The long-time partnership between GWP and AfWA has been particularly
deepened through the implementation of our joint project, the German African
Partnership for Water and Sanitation (GAPWAS), in 2019.
Through a knowledge transfer between German and African experts and the
presentation of innovative technologies, this session aims at identifying solution
strategies that can contribute to better management of storm water events in
West Africa.
With climate change, the challenge of storm water management has become a
global one that will grow and increasingly affect both of our continents in the
coming years. Therefore, the networking and exchange of experience between
German and African experts from the water and sanitation sector as well as civil
society organizations and political decision-makers will lay the foundation for
sustainable and long-term cooperation in the field of storm water management.
By involving local authorities, the political importance of storm water
management will be communicated, with the goal to support effective
prevention and control of flood damage in West Africa by corresponding political
agendas.
5 min: Opening Keynote (Mayor of Dakar)
10 min: Challenges African regions are
facing during heavy rain seasons,
requirements for adapted storm
water management as well as
acquired knowledge and success
stories (Sylvain Usher)
10 min: Identification of potential risk areas
and recommended actions to
minimize economic and ecological
damages from storm water in West
Africa (Dr. Paul Engelke)
10 min: Best Practice sharing and
presentations of lessons learned
from the development of a flood
forecast for the German-Ghanian
project RAIN in Accra (Manuel Krauß)
10 min: Presentation of special pumps and
components for efficient flood
control (Direk Wittenberg)
15 min: Moderated discussion with the audience (Julia Braune)
German Water Partnership e.V.
Mayor of Dakar; Sylvain Usher, Executive Director African Water Association; Dr. Paul Engelke, Managing Director Kleine Solutions; Manuel Krauß, Research Institute for Water, Technical University of Aachen; Dirk Wittenberg, Senior Vice President WILO SE; Julia Braune, Executive Director German Water Partnership e.V.
