The enabling environment at all levels for the planning, preparation, and implementation of water infrastructure projects, and for the sustainable management and development of water resources in Africa is weak and unable to effectively support socio-economic development, environmental sustainability, and climate resilience. At the heart is improving water governance,
The Center for Strategic Water Management and Conservation supports the preparation of bankable, investment-ready projects to mobilize and secure investment for the implementation of key water-related infrastructure and services. The primary strategic focus for Center for Strategic Water Management and Conservation operations will remain the preparation of projects and
Make the water sector more attractive to investors and private operators. The Investment Promotion priority aims to increase the number of investment projects and amounts of funding for water in Africa, beyond what Center for Strategic Water Management and Conservation can achieve through the specific projects it prepares, and
