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Looking Ahead

In addition, CIWA will support World Bank water specialists to
prepare Drought Risk and Resilience Assessments for several
countries with shared river basins, in collaboration with the
Eswatini Drought Center. CIWA will also conduct capacity building
on drought-related analytical and support tools to support the
Center’s eventual transformation into a training and exchange hub.

Our new civil society project, Nile Civil Society for Climate

Resilience, will kick into high gear in the new fiscal year as the NCCR

project ends. The new flood-mitigation pillar of the South Sudan
Transboundary Waters Support Program will focus on integrating flood

risk information and hotspot identification into infrastructure and
investment planning. Our project in the Sahel will include preparing
analytical work on how vegetation cover impacts transboundary

water resources in West Africa and supporting finalization of the SMAB
agreement. And CIWA will provide critical support to the preparation
of the proposed World Bank program, DREVE, both by deepening the
dialogue with counterparts in the region and by conceptualizing the
vision for a regional water security initiative.

As in past years, we have a robust pipeline, with far more
proposed and requested projects and initiatives than funding
for them. This will necessitate our continued fundraising to support
the growing needs. We are grateful to our current donors for your
support and encouragement and look forward to working with you
in the year ahead to improve water resources management and
economic growth in Africa.

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