Developed by African Ministers responsible for Sanitation and Hygiene at AfricanSan 4, Senegal in May 2015 - Vision: Achieve universal access to adequate and sustainable sanitation and hygiene services and eliminate open defecation by 2030. ...

The 2nd African Water Week took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 9 – 11 September 2009 under the theme ““Carrying forward the Commitments of the Sharm el-Sheikh AU Summit on Water and Sanitation: A Sprint to the Finish”. The choice of the theme underlines the realities of Africa’s water security and sanitation situation and the urgent need ...

In accordance with the Rules of Proceedings of AMCOW, an Ordinary Session of the Executive Committee of the AMCOW Council of Ministers, originally scheduled for July 2017, was hosted by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 27 - 28 November 2017. It culminated in festivities to mark the 15th Anniversary of AMCOW in Abuja, Nigeria, as ...

We, 30 Ministers and Ministers representatives responsible for water resources in Africa acting in our capacity as the Council of Ministers of the Africa Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW), including Minister and Minister Representative from 2 countries under observer status, arise from the 9 General Assembly of AMCOW which held this day the May 3 ...

General Assembly endorses the Pan African Monitoring and Evaluation Reporting Roadmap for country report preparation and submission to AU, and authorises that where any country has genuine difficulties with capacity to prepare reports, assistance to such country be considered. ...

n accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Governing Council of AMCOW, the 13th Ordinary Session of the AMCOW Council of Ministers (the Council) was convened on 13 to 15 June 2023. It comprised of two parts: i) The session of the Technical Advisory and Technical Experts Committees (TAC and TEC) on 13 - 14 June 2023; and ii) The Ministerial Se ...

We, the African Ministers responsible for water meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, from 29 - 30 April 2002, adopt the "Abuja Ministerial Declaration on Water - a key to Sustainable Development in Africa"; We are fully conscious of the challenges and obligations in the Treaty establishing the African Union. We have, in adopting the Declaration, critically e ...

We, African ministers responsible for health and the environment, meeting from 28 to 29 August 2008 in Libreville, Gabon; Reaffirming our commitment to implement all conventions and declarations that bear on health and environment linkages, in particular: - the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (1972); - the Alma ...

WE, the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, meeting at the 11th Ordinary Session of our Assembly in Sharm El-Sheikh, Arab Republic of Egypt, from 30 June to 1 July 2008, Recognizing the importance of water and sanitation for social, economic and environmental development of our countries and Continent; Reaffirming our commitment to ...

The Second African Conference on Sanitation and Hygiene—AfricaSan+5—was held in Durban, South Africa from February 18–21, 2008, with firm resolutions to place sanitation and hygiene at the top of the development agenda in Africa. AfricaSan+5 follows on after the First AfricaSan Conference held in 2002 that helped to formulate a Millennium Developme ...

We, on behalf of Africa and the European Union, having regard to, the Abuja Declaration of the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), in Abuja Nigeria, April 2002, the related objectives and commitments made in the framework of NEPAD, the recent commitments made by Africa, the message of the AFRICASAN Conference, held in Midrand, South Africa ...

We, the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, meeting at the 2nd Extraordinary Session of our Assembly in Sirte, Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, from 27 to 28 February 2004, in response, with appreciation, to the proposal to convene an Extraordinary Session of the Assembly on Africa’s economic development, which was i ...

We, the Ministers and Heads of Delegations responsible for sanitation and hygiene in Africa, together with senior civil servants, academics, civil society, development partners and the private sector at the 4th African Conference on Sanitation and Hygiene (AfricaSan), convened by the Government of Senegal with support from the African Ministers’ Co ...

In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Governing Council of AMCOW, the 13th Ordinary Session of the Executive Committee (EXCO) was convened from 10th to 13th October 2022. It comprised of two parts: i) the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) session from 10th to 12th October 2022; and ii) ii) the Ministerial Session on 13th October 2022. T ...

In 2015, the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) and Senegal's Government convened the 4th African Conference on Sanitation and Hygiene (AfricaSan4) in Dakar, Senegal . Heads of Delegations, senior civil servants, academics, civil society, development partners and the private sector attended the convention. These delegates recognised the se ...

The 9th World Water Forum's stakeholders were convened in Dakar, Republic of Senegal, from 21 to 26 March 2022. ...

The Stakeholders on transboundary water resources management in Africa met in Kampala to set the agenda and launch the continental campaign to assure the effective implementation of the Blue Deal for Water Security and Sanitation for Peace and Development of the 9th World Water Forum; and the UN 2023 Water Action Commitments. The Kampala Declaratio ...

On May 25, 2023, a four-day high-level meeting was held at the Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort in Kampala, Uganda, culminating in the si­gning of the Kampala Declaration on Transboundary Water Resour­ces Management in Africa. This pi­oneering gathering, organised by the African Network of Basin Or­ganizations (ANBO) in collabora­tion with NBI, African ...

The High-level segment of the Special Session of the Ministers in charge of Environment and Natural Resources on the challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 Pandemic was held virtually on 13 November 2020. The meeting was preceded by the meeting of experts and Senior Officials held from 9-11 November 2020. The Ministerial session was ...

Conformement au Reglement interieur du Conseil de gouvernance de l'AMCOW, la 13eme session ordinaire du Conseil des ministres de l'AMCOW (le Conseil) a ete convoquee du 13 au 15 juin 2023. Elle est composee de deux parties: i) la session du comite consultatif technique et du comite d'experts techniques (CCT et CET) les 13 et 14 juin 2023 ; et ii) ...

The Swakopmund Declaration is an outcome of the conference of Ministers and heads of delegations from across Africa, united by a common commitment to address water, sanitation, hygiene, and related affairs at the 7th Africa Sanitation and Hygiene Conference. The meeting was held in Swakopmund, Namibia, from November 06 to 11, 2023. ...

La Déclaration de Swakopmund est le résultat de la conférence des ministres et des chefs de délégations de toute l'Afrique, unis par un engagement commun à traiter de l'eau, de l'assainissement, de l'hygiène et des questions connexes lors de la 7e Conférence africaine sur l'assainissement et l'hygiène. La réunion s'est tenue à Swakopmund, en Namibi ...

The communiqué from the 9th Africa Water Week (AWW9), held in Cairo, reaffirmed Africa's commitment to sustainable water management as a central driver for achieving Agenda 2063 and the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Ministers and stakeholders called for enhanced partnerships, climate-resilient infrastructure, and innovative financing to ...