AFRICA REGION PROCESS DEVELOP WATER AND YOUTH STRATEGIC PLAN BY

2012

OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATIONOVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION

Introduction Introduction Background and RationaleBackground and Rationale Legal instruments and policies on WaterLegal instruments and policies on Water Target Action plan and commitment for Target Action plan and commitment for

strategic plan for the Youth strategic plan for the Youth SolutionsSolutions Key RecommendationsKey Recommendations 2012 Youth Strategy Action Plan2012 Youth Strategy Action Plan

Introduction Water is the basis of life and

development. Thus, water use and protection must underpin the rejuvenation of Africa and the achievement of all the MDGs.

Human right to water should apply basically to “basic needs” for drinking, cooking, and fundamental domestic uses and economic development

Global Water Distribution:•97% is undrinkable sea water•2% is locked in polar ice caps•0.08 % is available for human consumption

Human Consumption of Water:•7 % for domestic purposes•23 % in Industry•70% in Agriculture

2/3 of the world population will be affected by water shortages by the 2025

Background and rationale of the target A rapid assessment of Africa’s water policy and legal framework reveals that the governments have recognized the importance of integrating youth issues in the sector.

Africa Youths are committed to the Africa Youths are committed to the achievement of the Africa Water Vision 2025 achievement of the Africa Water Vision 2025 which envisions an Africa where there is an which envisions an Africa where there is an equitable and sustainable use and equitable and sustainable use and management of water resources for poverty management of water resources for poverty alleviation, socio-economic development, alleviation, socio-economic development, regional cooperation and environment. regional cooperation and environment.

  

Africa has a big youthful population which is an asset for social and economic transformation.

However, youth are marginalized from the family, community, national, Regional and political life.

Role of Youth in the Water SectorRole of Youth in the Water SectorPolicy & Decision Making ProcessesPolicy & Decision Making ProcessesResearch & DocumentationResearch & DocumentationAdvocacyAdvocacyCapacity BuildingCapacity BuildingM & EM & EProject Management and FinancingProject Management and FinancingEducation/trainingEducation/trainingPeer Mentoring and VolunteerismPeer Mentoring and Volunteerism

Legal Instruments and Legal Instruments and Policies on Water: Policies on Water:

The Abuja Ministerial Declaration on Water: The Abuja Ministerial Declaration on Water: A Key to Sustainable Development,” which A Key to Sustainable Development,” which was adopted in April 2002 and which was adopted in April 2002 and which establishes the African Ministerial establishes the African Ministerial Conference on WaterConference on Water

African Convention on the Conservation of African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural ResourcesNature and Natural Resources

Dublin PrinciplesDublin Principles Protocol on Shared Watercourses in the Protocol on Shared Watercourses in the

Southern African Development CommunitySouthern African Development Community

United Nations Convention on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Water CoursesInternational Water Courses

the Charter of the Organization of the Charter of the Organization of African Unity, which was concluded in African Unity, which was concluded in May 1963May 1963

African Convention on the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources was adopted at Algiers in Resources was adopted at Algiers in September 1968September 1968

Treaty Establishing the African Treaty Establishing the African Economic CommunityEconomic Community

Target action plans, commitments and Target action plans, commitments and solutions for Youth Strategy on Watersolutions for Youth Strategy on Water

Strategic objective 1Strategic objective 1: Evidence base to support : Evidence base to support decision making on youth and water developeddecision making on youth and water developed

Actions for achieving this objectiveActions for achieving this objective Conduct and annual analysis on the status of Conduct and annual analysis on the status of

youth in the water sector (Analysis of the youth in the water sector (Analysis of the institutions, policies, programmes and projects institutions, policies, programmes and projects and their responsiveness to the needs and and their responsiveness to the needs and priorities of the youth)priorities of the youth)

Conduct a capacity needs assessment for the Conduct a capacity needs assessment for the sector on youth engagementsector on youth engagement

Conduct a scoping study on youth actions and Conduct a scoping study on youth actions and actors in the water sectoractors in the water sector

Strategic objective 2Strategic objective 2: Enabling : Enabling environment for youth engagement environment for youth engagement in the water sector createdin the water sector created

Actions for achieving this objectiveActions for achieving this objectiveReview existing policies and Review existing policies and

strategies to integrate youth strategies to integrate youth interestsinterests

Youth and water policy for Africa Youth and water policy for Africa

Strategic objective 3Strategic objective 3: Human : Human resource capacity for youth resource capacity for youth mainstreaming strengthenedmainstreaming strengthened

