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SOUTH AFRICA: LAUNCH OF THE STRATEGIC NETWORK TO CLOSE THE WATER GAP BY 2030

The Minister of Water Affairs, Honourable Edna Molewa, launched an innovative partnership between the South African government and private sector at COP 17 during a session of the World Economic Forum on water as a key focus area of adapting to climate change in the country. The aim is to enhance the coordination of efforts to close the water volume gap in the country by 2030. The Strategic Water Partners Network (SWPN) – South Africa, which held its inaugural meeting on 15 November 2011, is a joint effort by the public and private sector, with the assistance of international partners including the Water Resource Group, World Economic Forum, International Finance Corporation and the World Bank Group to shape and test concepts as well as governance processes which can close future water volume gaps.

The SWPN currently comprises of pioneer partners including the Department of Water Affairs, Water Resources Group, World Economic Forum, Anglo American, Coca-Cola, Eskom, Nestle, South African Breweries (SAB) and Sasol. The South African network is organised into three working groups responsible for Water Use Efficiency / Leakage Reduction, Supply Chain / Agriculture and Effluent Partnerships with secretariat support from the NEPAD Business Foundation. Within these groups, the SWPN is identifying projects, best practices and recommending strategies to overcome challenges to replicate projects and improve the widespread adoption of water solutions. There is also active participation from the DBSA, National Planning Commission and the Water Research Commission.

A private session at COP 17 in Durban on Monday 5 December, the SWPN South Africa, along with various stakeholders, will explore practical examples of public-private strategies that have been implemented in India, Mexico, and Jordan to transform their water sectors. These strategies, which the SWPN will review, aim to use water resources more efficiently, adapt to the impacts of climate change and meet the needs to sustain economic growth and social development.

NEPAD - New Partnership For Africa's Development

Africa, home to seven of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world, is set to double its gross domestic product in the next 10 years. However for the continent to achieve this, the public and private sectors will have to work according to NEPAD.

The ABN Digital team attended the 10th anniversary of the New Partnership for Africa's development in Midrand and filed this report.

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2011 Nepad Ambassadors and Business executives Gala dinner calls for private public partnerships for Africa's development

The 10 year anniversary of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) this year offers a platform for deeper reflection says Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency) Chief Executive Officer (CEO). “It is the occasion for stock-taking of our wok in the past and a look into the future while working on the present.” Mayaki was speaking at the 2011 NEPAD Ambassadors and Business Executives Gala Dinner held on October 19, 2011 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand.

The interactive working dinner event was attended by African ambassadors, leading African business executives, civil society personalities as well as Nordic and G20 ambassadors. This year’s theme was ‘the role of effective partnerships in the public and private sectors towards achieving sustainable economic development in the face of changing leadership dynamics in Africa.’

NEPAD Celebrates Tenth Anniversary in Equatorial Guinea

Malabo, June 29, 2011 - The tenth anniversary of the New Partnership for Africa's Development ( NEPAD) was celebrated during the 25th Summit of the Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC), on Wednesday, June 29, on the sidelines of the 17th African Union (AU) Summit.

African Peer Review Mechanism Report Released

Outcomes of the presentation of South Africa’s Second Report on the Implementation of South Africa’s APRM Programme of Action at the 14th Summit of the Committee of participating Heads of State and Government of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APR Forum) held on 29 January 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The 14th Summit of the Committee of participating Heads of State and Government of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APR Forum) held its meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 29 January 2011. The Forum was preceded by a pre-summit meeting of the Committee of Focal Points on 28 January 2011.

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