Creating Business and Partnership Opportunities for Funding Water and

Wastewater Infrastructure in Africa

Financing water-related investments is a major challenge for both developed and developing
countries.

Addressing the issue of deteriorating water ecosystems, lack of access to water supply and
sanitation, water security and climate resilience, strengthening productive wastewater
management and improved water quality require enormous investments in infrastructure,
technology, risk management and knowledge creation.

In the African context, the Water Vision 2025 (released in 2000) estimated the financial
requirements to deliver the Vision at US$20 billion each year over a 20-year time horizon.
Updated data put the new estimate at US$50 billion per year.

Given the substantial and complex initial investment required, a new approach at financing
water-related investments is strongly needed, which will make the best use of existing sources
of finance through proper project design, planning and sequencing while harnessing new
sources of finance such as financial markets, carbon finance, long-term investors, PPPs and
donor funding.

Come and explore innovative strategies for funding water and wastewater infrastructure at the
3-day biennial event Asia Water 2018, the region’s largest water and wastewater industry
event.

Under the theme “Creating Business and Partnership Opportunities for Funding Water and
Wastewater Infrastructure in Africa ” the seminar for African Delegates is the platform for
water and wastewater policy makers, industry leaders, experts and practitioners to address
challenges and opportunities, discuss regional cooperation and best practices, to develop
professional networks with vital contact, to benchmark water delivery and sanitation systems
and learn the latest technologies in the industry.

Workshop Sessions to be considered

1. Paying for Tomorrow’s Water Infrastructure - Traditional and Innovative Financing

Mechanisms / Trends in PPPs for financing Water Infrastructure (Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank (AIIB), Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and EXIM Bank)
2. International cooperation for quality infrastructure installation & Expanding
Opportunities for Global Water Infrastructure Projects (JICA)

3. Doing More with Current Revenues – Developing a New Form of Revenue Resiliency
(TBA)

4. Case study: Reducing Non Revenue Water (Melaka Water Board)