Un rapport du Groupe de Travail Afrique de l´Initiative européenne pour l´Eau, basée à SIWI, « Etude sur l´assistance financière à la coopération pour les eaux transfrontalières en Afrique » recommande que la gestion des ressources en eaux partagées, et en particulier ses bénéfices potentiels pour le développement socio-économique et l´éradication de la pauvreté, fasse l´objet d´une priorité accrue de la part des partenaires de développement.

En dépit d´une croissance des financements destinés à soutenir la gestion des eaux transfrontalières en Afrique, ce type de soutien ne dépassait pas 1% du total de l´Assistance publique au Développement en 2011. De même, la promotion de la coopération dans la gestion des ressources en eaux partagées est loin d´être l´approche privilégiée par l´ensemble des bailleurs de fonds.

L´étude recommande que la communauté des partenaires de développement, en concertation étroite avec les organisations de bassin africaines, axe ses interventions en faveur d´une approche plus cohérente, plus concertée et plus équitable du soutien financier à la gestion des ressources en eau douce transfrontalières, en complément des interventions déjà financées par les pays membres des organisations africaines.

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Despite an increase since 2007 of the resource flows supporting management of transboundary waters in Africa, it still represents less than one per cent of the entire Official Development Assistance spending in 2011. Far from all development partners make support to development and management of international water basins a priority of their assistance to the water sector in Africa.

The report therefore recommends that the donor community works together with African basin organisations for a more coherent, concerted and equitable approach to financing support to the management of shared water, complementing initiatives already funded by basin member states.

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A new report from the Africa Working Group of the EU Water Initiative, hosted by SIWI, Mapping of financial Support to Transboundary Water Cooperation in Africa recommends that Transboundary Water Resources Management and its high potential contribution to socio-economic development and poverty eradication receive full policy attention from international development partners.

Despite an increase since 2007 of the resource flows supporting management of transboundary waters in Africa, it still represents less than one per cent of the entire Official Development Assistance spending in 2011. Far from all development partners make support to development and management of international water basins a priority of their assistance to the water sector in Africa.

The report therefore recommends that the donor community works together with African basin organisations for a more coherent, concerted and equitable approach to financing support to the management of shared water, complementing initiatives already funded by basin member states.

Click here to learn more about the work of the EU Water Initiative, Africa Working Group.