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2 May 2024
Dakar Water Hub Keynote Address on Water Insecurity and Prosperity in West Africa
In the third week of April, Dr Boubacar Barry, scientific advisor to the Dakar Water Hub, presented a keynote address on water security as a constraint to - or enabler for – prosperity in West Africa. The keynote address was held at a seminar in Accra organized by the Water Resource Management Commission of the Economic Community of West African States and the International Water Management Institute...
28 Oct 2022
The Dakar Water Hub: a hub – and laboratory – for the 9th World Water Forum’s Blue Deal
Senegal - and the other states sharing the waters of the Senegal and Gambia river basins - have provided one of the best-known examples of hydro-diplomacy and international cooperation around shared waters, leading to the well-deserved leadership role played by Senegal in hosting the 9th World Water Forum (WWF)...
7 Jun 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
9th World Water Forum Synthesis Report Approved
The government of Senegal, the World Water Council, and the Executive Committee of the Forum have approved the synthesis report of the 9th World Water Forum. “A Blue Deal on water security and sanitation for peace and development”, summarises the results of a new form of integrated and results-oriented dialogue.
5 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
9th World Water Forum Adopts Blue Deal
Dakar Declaration another milestone on the Road to New York 2023.
5 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
World Water Day Event: Towards The UN 2023 Water Conference
Speakers stress need for urgent action to respond to issues such as climate change, population growth and economic development and opportunity to make water the “deal maker” for the green economy, climate resilient and more inclusive growth.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Launch Of High-Level Panel On Water Investments In Africa
Panel to guide investment mobilisation and develop a water investment scorecard to track progress, establish a blended investment platform, strengthen the enabling environment, address bottlenecks in project preparation and implement climate resilient infrastructure development programmes.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
World Water Development Report 2022 Dedicated To Groundwater
Groundwater, according to the WWDR 2022 report, has tremendous potential to satisfy social, economic and environmental needs, as well as being a vital resource to increase resilience against climate change. However, groundwater is also a vulnerable resource, for various reasons.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Lessons In Financing City Wide Inclusive Sanitation
In order to leave no-one behind, sanitation solutions need to offer a range of different technologies as well as different business models: including sewered and unsewered and centralised or decentralised services.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Global Observatory On Water And Peace Launches First Report
Shared river and lake basins are home to 40% of the world's population. As water is shared across borders, new water governance and diplomacy approaches are needed.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Catholic And Islamic Leaders In Support Of The Right To Water
Human rights to safe water and sanitation emphasized: water is a common good, needed by all and owned by no one. Everyone must take steps to ensure sustainability and proper management of water resources.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Lessons In Transboundary Groundwater Management
UNECE and GWH examine successful aquifer arrangements in Africa, Europe and South America. Successful transboundary water management is fueled by transparent access to data.
30 Mar 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Water Aid Report: Groundwater Is Key To Climate Resilience In Africa
A new joint research report by the British Geological Survey and UK-based NGO, Water Aid, has positioned groundwater as a neglected defence against climate change. The researchers claim that there is enough groundwater under the African continent for most countries to survive at least five years of drought, and in some cases, more than 50 years.