3F2. Enhance multi-stakeholder dialogue and partnerships, including
with outside sectors by Political Dialogue

Localizing Multi-stakeholders’ partnership forsustainable, resilient, and inclusive water
resources management in Africa and Asia

23 March 2022

Wed

13:30-15:00 (Senegal Time)
Room 10 Expo
Overview:
Both Africa and the Asian region are the global hot spot for water insecurity.
Water security challenges in these regions are complex, and there is no onesize-fits-all solution. The actions and measures thus need to be tailored to local
conditions of countries and communities through localizing partnerships forknowledge/experience sharing and mobilizing the human and financial
resources to implement integrated water resources management from upper
to lower basins. The goal can be effectively achieved through political will andcommitted leadership.
This session aims to organize political dialogue to achieve water-related
SDGs and water security in Africa and Asia among multi-sectors and actors toenhance the urgency and political commitment for sustainable, inclusive, andclimate-resilient water resource management. Focusing on “policy coherence
and stakeholders’ engagement,” it will discuss what we need to do and how tomainstream water resilience into political and development agendas towards
quality growth in post-Covid-19 communities in Africa and Asia.
Speakers: APWF, OECD, EC-IFAS, IWMI, India Water Foundation, African
Development Bank, GWP Central Africa, Ministry of National Development
Planning Indonesia

3F2 Localizing Multi-stakeholders’ partnership for sustainable, resilient,and inclusive water resources management in Africa and Asia
AgendaSession overview• Ms. Yumiko Asayama, Manager, Japan Water Forum/ c/o APWF Secretariat (3FAction Group)
Water Governance in Africa and Asia• Ms. Maria Salvetti Policy Analyst, Organisation for Economic Co-operation andDevelopment (OECD) Water Governance Programme, OECD
Presentations by Government representatives in Africa and Asia
• Sylvain Guebanda, in charge of Hydraulic Resources, Ministry of energy andhydraulic resources, and Chair GWP Central Africa• Mr. Abdul Malik Sadat, Director of Water Resources and Irrigation, Ministry ofNational Development Planning Indonesia
Panel Discussion : Questions
 What are the challenges, and what improvement in governance is needed inconducting effective and efficient actions to achieve sustainable, resilientand inclusive societies? Give compile examples and lessons focusing on
policy coherence and stakeholder.
Panelists:
Mr. Mtchera Chirwa, Coordinator, African Water Facility, Water Departmentand Sanitation Department, Africa Water Development Bank (AFDB)

Dr. Sulton Rahimzoda, Chair of the Executive Committee, ExecutiveCommittee, International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC-IFAS)

Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation (3F Action Group)Dr. Giriraj Amarnath, Principal Researcher – Disaster Risk Management andClimate Resilience Research Group Leader: Water Risks to Development andResilience, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

M. Sylvain Guebanda, Chair of GWP Central Africa

Mr. Abdul Malik Sadat, Director of Water Resources and Irrigation, Ministryof National Development Planning Indonesia

Moderator: Dr. Jon Marco Church, UNDP ConsultantWrap up