Reflections on Opening Session SA-EU Dialogue on Water and the Sector Budget Support Programme
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WRC 2012
Reflections on Opening Session SA-EU Dialogue on
Water and the Sector Budget Support Programme
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The Paradoxical Conflicts
• Blue planet and the freshwater challenge in a saltwater world.
• The world’s champion in inter-basin plumbing not being sufficiently successful in universal access to safe water.
• SA great research track record in water sciences not being adequately geared to deal with problems of the poor and marginalised
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Challenges of the last mile
• Good technology development successes – UJ, U Ven, UWC
• SA along with India, Ghana, India and Guatamala as the finalists in the Patel Prize.
• Green Village concept exploration – off grid solutions for energy and water.
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SA-EU partnership
• 15 years of a very strong relationship. Post-honeymoon into the real relationship.
• Strong partnership in the framework and infrastructure programmes
• Sector budget support of Euro 30m• Breathing life into the WSSD European Water
Initiative with Euro 3 Billion.• The Water for Growth Euro 242bn in
Masibambane.
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SA-EU
• Modalities of partnership – SA, SADC, Africa, Developing world.
• Learn and build on successes to date• Seek innovative solutions in partnership
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Invest in a new paradigm
• DACST and DST experiences in the journey to poverty eradication.
• Need for much stronger community partnership in solution development and sustainable development.
• We need to meet the Knowledge Management challenge.
• Akash Ganga – utility model.
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Invest in a new paradigm
• POLICY LEARNING!!!!• The Goal must be Universal Access!!!• WE NEED INGENUITY AND INNOVATION!!!!• WE NEED PARTNERSHIP!!!!
• Actively engage government and decision-makers
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