Africa Water Investment Support Pro-gramme to Water, Climate, Development and Gender (AIP-WACDEP-G)
Gender equality is essential for the water sector to develop and to contribute effectively to the sustainable development goals. The AIP-WACDEP-G programme implemented by the Global Water Partnership (GWP) aims at inducing systemic change in the management and governance of water resources towards more inclusive and equitable decision-making, practices and norms through a gender-transformative programme in five river basins across Africa.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Africa |
Water
Water sector policy
|
01.08.2020
- 31.12.2021 |
CHF 287’500
|
- Global Water Partnership
-
Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Water sector policy and administrative management
Aid Type Project and programme contribution
Project number 7F10319
| Background | Women are facing significant structural inequalities in access, planning, control and decision-making over water resources and are particularly vulnerable to climate-change induced water risks. Gender inequality remains and continues unabated despite high level declarations to the contrary at the pan African level. |
| Objectives | Transform gender inequalities at scale and promote gender transformative planning, decision-making and institutional development for climate resilient water investments in Africa. |
| Target groups |
• Planners, policy and decision-makers at national and local levels in targeted countries • Professional and young women in the water sector - Vulnerable and marginalized local communities and groups, including (but not restricted to) women |
| Medium-term outcomes |
During the funding period (piloting phase), the programme will contribute towards achieving the following outcomes (defined for 2020-2025): • Gender-transformative structures, institutions, policies and plans for climate resilient water investments and jobs are put in place and implemented • Capabilities and knowledge of planners to enable gender-transformative planning and design of climate resilient investments developed • Embedded gender inequalities in accessing services, control of resources and assets addressed at local level * Gender-transformative projects implemented and inequalities of climate-vulnerable groups addressed. |
| Results |
Expected results: During the funding period (piloting phase), the programme will contribute towards achieving the following outputs (defined for 2020-2025): • Undertake social and gender analysis • Mobilise political commitment and support institutional and societal systemic change to remove barriers and power imbalances • Develop business cases for institutional change in decision making and financing of water investments and jobs • Increase available knowledge on practices, social norms, governance and control of water resources • Increase women’s agency, decision making power, choices and access to information • Develop a gender-transformative water investment index, knowledge and analytics for inclusive water governance - Accelerate preparation and implementation of regional and local projects Results from previous phases: This is a single phase contribution. Individual baselines at country level are currently being developed, and more details can be presented in September 2020 upon finalization of the inception phase. |
| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Credit area |
Development cooperation |
| Project partners |
Contract partner Other International Organization |
| Coordination with other projects and actors | The programme applies a partnership approach, building coalitions with all relevant stakeholders (public sector, private sector, civil society, academia, basin organizations) at regional, national and basin-level. The project is embedded in relevant regional and national political mechanisms (African Union Agenda 2063, Agenda 2030, Nationally Determined Contributions NDCs). Potential synergies with other SDC GPW partners are currently explored in the inception phase (water stewardship actors, Economist Intelligence Unit, World Meteorological Organization). |
| Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 287’500 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 270’750 |
| Project phases |
Phase 1 01.08.2020 - 31.12.2021 (Completed) |
