COMMOMWEALTH AFRICA YOUTH LEADERS DIALOGUE ON

SANITATION & WATER IN THE POST 2015 DEVELOPMENT

AGENDA30-31 AUGUST 2013,ABUJA NIGERIA

THEME: ACCESS TO SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE WATER: TARGETING THE MOST DISADVANTAGED AND MARGINALISED GROUPS IN OUR SOCIETY.

BACKGROUND

The Commonwealth Africa Youth Leaders Dialogue on Sanitation & Water in the Post 2015 Development Agenda is a face to face dialogue and Forum for all stakeholders - the civil society, end users, youth groups in Nigeria and within the African sub region to come together and take stock of the lessons learnt from the implementation of the Millennium development Goals (MDGs) and to formulate the key global challenges in Water to inform the post 2015 development framework in ways that are measurable, inter-generational, pragmatic and rest on the smart and equitable use of water.

In this First edition of the event, we intend to take a cue from the Post -2015 Thematic Consultation on water – interactions with diverse voices through social media, face to face meetings, interactive web platforms, facebook etc; Rights based approach to water informed at the Rio+20 Conference; and key messages from the High Level Meeting on World Water Day in the Hague among our resources to accelerate the achievement of sustainable sanitation, hygiene and water services for all people, with greater attention and focus to the disadvantaged and marginalized groups of our society by enhancing collaboration and coordination all sector stakeholders – national, State and Local governments, donors, multilaterals, civil society organizations, development banks, and other development partners in the water and sanitation sector.

CONFERENCE OVERVIEWThe conference will take a look at the report of the Joint Monitoring Programme of UNICEF and WHO - broad consultative expert process on new targets and indicators for monitoring of WASH post-2015. It took into consideration the suggested ambitious target to provide universal access to safe and sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene – targeting the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups in particular. More so, the world Water Forum (2012) in Marseilles noted that “securing water for all, especially vulnerable populations, is often not only a question of hydrology (water quantity, quality, supply, and demand) and financing, but equally a matter of good governance. Managing water scarcity and water-related risks (floods, natural disasters etc) requires resilient institutions, collaborative efforts and sound capacity at all levels. Good water governance is therefore a key condition of success to ensure everyone’s well being, contribute to economic development and keep the planet blue, but also to foster peace and stability”. It is no longer enough to bring services to households; water and sanitation must also be in place in equally critical schools and health centers. Vital hygiene issues, such as hand washing and menstrual hygiene management, respectively help determine public health and gender equality. WASH does not lack the technologies to quickly build a pit latrine, drill a borehole, provide soap bottle; rather, the challenge is to ensure these systems are custom designed with community ownership and are built to last decades with reliable daily operation, maintenance and use. This is far more difficult task requires government

leadership particularly at local levels, and a process-oriented approach that shifts social norms and behaviours for lasting change. In addition, WASH sustainability has complex dimensions, linked ‘upstream’ to water resources and ‘downstream’ to wastewater management. Devolving risks and responsibilities to local or household levels may improve outcomes, but only with support from external institutions.

CONFERENCE FOCUSThe First Commonwealth Africa Youth leaders Dialogue on Sanitation and Water in the Post 2015 Development Agenda will focus on the following EMERGING RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Universal access to safe and sustainable water supply, sanitation and hygiene should be the next global target for WASH.

• Develop new targets that build on the successes of the current MDGs and address the remaining shortfalls and unfinished business.

• Address hygiene access, including hand washing and menstrual hygiene management, which are critical determinants of public health and gender equity.

• Access to WASH services should be secured beyond households and include other settingsparticularly schools, health facilities and other public installations.

• Inequalities in access to WASH should progressively be reduced.

• Increased investments in WASH are needed to bring about multiple social and developmental benefits and create incentives for more sectors to work together in an integrated manner.

• Sustainability of WASH services must be at the heart of any new agenda.

The two day conference will bring together global experts, professionals, policy-makers, regulators, legislators, decision makers, NGOs, private sectors, technology suppliers, academia/researchers, scientists, engineers, social scientists and the media to share, debate learn and come up with a working document that can be used by the governments of the states and LGAs to develop its structure, regulations and policy framework in the water and sanitation sector.

FOCUS AREAS Schools without WASHWASH and Environmental SustainabilityWASH and governanceWASH and Economic DevelopmentWater Resources ManagementEnergy/Water linkages

DELEGATE PROFILEThe two day conference will bring together global experts, professionals, policy-makers, regulators, legislators, decision makers, NGOs, private sectors, technology suppliers, academia/researchers, scientists, engineers, social scientists and the media.

CONFERENCE FEESFull: N5, 000.00Presenter: N4, 000.00Student: N1, 000.00

Networking Dinner: N6, 000.00

Note: Lunch shall not be provided, however, there shall be tea/coffee breaks.

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EXHIBITION: A SHOWCASE OF WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION OPTIONS & SOLUTIONS.There shall be exhibitions of products, systems and researches relevant to the conference theme by local, national and global providers. Exhibition space is free, however it will be on first come –first serve basis. (Sponsors will have their exhibition space reserved.)

