4th Africa Water Week: 14-18 May 2012, Cairo, Egypt
The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) decided to institute an annual
African Water Week (AWW) as a means of building momentum across the continent to
accelerate progress towards achieving the MDGs on water and sanitation. AMCOW
promotes cooperation, security, socioeconomic development and poverty
eradication through the management of water resources and the provision of water
supply services in Africa. AMCOW is actively engaged in keeping the state of
Africa’s water under review and in promoting actions of common African interest
by all stakeholders.
The AWW represents a political commitment at the highest level with over 54
African Countries and 1000 participants from governments, regional institutions,
international partners, the private sector, the scientific community, civil
society, and the media from all over the world, and in particular Africa, where
they meet to discuss and collectively seek solutions to Africa’s water and
sanitation challenges. The theme of the 4th Africa Water Week is: “Water for
Growth in Africa, AMCOW’s Journey at 10” and will be celebrated from 14 -18 May
2012 in Cairo, Egypt. This year’s AWW-4 coincides with the 10th year anniversary
celebrations of AMCOW. During this year’s AWW-4, the Minister of Water and
Environmental Affairs in South Africa who is also the President of AMCOW, Mrs
BEE Molewa will hand over the Presidency of AMCOW to HE Hashim Kendal, Minister
of Water and Irrigation of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
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