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Annexes

2.a People trained on GESI in transboundary Male Champions who are members of the Gender Forum
water resource management and development for the Eastern Nile Basin.
FY24 Actual: NCCR supported 90 people (25 women) at FY26 Target: GESI in transboundary water resource
the LVBC, ENTRO, and NELSAP-CU centers through GESI management and development training will continue
training. through the Male Champions for Women’s Empowerment
Initiative to the 24 members. No other opportunities are
FY25 Target: Tailored GESI training is available through currently planned.
CIWA on demand.
2.a.i. Satisfaction that CIWA training is useful and applicable
FY25 Actual: 130 PIU staff received MIS training including to enable women’s increased engagement in WRM
gender considerations; Nile-SEC and NBD staff had a
two-day GESI training; MCWE members received online FY24 Actual: The Nile training had a 98 percent self-
training. ENTRO allocated US$75,000 to train staff on assessment rating of satisfactory or higher.
creating a gender-friendly workplace as part of its overall
commitment to provide staff with gender equality training. FY25 Target: The target is that future GESI training has at
In April 2025, ENTRO launched the Gender Forum for the least a 90 percent satisfaction or higher rating.
Eastern Nile Basin in Nairobi to encourage water staff FY25 Actual: Surveys were conducted at training events.
to empower women as decision makers and leaders. 100 percent of respondents rated satisfaction at least high.
The launch included training 24 participants on gender
equality and social inclusion from a conceptual and FY26 Target: The target is that future GESI training has at
practical perspective. In September 2025, ENTRO was least a 90 percent satisfaction or higher rating.
planning to host a follow-up gender training session for

2.b Number of women in high- or medium- FY25 Actual: 40 women in high- or medium-skilled and/
or management positions from the project implementation
skilled and/or management positions trained
units participated in technical trainings for Untapping
in transboundary WRM data use, information,
Resilience. Through NCCR, 25 women participated including
or decision support systems
in Young Professionals, Technical Advisory Committee
FY24 Actual: 145 women in high- or medium-skilled and/ members, and NBI staff. Sustainable Groundwater
or management positions participated in technical training. Management in SADC Member States—Phase II included
WDR trained 28 women from RBOs, SADC-GMI had 45 women 154 women in regional dialogues, 56 women interns, eight
professionals trained, and NCCR had 72 women trained. women with scholarships, and 10 women in training.
Total = 293
FY25 Target: Training in transboundary WRM data
use, information, or DSS is a common activity for CIWA FY26 Target: The target is 200 women in high- or medium-
operations, and it is hoped that this indicator will incentivize skilled and/or management positions participating in
prioritizing women for training opportunities. The target is technical trainings. This will come from technical trainings
150 women in high- or medium-skilled and/or management associated with Untapping Resilience annual meetings
positions participating in technical trainings. (such as the borehole engineering training) and the DSS
training with SADC-GMI.

3. Knowledge products used to illustrate the
evidence base for cooperation, needs, and FY25 Target: Improving WRM in West and Central Africa:
challenges Joint vision and program for long-term cooperation on
the SMAB aquifer; assessment to characterize existing
FY24 Actual: The total is seven: Untapping Resilience’s infrastructure (boreholes and wells) and to develop
salinity guideline, RVI work on conflict and fragility population and climate change projections through 2040;
considerations in the provision of groundwater in the the Sahel Irrigation Strategy. Lake Chad: Based on the new
borderlands, the regional integration roadmap, UNDP work studies for Nigeria, France, and Spain and previous studies
on reasons for water point failure baseline work (about to for other countries, a comparative analysis covering all
be published). Improving WRM in West and Central Africa Lake Chad riparian countries is expected to be finalized
produced an updated CSO diagnostic with two additional in late 2024. Also included is the Lake Chad irrigation
countries, Guinea and Senegal, and the Groundwater development plan.
Legislation Assessment for Nigeria, France, and Spain.
Lake Chad finalized the Water Security Assessment.

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