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On 25 July, the Executive Secretary made a courtesy call on the Honourable Minister for Natural Resources and Energy, His Royal Highness Prince Lonkhokhela. Underscoring water as an essential ingredient of ambitions for food and energy security; employment creation; human and environmental health; trade and regional integration; as well as peace and security, the need to attract commensurate financing to the water and sanitation sector cannot be overemphasised att. His Royal Highness acknowledged the Africa Water Facility’s support for the feasibility studies for the Nondvo and Hawane dams that will contribute to water infrastructure growth in the country. It was agreed to continue the engagement on how the AMCOW Secretariat can be of more service to the realisation of Kingdom’s water and sanitation agenda. The Executive Secretary was humbled by His Royal Highness’ gift and lesson on wearing the lihiya. Further discussions touched on the plans and overarching goal of the 9th Africa Water Week vis-à-vis ongoing consultation processes to ensure that the post-2025 Africa Water Vision effectively addresses the real needs of Member States.
Later in the day, the Executive Secretary met with the Chief Executive Officer of the Eswatini Joint River Basins Authority, Ms Sindy Mthimkulu. They exchanged ideas on the need to strengthen basin institutions for water management. They emphasised the vitality of sustainable water management to assure water security and enable both social transformation and economic growth.
