This document announces a conference on "Towards Water Security in Africa" to take place June 21-23, 2023 in Bari, Italy. It discusses how many African countries have abundant freshwater but lack water security due to insufficient water infrastructure. It also notes that lack of financing is often a barrier to large water and sanitation projects that could improve water security. Potential areas of Italian-Israeli cooperation are proposed, such as establishing funds for feasibility studies, and securing joint financing from export credit agencies in Italy and Israel for projects like the Mara Valley Irrigation Development Project in Tanzania.

1. Centro CONGRESSI
FIERA DEL LEVANTE - BARI
21 - 22 - 23 GIUGNO 2023
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Organizzazione Con il patrocinio di
Da un’idea di
TOWARDS WATER SECURITY IN AFRICA
JOSEPH HAIM HARROSH
DIRECTOR

2. 2023
Centro CONGRESSI
FIERA DEL LEVANTE - BARI
21 - 22 - 23 GIUGNO 2023
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LR GROUP PROVIDES INTEGRATED
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIUM AND LARGE SCALE
PROJECTS IN HIGH-GROWTH ECONOMIES, SINCE 1985

3. 2023
Centro CONGRESSI
FIERA DEL LEVANTE - BARI
21 - 22 - 23 GIUGNO 2023
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TOWARDS WATER SECURITY IN AFRICA
The Missing Element
Many countries in Africa have abundant freshwater resources (water stress of 10% or
less), yet water availability does not necessarily result in water security.
• Africa still has the lowest levels of water infrastructure: dams, intakes, pumping
stations, water treatment plants, pipes, reservoirs, etc.
• There is lack of knowledge & technologies for promoting water security
What often holds back the development of large-scale water & sanitation projects that can
significantly advance water security in the region is FINANCING.
• Designated fund or grants for the preparation of Feasibility Studies and Project Design
• Financing for Project Development - EPC

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Centro CONGRESSI
FIERA DEL LEVANTE - BARI
21 - 22 - 23 GIUGNO 2023
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POTENTIAL FOR ITALIAN-ISRAEL COOPERATION ON WATER & SANITATION
PROJECTS IN AFRICA
• Designated Fund for the preparation of Feasibility Studies and Project Design
• Securing joint insurance financing from Italian and Israeli and Export Credit Agencies: SACE (Italy), and ASHRA
(Israel), as well as financing from Italian, Israeli and other banks.
• Bringing Italian and Israeli technologies, equipment and machineries

5. 2023
Centro CONGRESSI
FIERA DEL LEVANTE - BARI
21 - 22 - 23 GIUGNO 2023
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Organizzazione Con il patrocinio di
Da un’idea di
TANZANIA
Mara Valley IrrigaPon Development EPC Project
Objective: provide irrigation for 8,500 ha of agricultural activities & restoration of critically
degraded sub-catchments
Main Components: a multipurpose concrete dam (height 20m; length 700m), hydropower
plant (2.8 MW), water storage and irrigation infrastructure: concrete conveyance canal
(length 66km), flood protection, pipelines, etc.
Value: ~300M EUR
Italy-Israel Cooperation
• Financing: Insurance by SACE (Italy) & ASHRA (Israel); Loans by Italian and
Israeli Banks
• Italian, Israeli, & local sub-contractors
• Equipment & technology: Italian and Israeli

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FIERA DEL LEVANTE - BARI
21 - 22 - 23 GIUGNO 2023
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Organizzazione Con il patrocinio di
Da un’idea di
JOSEPH HAIM HARROSH
M: +972 545-222216
E: Harrosh@lr-group.com