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To support cities in their efforts towards water resilience, the South African Cities Network (SACN), and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), together with their partners, the GIZ‘s Natural Resources Stewardship Programme (NatuReS), and the USAID WASH-FIN Program, joined this year by the World Resources Institute (WRI) bring this fourth (4th) instalment of the Water Resilient Cities series of learning events.

To end off 2021, the partners are bringing together different African city perspectives and experiences with water resilience approaches. Join us and the Cities of Johannesburg, Mbombela, eThekwini, Lusaka, Kigali and Addis Ababa for an engaging, thought-provoking and informative session on:

An Exchange on Different Water Resilience Approaches in African Cities (Programme below) Tuesday, 14 December 2021 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Zoom Webinar

For more information contact Ms Sadhna Bhana at sadhna@sacities.net

PROGRAMME

10:00 am – Opening and Welcome – Liteboho Makhele – Programme Manager: Sustainable and Resilient Cities at the South African Cities Network

Session 1: South African Cities in Action

10:10 am – 10:30 am – A conceptual input – Urgent or important? Using short term crises to support long term strategies – Prof. Mike Muller – WITS University School of Governance

10:30 am – 10:45 am – Facilitated Panel Discussion: Responding to conceptual framing – Chris Serjak – Technical Advisor, USAID WASHFIN Project

10:45 am – 10:55 am City of Johannesburg: Developing a Water Security Strategy for the City of Johannesburg – Nomvula Mofokeng – Deputy Director: Water Services Regulation and Policy Development at the City of Johannesburg

10:55 am – 11:05 am City of Mbombela: Water Resilience Approaches in the City of Mbombela – Wendy Tshawe – General Manager: Water and Sanitation at the City of Mbombela

11:05 am – 11:15 am eThekwini Municipality: Transformative Riverine Management Programme – Business Case: highlighting key lessons and enablers – Geoff Tooley – Senior Manager: Catchment Management eThekwini Municipality

11:15 am – 11:30 am 15 min Q&A / Facilitated Discussion – Dr. Faith Lawrence – Country Coordinator: Natural Resources Stewardship Programme (NatuReS) South Africa AND William Moraka – Manager: Water Services at the South African Local Government Association (SALGA)

Session 2: Learning Across The Region

11:30 am – 11:35 am – Introducing Session 2 – Liteboho Makhele – Programme Manager: Sustainable and Resilient Cities at the South African Cities Network

11:35 am – 11:45 am Lusaka City Council: Water Secure Lusaka City: Why Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships Matter – Bwalya Funga – Senior Planner: Lusaka City Council

11:45 am – 11:55 am Introducing WRI: African Urban Water Resilience Initiative – The case of the City of Kigali – Japheth Habinshuti – Chief Resilience Officer: City of Kigali

11:55 am – 12:05 pm How the City Water Resilience Approach (CWRA) process worked in the City of Addis Ababa – Dr. Moges Tadesse – Chief Resilience Officer: City of Addis Ababa

12:05 pm – 12:20 pm Reflections and Q&A – Dr. Faith Lawrence – Country Coordinator: Natural Resources Stewardship Programme (NatuReS) South Africa

Session 3: Financing For Resilience

12:20 pm – 12:25 pm Introducing Session 3 – Dr. Faith Lawrence – Country Coordinator: Natural Resources Stewardship Programme (NatuReS) South Africa

12:25 pm – 12:40 pm Reflections of WASHFIN on Financing for Resilience – Chris Serjak – Technical Advisor, USAID WASHFIN Project

12:40 pm – 12:50 pm Questions / Comments – Dr. Faith Lawrence – Country Coordinator: Natural Resources Stewardship Programme (NatuReS) South Africa

12:50 pm – 12:55 pm Recommended actions for 2022 – Dr. Faith Lawrence – Country Coordinator: Natural Resources Stewardship Programme (NatuReS) South Africa AND William Moraka – Manager: Water Services at the South African Local Government Association (SALGA)

12:55 pm – 1:00 pm Closure – William Moraka – Manager: Water Services at the South African Local Government Association (SALGA)