through Tunis, Sharm El Sheikh and Sirte Africa’s political leaders have identified the regional water and sanitation challenges and have made commitments to address them. Purpose and final theme to be discussed and finalised by the steering committee- in essence it will take Africa beyond WWF5 Istanbul Provide a platform for countries and regional bodies to report on and agree on specific actions in line with the commitments. Roadmap for further action

4. Proposed Themes Universal access to water supply and sanitation (meeting MDG’s and AU commitments) Managing global and continental changes. Financing Securing water for development Trans-boundary/shared water systems Water and food. Improved management and governance Skills, knowledge and capacity Africa assessment program

5. Program Management Steering committee: Host country, AMCOW secretariat, chairman of TAC, ANEW, ANBO, AfDB, UN- Water/Africa, AUC and REC such as SADC Local organizing committee including technical experts Media and communication

6. Draft Program AMCOW 7 th session Main conference AfricaSan special event as report back from AfricaSan 2008 Side events such as Expo, Youth and AfricaSan Awards. Technical tours and site visits

7. You are all invited to participate In the 2 nd Africa Water Week Johannesburg, 2009