Abdulmajid Sulaiman’s Post

Speaking at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference (back in March 2023), His Excellency Engr. Suleiman, Hussein Adamu - the Honourable Minister of Water Resources in Nigeria - touched on the countries progress in the SDGs. These were the main points: 💧 Water is universal or sustainable development, essential for food production and general sustenance of life. The government of Nigeria is taking concrete steps towards ensuring sustainable development of the country's water resources for the benefit of its people. 🗒 The Water Resources Bill provides for effective water sector governance, catchment management and regulatory framework for private sector participation in water supply delivery. 🖊 The National Action Plan was developed for revitalization of the WASH Sector. 💡 Various actions have been initiated to achieve the much-desired aspiration to meet SDG 6 targets - inauguration of OPS-WASH Forum for effective coordination of private sector participation, being one of them. #SDG6 #Goal6 #WASH #Water #Sanitation #UN2023WaterConference

### Countries in Africa with Limited Payment for Water Access In Africa, there are significant disparities in access to clean water, with many regions lacking basic water services. Here are some of the countries in Africa where formal water and sanitation services are underpriced, leading to limited payment for water access: #### Underpriced Water Services - #SouthAfrica stands out for introducing free basic utility services for all, providing 6m3 of water per month for free, indicating limited payment for water access in some regions [3]. #### Social Unfairness - The underpricing of formal water and sanitation services in sub-Saharan Africa has led to social unfairness, especially affecting the poorest social groups who are less connected to water networks and sewerage [3]. #### Tariff Affordability - The World Bank calculates that even in low-income sub-Saharan countries, up to 40% of households should be able to pay the full-cost tariff for water, indicating limited payment for water access in these regions [3]. These factors highlight the challenges related to limited payment for water access in certain African countries, contributing to disparities in water access and affordability.

Africa faces immense challenges when it comes to water. Many countries across the continent endure water stress and scarcity. Rapid population growth, urbanization, pollution, and climate change threaten the availability of safe, reliable water supplies essential for life, health, food production, and economic development. At the same time, hundreds of millions of Africans lack access to basic sanitation services like toilets and wastewater treatment. Poor sanitation spreads disease, contaminates drinking water sources, and degrades vital ecosystems. Africa needs investments totalling tens of billions of dollars per year to address these interlinked water supply and sanitation challenges. Governments cannot shoulder this burden alone. The private sector must be mobilized through public-private partnerships. Private Sector can bring financing, innovation, and expertise in water infrastructure and service delivery. Projects can become financially sustainable over the long term by incorporating private investment and management. The public sector retains oversight and accountability functions. #SDG6, Green Climate Fund More about African sanitation and wastewater? here is the Atlas! https://lnkd.in/gzZK-Riy

At least 90% of the finance Africa needs to achieve water security and sustainable sanitation by 2030 can be accessed from domestic resources by improving the enabling environment for investments, better water governance, higher budget allocations, the efficient delivery of water services, and others. Less than 10% needs to be sourced from international funds. A water-secure Africa is within the power of African leaders. The pyramid of transformation from Africa's Rising Water Investment Tide report https://lnkd.in/d8M7Xrwx shows potential sources of finance for an additional US$30bn per year by 2030. #sdg6 #africa #watersecurity #waterinvestments

#ConsultancyOpportunity The Submission of proposals to conduct an assessment of climate-friendly sanitation innovative technologies suitable for #Africa-n context closes tomorrow. Planning to submit a proposal to carry out an assessment that will explore the existing innovative sanitation technologies that exist globally, assess their level of technical maturity as a climate solution (for both mitigation and adaptation), and their sustainability and financial soundness and social viability for their development in the Africa context, specifically in our target countries (Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Zambia and Uganda)? The Deadline is fast approaching: The submission closes on September 4 at 15h00 GMT. Submit your proposal before the window for submission closes. Details: https://lnkd.in/db6G3FqF #GreenGrowth #ClimateSanitationNexus #SanitationTech #ClimateAction #GGGI

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🥫In Adamawa State, Nigeria, migration and water challenges intersect, straining resources and communities. With the backing of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and World Food Programme, a survey of 400 households across 20 communities highlights the significant impact of migration, particularly from Cameroon, on water access and quality. Conflicts, climate change, and inadequate infrastructure exacerbate these issues, affecting livelihoods and health. Investment in water infrastructure, conflict resolution, and anticipatory actions are crucial for sustainable water management and community resilience. 📸: Joe Bala/IWMI Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dUchjVQs #Sustainability

My dear Euphrasia thank you so much for the thought provoking dialogues that you initiate.  My thoughts about this issue are shaped partly by some of the evidence you have shared here. But also by my personal life and professional experiences with water.  The idea of water as a commodity to be sold and for some few individuals to make money from it while poor people struggle to pay for it is horrible. It is not different from the corruption in public water utilities around the continent.  However, the question still remains, what does it take to have access to safe water? The African Water and Sanitation Association _ Association Africaine de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement (AfWASA) working closely with the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) (AMCOW) and the African Union (AU) has a great responsibility to synthesise lessons from across the continent which are similar to some of the models shared by Euphrasia to ensure that everyone on the continent has access to safe water. Especially the poorest of the poor. The major issues are around the enabling environment including finance. Perhaps we need to go the way of the @African Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG) which I and the team AMCOW produced in 2021 and is being used to disrupt sanitation governance around the world. There are also huge opportunities in climate finance for Africa to leverage. It is happening. We need to identify where these work and replicate.  As we try to address the issues around financing, we must find ways to plug the loopholes of corruption in the sector. The work that the Water Integrity Network (WIN) Network is doing in the sector must be supported and deepened.  Euphrasia Asante Sana. You are a change agent. Keep up the good work. 

3 interconnected pathways to mobilise over US$30bn per year for water and sanitation in Africa, according to the report "Africa's Rising Investment Tide" published by the African Union Commission and International High Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa in 2023. 1. Achieve more impactful water spending and leveraging 2. Mobilise Domestic Resources 3. Mobilise Global and Continental Investment and Finance Underlying all pathways is high-level political commitment, leadership and governance reforms that raise the attractiveness of water as an investment opportunity. A well-diversified and skilled workforce of water professionals, increasing gender balance, to deal with water insecurity and management of international waters are critical enablers of all three pathways. Read the full Africa's Rising Investment Tide here https://lnkd.in/dqtegUU2 and in French https://lnkd.in/dtbsaVWX #watersecurity #sdg6 #mindthegap Macky Sall Jakaya Kikwete Alex Simalabwi Harsen Nyambe Josefa Sacko AUDA NEPAD African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW)

To accelerate Zambia's socioeconomic development and improve livelihoods, the African Development Bank's 2024-2029 Country Strategy Paper (CSP) prioritizes two key areas: fostering private sector growth through infrastructure investments and strengthening the #agricultural value chain. The CSP focuses on building climate-resilient @infrastructure, including roads, railways, water, and sanitation systems, while also promoting increased agricultural productivity and climate resilience. https://lnkd.in/d-7HrAMT