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Session 6A: Connecting the drops: Water cooperation in Africa for green, resilient and inclusive development
November 26 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Livestreamed, Interpretation in French and English
High-Level Event
This session will emphasize regional collaboration and sustainable financing to drive Africa’s economic development. It will showcase how water infrastructure fosters peace, regional integration, and long-term water security while advancing sustainable development. The session also aims to accelerate PIDA-PAP 2 projects and mobilize $30 billion annually by 2030 for climate-resilient water security and sanitation.
Organiser: World Bank and AU-AIP High-Level Panel on Water Investment for Africa
Opening
Mr. Amine Idriss Adoum, Director of Economy—Infrastructure, Trade, Industrialisation and Regional Integration, AUDA-NEPAD (Keynote)Ms Fatouma Toure Ibrahima, Water Practice Manager, West Africa World Bank (Framing presentation)
Moderated Panel Discussion
Moderator: Boutheina Guermazi, Director, Regional Integration Africa and MENA, the World Bank
Interactive Panel and audience
1. Honourable Mr Aziz Mahamat Saleh, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Connectivity, Republic of Tchad
2. H.E Dr Eng Sultan Wolle, State Minister for Energy Sector Development
3. Mr. Amine Idriss Adoum, Director of Economy—Infrastructure, Trade, Industrialisation and Regional Integration, AUDA-NEPAD
4. Ms Fatouma Toure Ibrahima, Water Practice Manager, West Africa World Bank
5. Dr. Ahmed Khalid Eldaw Mohamed, AU-AIP Secretariat
Summary and close by Moderator: Boutheina Guermazi, Director, Regional Integration Africa and MENA, the World Bank
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