Actions for achieving this objectiveActions for achieving this objectiveTraining for youth focal points and Training for youth focal points and

youth officers in the government and youth officers in the government and civil society in the line ministries and civil society in the line ministries and sector as a wholesector as a whole

Capacity building for Africa Youth Capacity building for Africa Youth Water Professionals Water Professionals

  

Strategic objective 4Strategic objective 4: Youth specific projects for youth : Youth specific projects for youth on water developed on water developed (thematic areas include; (thematic areas include; governance, climate change, catchment conservation, governance, climate change, catchment conservation, education and capacity building)education and capacity building)

Actions for achieving this objectiveActions for achieving this objective Youth in water governance project: youth in AMCOW, Youth in water governance project: youth in AMCOW,

WWF, WRUAs, CAACs, Boards etc. WWF, WRUAs, CAACs, Boards etc. Water literacy projects for schools primary and Water literacy projects for schools primary and

secondary schools (Building a water conscious secondary schools (Building a water conscious generation)generation)

Youth Tree planting and catchment conservation Youth Tree planting and catchment conservation projects at all levelsprojects at all levels

Payment for ecosystem service in areas where water Payment for ecosystem service in areas where water towers are threatened to incentivize conservation and towers are threatened to incentivize conservation and reverse degradation as well as create employment for reverse degradation as well as create employment for youthyouth

Strategic objective 5:Strategic objective 5: Monitoring and Monitoring and evaluating institutional arrangements, evaluating institutional arrangements, planning and budgeting promoted.planning and budgeting promoted.

Actions for achieving this objectiveActions for achieving this objective Developing youth-specific indicators, Developing youth-specific indicators,

including those related to the quantity and including those related to the quantity and quality of youth participation in the project. quality of youth participation in the project. M&E should also involve asking young M&E should also involve asking young people’s view of how much progress has people’s view of how much progress has been made and what the challenges are.been made and what the challenges are.

Develop an M&E system for youth provides Develop an M&E system for youth provides input into the water sector MTP reporting input into the water sector MTP reporting framework;framework;

Provide training on M&E and report writing.Provide training on M&E and report writing.

Strategic objective 6Strategic objective 6: Networking and : Networking and stakeholder coordination in youth stakeholder coordination in youth activities in the water sector promotedactivities in the water sector promoted

Establish a youth and water forum to Establish a youth and water forum to provide a space for youth to dialogue provide a space for youth to dialogue on key issues that affect the water on key issues that affect the water sector to feedback into governments, sector to feedback into governments, private sectors and stakeholders. private sectors and stakeholders. decision makingdecision making

Developing of a website that sub Developing of a website that sub regions and National networks can feed regions and National networks can feed onon

SolutionsSolutions

Promoting water harvesting and storage capacity at Promoting water harvesting and storage capacity at farm and household, and school through the Youth farm and household, and school through the Youth participation participation

Introducing a Regional, Sub-regional and National Introducing a Regional, Sub-regional and National summer school water efficiency course for all summer school water efficiency course for all university students in collaboration with the university students in collaboration with the universitiesuniversities

Africa Junior water prize: Annual competition among Africa Junior water prize: Annual competition among youth who portray exemplary work in catchment youth who portray exemplary work in catchment conservation , water and sanitation resources uses conservation , water and sanitation resources uses efficiencyefficiency

Educational and curriculum material development on Educational and curriculum material development on water, sanitation and disaster risk reductionwater, sanitation and disaster risk reduction

Youth promoting green technology as a form of Youth promoting green technology as a form of addressing the poverty and environment cycle. addressing the poverty and environment cycle.

Limits of the ApproachLimits of the Approach Political Will on the part of Governments to Political Will on the part of Governments to

implement youth led programsimplement youth led programs Limited Funding for Youth programs at all Limited Funding for Youth programs at all

levelslevels Non recognition of youths as relevant Non recognition of youths as relevant

stakeholders in the water sectorstakeholders in the water sector Capacity of youth to implement the projectsCapacity of youth to implement the projects Youth involvement in AMCOW structure Youth involvement in AMCOW structure

activitiesactivities Integrating youth into water programmes and Integrating youth into water programmes and

projects of all stakeholders (Government, projects of all stakeholders (Government, CSOs, Private Sector, Donor organizations at CSOs, Private Sector, Donor organizations at all levels)all levels)

Key RecommendationsKey Recommendations Capacity Building for youth working in the Capacity Building for youth working in the

water and Sanitation sector at all level.water and Sanitation sector at all level. Technical (mentoring) and financial Technical (mentoring) and financial

support for implementation of youth-led support for implementation of youth-led projects in line with the Youth Strategy on projects in line with the Youth Strategy on Water and Sanitation.Water and Sanitation.

