Download Infrastructure Development Cluster – 2012 Report

Energy
Mining
ICT
Transboundary Water
Infrastructure Development
Cluster – 2012 Report
Transport
Energy Focus Areas
 Development of a gender-sensitive
bioenergy framework & policy guidelines
for Africa that will promote local decent
employment in bioenergies
 Development of public-private partnerships (models) to finance implementation of rural energy infrastructure
development
Achievements
 A Pan-African bioenergy framework &
guidelines complete & validated in Oct 2012
 Currently being discussed at the All Africa
Energy Week (12-13 Nov 2012)
 Will be presented to CEMA for endorsement
(16 Nov) & HoS&G in Jan 2013 for adoption
 Two reports on PPP development & pvt
sector participation prepared & presented to
Pan African Investment Forum
ICT Focus Areas
 Implementation, within the framework of the
African Information Society Initiative (AISI), of:
the Declarations of the African Union Heads of
State; and Resolutions of the AU Ministers in
charge of Communication and Information
Technologies (MCIT) and the AU Ministers in
charge of Science and Technology (AMCOST).
 Assessing the outcome of the World Summit on
the Information Society (WSIS) and the Connect
Africa Summit Goals.
 The harmonization of ICT policies in sub-Sahara
Africa (HIPSSA) Project
Achievements
 Series of stakeholders workshops on harmonization of
cyber legislation & cyber security: 28 Nov-2 Dec 2011,
Libreville; 20-22 Feb 2012, Abidjan; 9-11 May 2012, Rabat;
20-22 June & 30-31 Sep 2012, Addis Ababa; 2 Sep 2012,
Khartoum.
 African Union Convention on Cybersecurity adopted by
AU CIT ministers in September 2012 in Khartoum to be
tabled at the Summit of African HoS&G in 2013
 Support was provided to ECCAS, ECOWAS & SADC to
develop model Cybersecurity Laws and regulatory
framework, under HIPSSA
 Stakeholders meting was organized with RECs and other
stakeholders to review and validate the Assessment
Report of the Connect Africa Summit Goals, Addis Ababa,
July 2012
Achievements
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A SADC e-commerce strategy was developed and adopted
by the SADC Conference of ICT Ministers in April 2012 in
Mauritius
An e-employment project was rolled out in selected ECCAS
countries and a sub-regional workshop on e-employment
held in Libreville from 12-13 November 2012
Letters of support was secured for dotAFRICA from 70% of
African Governments to promote development of local
digital content and development of Internet across the
continent; and Early Warning objections are currently being
fielded in favour of Dot Africa to ICANN
The first African Internet Governance Forum was held from
2-4 October 2012 in Cairo
The African Geodetic Reference Frame (AFREF) annual
workshop and SC were held from 11-13 Oct 2012 in
Nairobi
Study and capacity building for COMESA on cybersecurity
and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) underway
Transport Focus Areas
 Development of trans-African Highway
(TAH) -- a roadmap adopted by African
Ministers of Transport Conference in
Luanda in Nov 2011 & endorsed by AU
HoSG Summit in Addis Ababa in Jan 2012
 Trade & transport facilitation in Africa – a
compendium of legal instruments aiming
to facilitate trade and transport in order
to make easier their access and use.
Achievements & immediate plans
 Consultants are being recruited to form
working group for preparing harmonized
norms for the continent.
 First African Road Safety Day will be launched
on 18 Nov 2012
 Two training workshops on Road Safety data
management will be held on 19-21 Nov 2012
Water Management & Development
Focus Areas
 Implementation of African Water Vision 2025 of the
AU
 Meeting the Millennium Development Goals for
water
 Water Development for Regional Economic
Integration Africa
 Sustainable Management of Transboundary
Aquifers in Africa
 Groundwater Governance in Africa
 Groundwater Resources Investigation for Drought
Mitigation in Africa Programme and Africa Drought
Monitor
Achievements
 Various UN agency training programmes at national &
regional levels initiated
 Workshop on Economic & Social Valuation of Water
and Ecosystem Goods and Services
 Coordination of AMCOW 4th African Water Week
Theme II Session on
 Support for AU/AMCOW Pan African Water &
Sanitation Monitoring, Evaluation Framework
launched at 4th African Water Week in Cairo (May
2012).
Achievements
 Snapshot on Drinking Water and Sanitation in Africa 2012 Update( AMCOW/UNICEF/WHO)
 Support to AMCOW’s Africa Region preparatory
process for the 6th World Water Forum and coorganizing the target 1 session at the forum
 Support to countries to improve WATSAN service
provision for the urban poor & leverage resources for
scale up under Water for African Cities
Programme/LVWATSAN and Lake Tanganyika Water
and Sanitation Initiative
Achievements
 Ten Year Review of Transboundary Waters Publication
 Extensive Contributions on the 6th World Water
Forum Africa Region
 Holding a 2nd workshop of ISARM for ECCAS subregion held in Douala from 15-17 Oct 2012
 Organising regional consultation on groundwater
governance Nairobi from 29-31 May 2012
 High resolution Groundwater survey following WATEX
technology conducted in Ethiopia & Kenya.
Challenges
 Need for mobilizing resource to undertake
planning and implementation of joint cluster
activities
 Inter cluster collaboration and coordination not
adequate
 Lack of primary data (esp. for water and energy)
 Commitment of all stakeholders and partners
could improve
 Mainstreaming of crosscutting issues (climate,
gender, productive work, etc) not sufficient esp.
in energy & transport
Lessons Learned
 ICT is overall crosscutting & should be integrated
in all clusters, hence collaboration mechanisms
should be sought with other clusters
 High level & quality of experts participating leads
very rich discussions and important outcomes
 Involving key partners & ownership of activities
by the beneficiaries essential for implementation
of activities
 The availability of framework of cooperation
between institutions is important for resource
mobilisation
Sub-cluster on Minerals ?
 Activities on mining are included in the AU
TYCBP
 Heads of State and Government requested
implementation of the Africa Mining Vision
 Establishment of the African Mining
Development Centre (AMDC)
 Need for the creation of a Sub-Cluster on
Mining alongside Energy, Water, ICT and
Transport
 Direction is sought from the RCM