Local Climate Solutions for Africa 2017: Water & Climate Congress

This session of the Local Climate Solutions for Africa (LOCS4Africa) Congress series will explore critical links between climate change and urban water and sanitation in Africa’s cities. 

African cities, as diverse as large metro areas to small towns, are increasingly experiencing challenges of water security, drought and flooding. As such, there has never been a more relevant time for a pan-African congress to move “from dialogue to action” providing on the ground solutions, unpacking emerging trends and unlocking financial mechanisms.

As a leading platform on local climate action for cities and other sub-national governments across Africa, LOCS4Africa connects business and industry, investors, scientists, technical experts, development partners, national governments and civil society with Africa’s cities and urban networks. LOCS4Africa offers an opportunity for direct engagement and strategic discussions around current local solutions and emerging trends relating to urban resilience and low-carbon development in Africa.

LOCS4Africa will:

• Connect Africa’s cities with local to global water and climate solutions.
• Reimagine development within a rapidly urbanizing landscape.
• Unpack water and climate opportunities for African cities arising from the Paris Agreement, the New Urban Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals.

This session seeks to promote comprehensive understanding of the Sendai Framework and its implementation at the local level, providing a platform for sharing good practices and lessons. The session is aimed to promote inclusivity through enhanced dialogue among local governments and stakeholders.

Themes

• Integrated Urban Water Management as Instrument for Innovation
• Sustainable Sanitation Solutions for Africa’s Future Urban Generation
• Driving Climate Action through Resilient Water Infrastructure
• Urban Planning for Water Smart Cities
• New Water and Climate Financing Options for Local Action
• Resource, Reduce and Reuse – Securing Water NOW
• Water for Healthy Cities

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