2nd Governing Board Meeting of the AWARe initiative

Since the launching of the AWARe initiative at COP 27 on 14th November 2022, countries and stakeholders from Africa and developing regions have joined to further advance the implementation of the initiative. The challenge of accessing the necessary financing to assist developing countries implement adaptation and mitigation projects to climate change, often hinders the development efforts of many countries; this underscores the need for effective coordination within a collaborative environment. The AWARe initiative consists of 6 workstreams that cover different themes of water and climate topics. Its demand driven process and action oriented nature enables a unique approach to respond to developing country’s needs. Since its launch, the rollout of AWARe has been organized across different levels: -A Governing Board was established to monitor the implementation and provide strategic guidance. The Board held its first meeting during the 6th Cairo Water Week on 30 October 2023, -A Coordination Hub has been set up to facilitate operation of the initiative hosted by WMO in Geneva. -A first regional hub “the Pan-African Centre for Water and Climate Adaptation” (PACWA) is hosted by Egypt and capacity-development activities have started to serve the implementation of the initiative.
See Concept Note and Agenda https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lQ97i2c6qcYVRqKG1CTpatFBQGsEmz5n/view?usp=sharing;
  • 15:00 - 16:30 (MONACO AB)

Conveners

  • MWRI EGYPT

  • AWARE Coordination Hub

  • WMO

  • FAO

  • UNDP

  • IDRC

  • IWMI

  • PACWA

  • EAPD

  • UNESCO

Speakers