{"id":3689,"date":"2023-03-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/news\/six-current-and-former-heads-of-state-receive-presidential-global-water-changemakers-award-at-the-un-water-conference-in-new-york\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:12:23","slug":"six-current-and-former-heads-of-state-receive-presidential-global-water-changemakers-award-at-the-un-water-conference-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/news\/six-current-and-former-heads-of-state-receive-presidential-global-water-changemakers-award-at-the-un-water-conference-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Six current and former Heads of State receive Presidential Global Water Changemakers Award at the UN Water Conference in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The objective of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>International High-Level Panel on Water Investments<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>  in Africa is to develop actionable pathways for mobilizing US$30bn annually by 2030, for implementing the Continental Africa Water Investment Program (AIP) and closing the existing water investment gap in Africa, which is estimated at US$11-19bn. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Currently, over 300 million Africans do not have access to clean drinking water and over 700 million live without access to good sanitation. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Approximately US$50 billion annually, or US$40 per African per year is required, to achieve water security and sustainable sanitation in Africa by 2030.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

HE Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia and HE Dr. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council have also received the award for local country leadership following the launch of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Zambia Water Investment Program<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> and the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Zanzibar Water Investment Program<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> respectively.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana and H.E. JakayaKikwete, Former President of Tanzania and GWPSA-Africa Chair<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The awards were presented to the six leaders on Wednesday March 22, 2023 by HE Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana and Chair of the Presidential Global  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Changemakers Award<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> during the launch of the International High-Level Panel Report on Water Investments in Africa titled Pathways for <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Mobilization or $30 billion annually by 2030<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b> at the ongoing UN Water Conference in New York, the first United Nations conference on water issues since 1977.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The report, which the High-Level Panel developed under the leadership of the African Union Commission in collaboration with AUDA-NEPAD and the Co-Chairs of the High-Level Panel outlines three pathways to secure an additional US$30 billion to achieve water security and sustainable sanitation in Africa by 2030 on the continent:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n