Programme

13:00 – 13:05 - Introduction

Thilo Panzerbieter - Chair of the German WASH Network, Co-Lead of the Triple Nexus in WASH Initiative

13:05 – 13:10 - Welcome remarks

Sareen Malik – Vice Chair of Steering Committee of SWA, Executive Secretary of the African Civil Society Network for Water and Sanitation (ANEW)

13:10 – 13:20 - WASH triple nexus: what’s it all about?

Tim Grieve - Independent Consultant, German WASH Network

13:20 – 14:20 - Challenges and solutions: Case studies from East and Southern Africa

Steven Mudhuviwa – Head of Programme Management Unit, Regional Open WASH Program (R-WASH), UNICEF & UNHCR
Augustin Habimana - Gisenyi Hub & Kigali Hub, Rwanda
Aisha Hamza - North East Nigeria Hubs & Arua Hub, Uganda
Daniel Akudo - Teso Hub & Moroto Hub, Uganda & Northern Kenya Hub

14:20 – 14:45 Break

14:45 – 15:00 - Practice to policy: Key findings of the WASH triple nexus practitioner stream

Andrew Boku Dibo, Project Manager, Sign of Hope, Northern Kenya
Abubakar Garba Ngulde, Director/Program Coordinator, Ngulde Global Foundation, North East Nigeria
Phillip Justine Obaate, District Water Officer, Amuria District (Teso), Uganda

15:00 – 16:15 - Operationalise the WASH triple nexus: High-level Round Table

Dr. Callist Tindimugaya – Commissioner, Directorate of Water Resources Management, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda
Eng. T. Mutazu - Chief Director Water Resources, Irrigation Development and National WASH Coordination, Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Zimbabwe
Dr. Tanko Yussif Azzika – Senior Policy Advisor, African Ministers` Council on Water (AMCOW)
Neil Cole – Executive Secretary, Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI)
Rebecca Jean Gilsdorf - Water & Sanitation Specialist, World Bank (Kinshasa)
Eng. Peter Njaggah Director Licensing, Standards & Advocacy, Water Services Regulatory Board Kenya (WASREB)
Steven Mudhuviwa – Head of Programme Management Unit, Regional Open WASH Program (R-WASH), UNICEF & UNHCR
David Githiri Njoroge - Senior Technical Coordinator for Uganda, UNHCR
Barbara Schreiner – Executive Director, Water Integrity Network
Damien Blanc – Regional WASH and Shelter & Settlements Coordinator, ECHO Nairobi
Tadesse Kebebew – Researcher, University of Geneva, Geneva Water Hub
Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha - Managing Director, National Water & Sewerage Corporation, Uganda, Vice President of the Executive Board of African Water Association (AfWA) (tbc)

Facilitator: Sam Godfrey - Regional Advisor WASH, focal point Climate, Energy and Environment UNICEF, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)

16:15 – 16:25 - Final words

Dr. José Schulz - Head of Division of Humanitarian Assistance - Operations, German Federal Foreign Office

ESA Region - High-level Exchange: Building WASH Resilience & Sustainability