The African Water Facility has adopted a new 2026–2030 Strategy, marking an important step in Africa’s efforts to strengthen water security, expand access to safe sanitation, and mobilize investment for water and sanitation infrastructure.
The strategy was adopted during the Facility’s 25th Governing Council meeting, held on 5–6 November 2025 in Cairo, Egypt. Although the meeting took place in North Africa, the strategy is continental in scope and is designed to support water security efforts across Africa.
The African Water Facility’s new strategy focuses on strengthening its contribution to water security and universal access to safe sanitation. It also emphasizes stronger project preparation, better financing readiness, and support for climate-resilient water and sanitation investments.
This is important because many African water projects do not fail because the need is absent. They often struggle because early-stage preparation, feasibility studies, project design, financing structure, and institutional readiness are not strong enough.
A stronger African Water Facility can help governments, utilities, cities, and development partners move from ideas to bankable water and sanitation projects. This is especially important as Africa faces growing pressure from climate change, rapid urbanization, droughts, floods, and increasing demand for reliable water services.
For AquaLinked / Water for Africa Experts, this strategy is a reminder that Africa’s water future depends not only on funding, but also on strong technical preparation, credible experts, and practical implementation capacity.
The 2026–2030 Strategy therefore represents more than an institutional plan. It is a continental call to prepare better projects, mobilize re
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