Partnerships with relevant stakeholders to Partnerships with relevant stakeholders to implement the Youth Strategy on Waterimplement the Youth Strategy on Water

Physical Coordination of youth activities Physical Coordination of youth activities on Water and Sanitation at Regional, Sub-on Water and Sanitation at Regional, Sub-regional and National level.regional and National level.

Need to establish a dedicated water fund for Africa Youth Need to establish a dedicated water fund for Africa Youth and similar funds at national and basin levels. Such funds and similar funds at national and basin levels. Such funds will support integrated water resource management as will support integrated water resource management as well as initiatives to encourage cooperation on shared well as initiatives to encourage cooperation on shared basins.basins.

Water Financing: Water Financing: To mitigate the impact of water-To mitigate the impact of water-related disasters and climatic change, suitable funding related disasters and climatic change, suitable funding and compensation instruments should be developed and compensation instruments should be developed reflecting, where appropriate, the "polluter pays" reflecting, where appropriate, the "polluter pays" principle, with those countries which have contributed principle, with those countries which have contributed most to the problems contributing to their solutionsmost to the problems contributing to their solutions

Need to create a nexus between Water, Sanitation & Need to create a nexus between Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, food security, environment and access to Hygiene, food security, environment and access to international marketsinternational markets

Mainstream Youth into policy and decision making Mainstream Youth into policy and decision making processes in the water sector and related sectors at all processes in the water sector and related sectors at all levelslevels

  

2012 Youth Strategy Action Plan2012 Youth Strategy Action Plan

  Young African Professionals forum on Young African Professionals forum on Water in South Africa by Africa Youth Water in South Africa by Africa Youth Movement on Water, AMCOW, South Movement on Water, AMCOW, South African Government, GWP in Jan, 2012African Government, GWP in Jan, 2012

TV Documentary on Water and Youth by TV Documentary on Water and Youth by Africa Youth Movement on Water (Jan – Africa Youth Movement on Water (Jan – March, 2012)March, 2012)

National Youth Summit on Youth & National Youth Summit on Youth & Water Strategy by National Youth Water Strategy by National Youth Movement on Water (Jan – Dec 2012)Movement on Water (Jan – Dec 2012)

Children & Youth Toolkit on Water, Children & Youth Toolkit on Water, Sanitation & Hygiene March 2012 Sanitation & Hygiene March 2012

Sub regional Children and Youth Strategy Sub regional Children and Youth Strategy Meeting on Water Feb 2012Meeting on Water Feb 2012

Children & Youth Side event on Children & Youth Side event on WaterMarseille, Mar 2012WaterMarseille, Mar 2012

Young African Professionals on Water Young African Professionals on Water Side event during AMCOW+10 Side event during AMCOW+10 Anniversary, Egypt by Africa Youth Anniversary, Egypt by Africa Youth Movement on Water and AMCOW. April Movement on Water and AMCOW. April 30, 201230, 2012

Post Water Forum in Ghana by Post Water Forum in Ghana by WaterAid Ghana and Africa Youth WaterAid Ghana and Africa Youth Movement on Water, May 2012Movement on Water, May 2012

African Youth Summit on Water, African Youth Summit on Water, Sanitation & Hygiene by South African Sanitation & Hygiene by South African Min of Water (Dept of Youth), Africa Min of Water (Dept of Youth), Africa Youth Movement on Water and UN Youth Movement on Water and UN Habitat, June 2012Habitat, June 2012

Young Water and Sanitation Young Water and Sanitation Professionals Conference in Professionals Conference in Kenya by GWP, IWA, 2012Kenya by GWP, IWA, 2012

Database of Young African Database of Young African Professionals on Water and Professionals on Water and Sanitation by Africa Youth Sanitation by Africa Youth Movement on Water (Dec 2011 – Movement on Water (Dec 2011 – Mar 2012)Mar 2012)

Involvement in water programmes Involvement in water programmes and projects of partners by Africa and projects of partners by Africa Youth Movement on Water and all Youth Movement on Water and all stakeholdersstakeholders

Target Group MembersTarget Group Members

AMCOWAMCOW

GWPGWP

Water & Youth International MovementWater & Youth International Movement

WaterAidWaterAid

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Youth WASH organizations Youth WASH organizations

UN HabitatUN Habitat

““Water Policy, Programmes and Water Policy, Programmes and Projects without the Youth, is not Projects without the Youth, is not for the Youth.for the Youth.

Therefore, we enjoin all Therefore, we enjoin all stakeholders to mainstream stakeholders to mainstream youth in policy and decision youth in policy and decision making process at ALL LEVELS!”making process at ALL LEVELS!”

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