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The increase in the funding from Projects
US$10.2 million in phase 1 of the project Currently, the Water Fund has six approved
both from CIWA and GEF to US$14 million projects, two of which are under
in the upcoming phase 2 is an encouraging implementation in Kazungula, Zambia as
sign of the trust and confidence that the well as in Lomahasha and Namaacha in
donors, and the World Bank have invested Eswatini and Mozambique respectively.
in the SADC Secretariat, SADC-GMI and These two projects will directly impact
the entire SADC region. about 40,000 of the existing population in
low-income areas while providing for future
SADC Water Fund Addressing SADC’s populations of more than 70,000 people.
Water and Sanitation Infrastructure The projects are being implemented in
Needs collaboration with the Project Preparation
More than one-third of the people living in Unit - SADC PPDF who have bridged the
southern Africa do not have access to safe preparatory financing gaps. The
drinking water, while more than half lack construction works for these two projects is
access to improved sanitation facilities. The set to commence in the third quarter of
need for infrastructure for improved water 2021. Furthermore, the Fund has a working
services is therefore compelling. pipeline of projects of about €107million
In 2012, SADC established the Regional that represents projects that are ready for
Fund for water and basic sanitation as a funding of the implementation.
Regional Development Financing Facility
with a mandate to strengthen the
coordinating function of SADC by funding Strategic Partnerships
projects that will improve regional water The key success factor in the identification
infrastructure. The Fund is hosted by DBSA and implementation of projects is strong
and supported by the KfW Development partnerships. 77
Bank who provided seed funding.
The SADC Water Fund partners with v Global Water Partnership
various stakeholders to draw together Southern Africa
The Water Fund has a longstanding
resources towards priority areas of
partnership with the Global Water
intervention within the water sector in the
Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA) and
region and believes in pro-poor water
recently formalised through a
supply and sanitation and facilitates
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
information and knowledge sharing.
Through this partnership, the Fund is
promoting a programmatic approach to
Strategic Focus
water sector interventions in the region via
The Water Fund executes its mandate by
the SADC Water Fund Regional Water
delivering value through three thematic
Investment Programme. The programme
areas with a nexus approach with a rolling
will scale up and accelerate preparation,
portfolio of infrastructure projects that have
financing and implementation of priority
the following intended benefits:
transboundary and regional cross-border
• Cross border water supply and
projects in the region focusing on the
sanitation;
thematic focus areas of the Fund.
• Promoting water transfer & shared
water infrastructure particularly in
regional trade and development
corridors;
• Innovations for resilience for water
utilities in the region; and
• Development of regional
transboundary water information
systems.