NEWS

First African Water Week celebrated

Tue 1st April 2008

The first African Water Week was held in Tunis from March 26-28, 2008, and hosted by the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) and the African Development Bank (AfDB). This week was held on the theme “Accelerating Water Security for Socio-Economic Development of Africa”. The main objective of the First African Water Week was to create a forum for African water sector professionals, stakeholders and partners to discuss opportunities and challenges of achieving water security for Africa's socio-economic development; and to formulate concrete policies, strategies and actions to accelerate water resources development and provision of services taking into consideration challenges and impact. The theme for the African water week was in line with the February 27, 2004, Sirte Declaration by African heads of state and government which identified the achievement of water security as a priority deserving significant investments in infrastructure such as storage dams, water harvesting, irrigation and hydropower structures.