Blue Africa - Support to AUC

About this project

Contract related to: Blue Africa - Support to AUC - Africa¿s future long-term water agenda is associated with Agenda 2063 `The Africa We Want¿ and especially Aspiration #1 ¿A Prosperous Africa, based on Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development¿, within which Water Security[1] is a Priority Area. The 2021 African Heads of State responded to COVID in the Green Recovery Action Plan of the African Union (AU), which defines their action on water under two long-standing political instruments; namely the Africa Water Vision 2025 and the 2008 Sharm-el-Sheikh commitments.  This Action will support the implementation of the Vision and commitments by AU entities - specifically the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Ministers¿ Council on Water (AMCOW) with its water basin body, ANBO, and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). The Specific Objectives of this action are:1.    To strengthen regional and national institutional frameworks for water governance, 2.    To improve mobilisation of finance and stimulate investments in Africa¿s water agenda, including climate adaptation and mitigation.3.    To further develop afore-mentioned African Institutions¿ benchmarking and monitoring of water security The EU will be an active and visible contributor to water governance and management with African partners, in alignment with priorities to ensure water security, reducing climate change related impact…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 6Clean Water and Sanitation
• 11Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action
• 14Life Below Water
• 15Life on Land

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Sectors

Water sector policy and administrative managementEnvironmental policy and administrative management

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributesDesertification · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributes

Places

298 - AA_Ethiopia

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

AFRICAN UNION AFRICANA

Accountable

African Union (excluding peacekeeping facilities)

Passes funds through

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2023-PC-27176.

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