Une étape de plus vers la mise en œuvre du programme « Energie et Eau pour la Vie » vient d’être franchie au Bénin. Grâce à l’assistance technique fournie par la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) depuis août 2016, le programme dispose désormais de données concrètes en termes de...
Building a resilient and sustainable agriculture in Africa is the subject of one of the High Level Panel discussions of the 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) which entered its second day on Tuesday, 6 December 2016 in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. Chris Barrett, an agriculture professor...
The African Water Facility (AWF) is hosting its 16th Governing Council meeting on Monday and Tuesday, December 5 and 6, 2016 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
The AWF Governing Council members comprise representatives from African Ministers’ Council on Water Technical Advisory...
A four-day meeting, to address the challenges facing rural water supply and to share perspectives on best practices, started on 29 November 2016 in Abidjan, with full support from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The forum brought together more than 500 participants, comprising government...
25-Nov-2016
RWSSI Newsletter - October 2016
Warm greetings from Abidjan, host city of the 7th edition of the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) Forum. RWSSI is proud to be associated with the preparation and organization of this global event. Details of RWSSI activities at the RWSN Forum are contained in our newsletter below. As you may...
La Banque africaine de développement vient d’approuver un prêt BAD d’un montant de 65 millions d’Euros (42,64 milliards de F CFA) à la République du Sénégal pour financer le « projet de renforcement de l’alimentation en eau pour multi usages sur l’axe Louga – Thiès – Dakar, à partir de la station...
An historic first for the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Agreement on Climate Change (COP), a Water Action Day was the highlight of the third day of COP22 in Marrakech, with November 9, 2016 dedicated to water. Several events were held throughout this Water Action...
The main objective of the program is to improve the access, quality, availability and sustainability of water supply and wastewater management services in multiple towns in Kenya,with a view to catalyzing commercial activities, driving economic growth, employment creation, improving quality of life...
18-Nov-2016
AfDB Board approves US $135 million for Zambia’s Small Towns Water and Sanitation Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Friday, November 18, 2016 approved a US $135-million loan to finance a water and sanitation program targeting small towns in Zambia.
The Integrated Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Program aims to increase access to...