This document outlines a project meeting to discuss building partnerships for scaling up agricultural water management in Africa. The project involved strengthening the Agricultural Water Management Institute in Africa (AgWA) and updating the strategic plans of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in two countries. Key activities included launching AgWA's new secretariat, developing a case for better water and land management integration in West/Central Africa, and preparing investment profiles and workshops in Nigeria and Tanzania to update IFAD strategies. The goal was to enable AgWA to become a more effective partnership for water management across the continent.

1. GCP/RAF/472/IFA
Building a Mature Partnership for Scaling up
Agricultural Water Management in Africa
FAO | AgWA | IFAD
Project meeting
Dar es Salaam, 29 May 2014

2. Building a Mature Partnership for Scaling up Agricultural Water Management in Africa
1. OVERVIEW
2. MAIN OBJECTIVE & OUTPUTS
3. ACTIVITIES BY OUTPUT
4. THE WORKSHOP
OUTLINE

3. Building a Mature Partnership for Scaling up Agricultural Water Management in Africa
1. OVERVIEW
DONOR AND COUNTERPARTS TOTAL COST TIME FRAME
USD 350 000 July 2011 – Dec 2013
Building a Mature Partnership for Scaling up Agricultural Water
Management in Africa
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES: AgWA + 6 AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Nigeria
Tanzania
Ghana
Senegal
Cameroon
Burkina Faso

4. #1
AgWA launched at the
pan-African level
#2
Strengthened Partnership for Water
and Sustainable Land Management
Integration in West and Central Africa
(WCA)
#3
The place of
Agricultural Water
Management in IFAD
RB-COSOPs
To enable AgWA to transform successfully to a mature, widely
accepted and effective entity
Building a Mature Partnership for Scaling up Agricultural Water Management in Africa
2. MAIN OBJECTIVE & OUTPUTS

5. Building a Mature Partnership for Scaling up Agricultural Water Management in Africa
3. ACTIVITIES BY OUTPUTS
Output #1
Support AgWA to establish its new secretariat at the pan-African
level (hosted at FAO-Eastern Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
AgWA launched at the
pan-African level
Activities
Support AgWA in forging strong partnership with:
WaterNet, IMAWESA, SEARNet, PELUM and SARIA from the East
and Southern Africa Regional Steering Committee (ESASC);
WRCC/ECOWAS, ARID, CILSS, 2IE and OMVS from the West &
Central Africa Regional Steering Committee (WCASC);
NPCA, IWMI, FAO and FARA; and
IFAD, AfDB, WB (as non-voting members)
Help AgWA partners design and agree on the way they will be
collaborating in sharing and allocating responsibilities
Support AgWA in learning lessons from other ‘similar’
Secretariats (including inter alia FARA, CILSS, International Land
Coalition and UN-Water), and from TerrAfrica

6. Building a Mature Partnership for Scaling up Agricultural Water Management in Africa
3. ACTIVITIES BY OUTPUTS
Output #2
The development of the business case for a better connectivity
between water (surface and groundwater) and land tenure in
West and Central Africa (Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Burkina
Faso)Strengthened Partnership
for Water and Sustainable
Land Management
Integration in West and
Central Africa (WCA)
Activities
The findings and recommendations of this work will be discussed
and finalized during a regional workshop

7. Building a Mature Partnership for Scaling up Agricultural Water Management in Africa
3. ACTIVITIES BY OUTPUTS
Output #3
IFAD-COSOPs updated with recommendations for pro-poor
water-related investments in two African countries: Nigeria and
Tanzania
Update of Agricultural
Water Management
component in
IFAD RB-COSOPs
Activities
Preparation of National Investment Profiles fro Nigeria and
Tanzania using the Diagnostic Tools for Investment developed by
AgWA
Present results in a workshop that will gather relevant
stakeholders from both countries

8. Building a Mature Partnership for Scaling up Agricultural Water Management in Africa
4. THE WORKSHOP
OBJECTIVES
1. Review current and expected investment trends in AWM for agriculture and
energy in Nigeria and Tanzania.
2. Discuss on lessons learnt from the past and investment priorities for the
future.
3. Present results of the application of the Diagnostic Tools for Investment
(DTI) in Nigeria and Tanzania.
4. Train participants in the use of the DTI.
5. Provide recommendations and discuss on improving and scaling up of AWM
investments in Nigeria and Tanzania.
6. Provide recommendations and discuss on how to strengthen the AWM
component in countries’ strategic planning within the CAADP framework.

9. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!
FAO | AgWA | IFAD
Project meeting
Dar es Salaam, 29 May 2014