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agreement among RCRP countries and RCRP to strengthen the ability of
institutions on regional-national national and regional institutions on
coordination mechanisms during climate resilience and transboundary
project implementation, (iii) built the WRM, especially for women and The risks of
capacity of participants on climate marginalized and vulnerable non-cooperation are high,
finance and carbon markets communities. An institutional diagnostic
opportunities, and (iv) identified an of priority RBOs will be conducted to as most water comes from
initial roadmap to implement the RCRP identify a pathway to make them more transboundary rivers, and
climate financing sub-component. sustainable, better able to attract
financing, promote financial viability water use in one country
A preliminary assessment of the (including climate finance and may negatively affect
readiness of RCRP countries for private-sector financing), and increase
international carbon market their effectiveness. Support will focus on availability and quality in
participation highlighted potential improved capacity and knowledge of neighboring countries.
projects in Comoros, Madagascar, RBOs to account for biodiversity and
Malawi, Mozambique, and South Sudan, fragility factors in water-related
including best practices and areas for investment planning and prioritization.
improvement. Applying the technical
training to national contexts, participants Emphasis on regional cooperation:
joined country-focused roundtable Improved information exchange, which
discussions on the potential role of forms the basis of transboundary
carbon markets and identified existing water cooperation, will be fostered
institutional arrangements for carbon through support to OKACOM and
markets, ongoing efforts, challenges, and potentially scaled up to LIMCOM,
key areas of support needed. ORASECOM, and CICOS. Conversations
are ongoing to identify the key entry
Based on the technical knowledge points with these RBOs that will be the
acquired through the event, country focus of the coming year’s support. For
delegations prepared an initial example, OKACOM is interested in an
roadmap for climate financing under institutional and legal assessment that
the RCRP. The discussions identified will also include a financial strategy.
mitigation investments; priority areas to Activities will include the preparation of a
address in the short-, medium-, and binational management plan for Lake
long-term; activities to be financed in the Kariba fisheries.
next year under the climate financing
sub-component of the RCRP; and the Progress monitoring and learning: A
basis for enhanced regional collaboration. monitoring platform will be designed
Participants agreed that the next RCRP and launched to apply mapping
event will focus on transboundary water
management, including operations and information technologies and remote
maintenance and flood risk management sensing technologies on storage,
issues, which are at the core of the flood risk management, and site
RCRP’s implementation. selection for RCRP investment
identification and planning.
A technical water resources
modeling training was delivered in Citizen engagement: Guidelines and
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in May 2024. just-in-time support will be provided
The training aimed to equip key for improving citizen engagement in
government officials, technical transboundary water management
authorities, and selected academics and developing programs and
with national and transboundary water projects to improve livelihoods, with a
management models. strong emphasis on the role of
biodiversity and ecosystem services
Next Steps and consideration of gender and
social inclusion aspects. This support
Transboundary capacity of RBOs: The will lead to the development of at least
program will continue providing regional one Livelihoods Improvement Program
capacity-building events under the in a selected basin.

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