The African Water Facility approved on 16 December 2022, a grant of €4.9 million for PHEPA–8P – Promotion of Hygiene, Drinking Water, Sanitation and Strengthening of the Resilience of the Population to Covid-19 and Climate Change in Rural Areas In Eight (8) Provinces 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.
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 (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.
La Banque africaine de développement a annoncé la nomination de Mtchera Johannes Chirwa au poste de nouveau coordonnateur de la Facilité africaine de l'eau, une initiative de préparation de projets et d'assistance technique hébergée au sein du Département du développement de l'eau et de l'assainissement de la Banque africaine de développement.
(en anglais seulement) Maputo, – 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.
N(en anglais seulement) 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 sanitati
(en anglais seulement), Tunisia - Tunis, Tunisia - The African Water Facility (AWF), an initiative of the African Ministers' Council on water, has attracted €1.2 billion of follow-on investments for water management projects pledged by donors. “This is a major achievement for AWF's 10th anniversary,” said Akissa Bahri, the Coordinator of the AWF. The announcement was made during the 14th Governing Council Meeting, held from November 28-29, 2014 in Tunis, Tunisia.
Stockholm, Suède - La Facilité africaine de l'eau (FAE) annonce un nouveau partenariat avec le Fonds nordique de développement (NDF), conclu aujourd’hui 2 septembre, à l’occasion de la Semaine mondiale de l'eau, célébrée à Stockholm. Le NDF se joint ainsi à la communauté des bailleurs de fonds de la FAE, avec un financement de 6 millions d’euros. Le NDF fournira également un appui technique, afin d’appuyer la gestion des projets hydriques destinés à renforcer la résilience au changement climatique sur l’ensemble du continent africain.
(en anglais seulement) Mogadishu, Somalia, The AWF announced on Wednesday, November 19 that it has offered a €3-million grant to the Republic of Somalia to support a project designed to build resilience to climate change and reduce water stress in Somaliland. The project is expected to improve the management of water resources and attract investments to build water infrastructure and improve water services. Around 3.5 million rural and urban people stand to benefit from the project, as well as 2 million nomadic pastoralists.