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Title A Partnership for Water and Sanitation in African Cities Day / Time Thursday, June 22nd / 16:30 - 18:30 Room MR02 Event Description UNHABITAT's Water for African Cities programme is the first comprehensive effort to improve water management in African cities. Over the past 6 years, the programme has been working in major African cities to develop capacity to improve management of urban water and sanitation. Following a successful first phase of the program, a forward-looking appraisal called for a reorganised and expanded second phase to build on alliances for effective delivery of the programme components. Working through collaborative teams of implementation partners, strategic partners, financial institutions and development banks, the programme employs a flexible framework for regional cooperation and inter-agency collaboration. Over the years, these partnerships have given rise to many successful practices, which deserve public attention so they may be refined and replicated in other cities around the world. This event is will hear selected partners of the Water for African Cities Programme highlight the lessons learned through these collaborations and demonstrate their effectiveness in mobilising efforts to provide adequate water and sanitation in African cities. Session Language English French Speakers (information as provided by host organization) Joke Muylwijk, Executive Director, Gender Water Alliance Fadel Ndaw, Coordinator Long Term Water Project, Senegalese Ministry of Water Affairs Doris Marealle, Executive Secretary, Tanzania Women Land Access Trust   Contact Need more information about this event? Please fill the contact form Related Documents (in English and / or French) Host Organization UN-HABITAT - Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure Branch (WSIB) Host Organization Description The highest priority for UN-HABITAT's Water and Sanitation Programme is improving access to safe water and helping provide adequate sanitation to millions of low income urban dwellers and measuring that impact. In 2000, more than 830 million people in Asia Pacific region did not have access to safe drinking water. More than 2 billion lacked sanitation facilities. This problem is even worse in sub-Saharan Africa where in 2000, over 300 million people in Africa did not have access to safe water and over 500 million were without adequate sanitation. Additionally, low-income urban dwellers have to pay high prices for water sometimes up to 50 times the price paid by higher income groups. This problem has been worsened by a high rate of urbanization. Africa has been experiencing the world's most rapid rate of urbanization at nearly 5 per cent per annum. Website (Organizer and partners) www.un-urbanwater.net/home.html

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