CIWA supports riparian countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and their path towards sustainable and cooperative 🤝 management of #transboundary water 💧 bodies.
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Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
💧 Women and girls are disproportionately affected by water challenges – yet their needs and perspectives are still too often missing from water management.
Only 4% of women live in countries where water management fully considers the needs of women and girls.
#WaterAction
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
Climate change, urbanization & agriculture are straining the Cubango-Okavango. Under #WaterForward, @WorldBankGroup is helping 3 countries build a long-term financial platform to protect one of Africa's most biodiverse basins. Read more: thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc…
#WorldWaterWeek
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
New case study📘! Read how the Cubango-Okavango River Basin Fund is going to deliver water security in a long-term sustainable way for 🇦🇴 Angola, 🇧🇼 Botswana & 🇳🇦 Namibia.
👉 bit.ly/4c9g9hz
#WaterForward
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
New case study📘! Read how the Cubango-Okavango River Basin Fund is going to deliver water security in a long-term sustainable way for 🇦🇴 Angola, 🇧🇼 Botswana & 🇳🇦 Namibia.
👉 bit.ly/4c9g9hz
#WaterForward
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
Working on #TransboundaryWater cooperation, basin management, or ecosystem restoration? 💧🌎🌳🤝
Join us to explore how nature-based solutions & ecosystem financing can strengthen water security & resilience across shared river basins.
👉Register here: bit.ly/4zNMc0T
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
In Botswana 🇧🇼, one of the world's most drought-prone countries, 154,000+ people now have better access to water — with lasting infrastructure and institutional capacity to back it up.
Learn more:
bit.ly/45e4Kcj
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
The future of food depends on the future of water.
By managing water more sustainably, countries can grow more food, create jobs, strengthen resilience, and boost economic growth.
That's the vision behind #WaterForward.
Learn more - in the blog: blogs.worldbank.org/en/voice…
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
Working on #TransboundaryWater cooperation, basin management, or ecosystem restoration? 💧🌎🌳🤝
Join us to explore how nature-based solutions & ecosystem financing can strengthen water security & resilience across shared river basins.
👉Register here: bit.ly/4zNMc0T
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
Water touches every aspect of development: It drives economic growth, supports healthy ecosystems, and is essential & fundamental for life itself.
Watch these videos about our work in maintaining water resources, providing services, building resilience. bit.ly/4bkbtVR
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
Africa has the water. The African Water Forum in N'Djamena last week showed it also has the vision and the partners to put it to work. Chad's President @marechalmidi and WBG MD @bjerde_anna on the path forward.
bit.ly/3RgaDm5
@ciwaprogram @WorldBankAfrica
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
Water scarcity threatens both livelihoods and growth. In the Sahel, it could cut annual GDP by 6%.
To build resilience, we joined partners in #BurkinaFaso to launch the first @WorldBankGroup Academy in Africa and a new regional Water Center—advancing water security and jobs.
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
"Water is life, but clean water is health and hope."
In #Niger's conflict-affected Tillabéri region, clean water is just the beginning. Families are rebuilding their lives one harvest, one job, one school enrollment at a time. 🌱
Discover their story: bit.ly/4yvfssl
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
#DYK that 1/4 of the 🌍's urban population depends on groundwater for daily water? This underscores the vital role that boreholes play in community water security. Learn how YOU can help us gain a better understanding of boreholes + establish a benchmark: bit.ly/4wgR63z
Africa has the water 💧🌍
The African Water Forum in N'Djamena last week showed it also has the vision and the partners to put it to work.
Chad's President @marechalmidi and WBG MD @bjerde_anna on the path forward 👉🏾 bit.ly/3RgaDm5
@CIWAprogram @WorldBankAfrica
African states adopted the N'Djamena Declaration at the African Water Forum committing to water security as a foundation for jobs, food, and growth, with the private sector as a key partner.
From vision to action 👉🏾 bit.ly/4f4rnG0
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
#WaterForward |💧 Eau = ✅ Opportunités
➡️ 1,7 Md d'emplois dépendent de l'eau et ne peuvent prospérer sans elle.
@bjerde_anna & @marechalmidi montrent comment l'eau est un moteur d'emplois, de croissance et de résilience : jeuneafrique.com/1820388/soc…
#WaterForward
For People. For Food. For Planet.
Heads of State, ministers, leaders of regional institutions, development partners, the private sector gather today at the African Water Forum in 🇹🇩 to accelerate investments & regional cooperation for water security.
@TheGwsp
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
90% of Africa’s water flows through 63 transboundary basins, so cooperation is vital –but many regions remain data-poor
@ciwaprogram's #WaterDataRevolution bridges the gap with satellite tools, regional dashboards & capacity building.
bit.ly/4p9mkHO
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
Imagine a mangrove restoration project.
It starts in one country, but its benefits ripple outward, boosting food security, storm protection + climate mitigation for an entire region.
This is the goal of the Framework for Financial Incentives: wrld.bg/TXBp50Y0RPc
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa retweeted
Through vital cooperation, @CIWAprogram helps safeguard the ecological future of #Africa's transboundary rivers & lakes ensuring biodiversity & vital ecosystem services thrive.
Our Work 👉🏿 wrld.bg/2H7550YcBCH