{"id":837,"date":"2026-03-03T15:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/?page_id=837"},"modified":"2026-03-29T15:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T14:47:38","slug":"aip-transboundary-investments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/work-areas\/aip-transboundary-investments\/","title":{"rendered":"AIP Transboundary Investments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-bf6b1e01 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e28d98407ce259d69c1b94891743e9ea\"><strong>With over 54 shared river basins in Africa, cooperation in the management and development of transboundary water resources is a key building block towards regional and economic integration. However, the pace of investment in transboundary water projects in Africa remains very slow hampering progress towards the continent\u2019s economic growth aspirations and 2030 SDG targets.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AIP Transboundary PIDA Water Investments Support Programme will accelerate the preparation and implementation of climate resilient and gender transformative PIDA Water and other priority transboundary water investments for job creation, industrialisation, and SDG implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/pexels-mirco-violent-blur-1271756-4072840-1600x576-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-841\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777988769226596;width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/pexels-mirco-violent-blur-1271756-4072840-1600x576-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/pexels-mirco-violent-blur-1271756-4072840-1600x576-1-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/pexels-mirco-violent-blur-1271756-4072840-1600x576-1-1024x369.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/pexels-mirco-violent-blur-1271756-4072840-1600x576-1-768x276.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/pexels-mirco-violent-blur-1271756-4072840-1600x576-1-1536x553.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/pexels-mirco-violent-blur-1271756-4072840-1600x576-1-2048x737.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/pexels-mirco-violent-blur-1271756-4072840-1600x576-1-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PIDA is the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa, a multi sector programme dedicated to facilitating continental integration in Africa through improved regional infrastructure. PIDA is a joint initiative of the African Union Commission, the New Partnership for Africa\u2019s Development Planning and Coordination Agency, and the African Development Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AIP Transboundary PIDA Water Investments Support Programme works towards the goals of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwp.org\/en\/GWP-SouthernAfrica\/WE-ACT\/continental-africa-water-investment-programme-aip\/\">Continental Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP).<\/a><br><br>The AIP Transboundary PIDA Water Investments Support Programme is executed by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwp.org\/en\/\">Global Water Partnership,<\/a>&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nepad.org\/\">African Union Development Agency -NEPAD,<\/a>&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\">African Development Bank,<\/a>&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amcow-online.org\/\">African Ministers\u2019 Council on Water,<\/a>&nbsp;River Basin Organisations, and others.<br>The programme is implemented with technical support and backstopping from the AIP Secretariat hosted by Global Water Partnership Africa Coordination Unit.<br><br>To read more about the AIP Transboundary PIDA Water Investments Support Programme,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aipwater.org\/transboundary-water-management\/\">click here to visit the AIP website<\/a>&nbsp;or read this <a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/AIP-Transboundary-PIDA-Water-Investments.jpg\">Programme Brochure.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-bf504847 alignwide uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-02fc7c74 alignwide uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-ff6c5010\"><h4 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Publications<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list uagb-block-66863f35\"><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child 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