Empowering Women: CIWA Male Champions Unite in Lesotho
Posted in : Blog on 18 December 2024
The Cooperation for International Waters in Africa (CIWA) is committed to promoting gender equality in transboundary water management. It supports women by addressing institutional and programmatic challenges that hinder their participation. Despite positive outcomes from direct support, CIWA acknowledges that entrenched patriarchal norms still limit women’s influence in decision-making. To address this, CIWA has initiated […]
Going Beyond Water: CIWA Program Unveils 2024 Annual Report
Posted in : Blog on 13 December 2024
This year, the Annual Report 2024 is available in flipbook version. The Cooperation in International Waters in Africa (CIWA) Partnership worked diligently and successfully in the 2023-2024 fiscal year to address mounting challenges including climate change, conflict, and instability across Sub-Saharan Africa. There was a civil war in Sudan. A coup in Niger. Conflicts in […]
How can men intentionally stand up for women?
Posted in : Blog on 28 October 2024
Highlights from the online Seminar co-hosted by Women in Water Diplomacy Network (WWDN) and CIWA Program’s Male Champions for Women ’s Empowerment (MCWE).
Promoting a Gender-transformative Approach in the Transboundary Water Sector
Posted in : Blog on 16 July 2024
Focus on trainings conducted by the CIWA Program on how to foster gender-transformative approaches in the male-dominated transboundary water management sector.
Mfundo Macanda: Developing climate- smart agriculture in the Eastern Cape
Posted in : Blog on 15 May 2024
To develop inclusive and sustainable agriculture, the Eastern Cape Provincial Government turned to the World Bank and SADRI, a CIWA technical assistance that addressed cross- border drought risks, improved cooperation, and created a holistic vision of drought-risk management throughout Southern Africa.
Eddie Riddell: Improving livelihoods in Southern Africa
Posted in : A View From The Field on 16 April 2024
The Pafuri-Sengwe Node of GLTFCA spans regions in three countries— Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The area is rich in bird species and big game such as elephants, and ecotourism is a major source of income. Pafuri-Sengwe encompasses the Limpopo River, whose seasonality limits livelihoods and leads to water and food insecurity for those living […]
Agreements hold water: Reasons to scale up transboundary cooperation—now!
Posted in : Blog on 22 March 2024
Whenever stakeholders come together to manage shared lakes, aquifers, and rivers, they forge trust, collaborative frameworks, and mutual benefits beyond these that contribute to peace and stability.
Glass half full: An equal share for women in decisions on 60% of the world’s freshwater
Posted in : Blog on 3 March 2024
Since 2020, CIWA has accelerated its own efforts to foster gender equality within the transboundary water context in sub-Saharan Africa. Discover how the program emerged as a pioneering leader.
Uncovering the socio-economic potential of Groundwater-dependent Ecosystems in the Sahel
Posted in : Latest on 13 December 2023
In the Sahel region, where water resources are mostly underground, groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are important lifelines for communities, around which a multitude of social interactions and economic activities develop. Healthy ecosystems are key for livelihoods and economies. GDEs provide direct goods and services to humans including fish, livestock, plants, medicines, timber, and water storage and […]
The Cooperation in International Waters in Africa Releases its 2023 Annual Report
Posted in : Blog on 11 December 2023
Africa’s water resources are a huge opportunity to harness for economic growth. CIWA strives to do its just-released Annual Report 2023—Water Knows No Boundaries: For a climate-resilient and peaceful Africa.