A North Africa Water MDGs Monitoring and Evaluation Programme

During the 3rd session of the African Water Facility (AWF) Governing Council held in Cairo, Egypt, 25-26 June 2006, North African Ministers’ Council on Water (N-AMCOW) through the Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), submitted a request to the AWF to support N-AMCOW in a proposal for sub regional MDGs M&E program called “A Water MDGs Monitoring and Evaluation Program in North Africa”. Countries included in the study are Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania. The overall objective of the proposed project is to assess the progress in achieving the African Vision water related targets of the MDGs and IWRM in the Northern African countries and enable a country-led M&E functions in North Africa to produce monitoring data and evaluations that are credible, valid, comparable and useable as tested by internationally recognized monitoring and evaluation standards.

To discuss this request, a Regional M&E Stakeholders Workshop has been organised last 15-17 June 2008 in CEDARE permises in Cairo (Egypt). The workshop gathered around 70 participants, M&E water stakeholders representatives of the 6 AMCOW North riparian countries (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia), Regional organizations (EMWIS, GWP-Med, SSO, WWC, WHO, UNICEF, USAID), development partners, the CEDARE and ADB/AWF. Each riparian country was represented by 6 persons delegation representing the ministries in charge of Water (planning and water resources management departments), Environment, Health, and Statistical Office. Institutional arrangements for project implementation will include establishment of National Task Forces at the country level led by a National Coordinator from a lead water sector institution. At the regional level, CEDARE will establish a Project Management Unit and provide professional and logistical support to the Unit. CEDARE and the Project Management Unit will maintain strong linkages with other regional and international initiatives and programs such as those by GWP, AWC, EMWIS, and SSO. AMCOW_TAC will provide guidance and advice CEDARE regarding the annual work plans and comments on the progress and review reports. The final project document will be submitted to the AWF at the end of August, and in case of its approval it is scheduled that the project begin at early 2009.

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