DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Alexandra Campbell-Ferrari, Co- Founder and Executive Director of CWSC (left), and Violet Onyemenam, the OPEC Fund’s General Counsel.
WASH IN AFRICA Efforts to strengthen water governance in key countries T
he OPEC Fund’s General Counsel Violet Onyemenam met virtually
with Alexandra Campbell-Ferrari, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Water Security and Cooperation (CWSC), to congratulate the organization on the soft launch of its RENEWAL project – a water security and WASH legal platform. The RENEWAL (Research and
Evaluation of Nexuses of the Exploitation of Water in All Law) project was co-financed by the OPEC Fund via a grant channeled through the World Bank's Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development (Global Forum). The project was also co-funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. RENEWAL analyzes and evaluates
the state of water governance in Africa and offers targeted solutions to ensure that clean and safe water is accessible to all, encourage better water resource management and governance, and allocate resources effectively, transparently and equitably. Onyemenam commended CWSC
for its efforts in improving water governance in Africa and enhancing ownership by governments. She also
THE OPEC FUND AND THE GLOBAL FORUM
emphasized the important role that the private sector can play in helping achieve water security. Campbell-Ferrari thanked the OPEC
Fund for its support. "We are proud to announce the launch of the RENEWAL Platform which puts a face to water security in key countries in Africa and starts the process of building a stronger legal framework and system to protect water for the future. We are deeply grateful for the support
from the OPEC Fund, which allowed us to develop our methodology for this project. Through their support, the OPEC Fund has shown a commitment to understanding the impact that law has on water and the need for stronger water law to protect this critical resource for people today and in the future." Also representing the OPEC Fund
were Grants and Technical Assistance Unit Head Dr. Walid Mehalaine and Senior Counsel Elizabeth Hassan.
A special thanks to the Global Forum Secretariat and Marco Nicoli for making this partnership possible.
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The OPEC Fund has supported Global Forum initiatives since 2012. The aim of the Global Forum is to better integrate law and justice considerations into the development process with a view to enhancing development effectiveness.
Read more about the RENEWAL project here:
https://www.ourwatersecurity.org/ renewal
Image courtesy of Alexandra Campbell-Ferrari
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