Sponsorship

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-------- Major Sponsor – 4000 Dollars - N640, 000.00 Your organization’s name and logo will be prominently displayed on conference

materials including the brochure. Your organization’s name will be mentioned throughout the event during key

sessions. Your organization’s name and logo will also be displayed as a sponsor of a luncheon,

outing, or special event. An exhibitor booth or display table will be provided in the main, well traveled

conference lobby. Two complimentary registrations are available at this level.

--------Contributing Sponsor – 2000 Dollars - N320, 000.00 Your organization’s name and logo will be prominently displayed on conference

Materials including the brochure. Your organization’s name will be mentioned throughout the event during key

sessions. Two complimentary registrations are available at this level.

-------Supporting Sponsor – 1500 Dollars - N240, 000.00 Your organization’s name and logo will be prominently displayed on conference

Materials including the brochure. Your organization’s name will be mentioned throughout the event during key

sessions.

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Okoye Chukwuma FranklinFacilitator – Commonwealth Africa Youth Leaders Dialogue on Sanitation & Water in the Post 2015 Development Agenda.Executive Director, Hallmark Media – Commonwealth Africa Journal, Abuja- NigeriaTel: +2348036087220 Email: hallmarkmedia@yahoo.com

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CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCECertificate of Attendance will be issued to participants at the end of the Programme.

CONCLUSIONThe Conference aims to provide answers and appropriate guidelines that will enable all stakeholders appreciate that Water is a key determinant in all aspects of social, economic and environmental development and must therefore be a central focus of any post-2015 framework for poverty eradication and global sustainable development.

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KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

HIS EXCELLENCY,

THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF STATE (FCT)

THEME: ACCESS TO SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE WATER: TARGETING THE MOST DISADVANTAGED AND MARGINALISED GROUPS IN OUR SOCIETY.

Focus Areas

A: Schools without WASH- A school is more than classrooms and desks. They are a microcosm of their larger

Community and can often serve as a model for progress.

- Providing students with access to WASH facilities has been shown to boost attendance, increase achievement and promote equity.

- Half of low income country schools lack WASH services, increasing the risk of disease, drop-outs, and death.

- Everyone loses, but girls suffer most.

B: WASH and Environmental Sustainability- Opportunities for development and conservation organizations to integrate policies,

plans and projects that combine protection of nature with access to WASH.

- Healthy freshwater systems improve the reliability, quantity and quality of water for drinking, cooking, irrigation and other uses.

- Well-planned sanitation programs protect freshwater ecosystems.

- Joint advocacy programs can maximize community participation, save funds, build synergies, and amplify the combined voice.

C: WASH and governance- Discussions on WASH and governance revealed that institutional capacity is

fragmented; - roles and responsibilities within government structures are not clear;

- There is inadequate management of resources and weak regulation.

- Mechanisms are needed which hold political leaders and Governments accountablefor fulfilling WASH-related promises.

- Consumer’s rights should be strengthened through legislation, and communities empowered to demand better services from their governments.

- There is also need for scrutiny as to where development funds actually end up.

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D: WASH and Economic Development- Water and sanitation remain a humane and moral imperative.

- Discussions on WASH and Economic Development made a compelling bottom-line case for governments to invest in water.

- Without adequate WASH investments, countries grow poorer, losing on average 1.5% of GDP per year.

- Children grow sicker, miss school, and erase another 5% GDP per year.

- And in terms of value, WASH yields a $4.30 return on a $1 investment.

- These estimates are conservative; they exclude revenue from increased tourism (people on holiday don’t seek pit latrines), robust fisheries and increased property values.

E: Water Resources Management- Water Resources Management explored where, how and why water stress will

intensify over the coming decades. As countries develop, increasing volumes of water are allocated for energy, food and industry.

- To achieve sustainable water development and promote needed investments, an integrated approach to water resources management needs to be implemented.

- This must ensure a transparent, equitable and sustainable balance of water use that satisfies humans needs – economic and social – as well as ecosystem requirements.

F: Energy/Water linkages- All energy production requires water. Conversely, it takes energy to transport, treat

and heat water as well as to build, operate and maintain water systems. Few fully grasp or appreciate the Energy/Water linkages, but they are real and rise with development.

- Worldwide energy uses 8% of all freshwater withdrawals, but rich countries divert up to 44%. _e fast route to efficiency is raising prices on water and power. But this is politically fraught; as both are regarded as basic human needs, often offered free, or subsidized, both to families and farms.

- Without better valuation of water and understanding of its link to energy we are ill equipped to deal with a warming world.

CONFERENCE CHAIR: Dr. Pranay P Shah, Medical Director (consultant Infertility & Gynecology) Ruz Medical & Diagnostic Center Abuja

CONFERENCE FACILITATOR: Okoye Chukwuma Franklin, Executive Director Hallmark Media (Commonwealth Africa Journal) Abuja

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The Commonwealth Africa Youth Leaders Dialogue on Sanitation & Water in the Post 2015 Development Agenda

Date: 30 August 2013Venue: Area Council Service Commission Hall, Area 3, Garki Abuja

Theme: Access to Safe and Sustainable Water: Targeting the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups in our society.

Day One Time Activity Action Party8.00am – 9.00am Registration Conference Team

Opening Ceremony9.00am – 9.05am Welcome Address Okoye Chukwuma Franklin9.05am – 9.15am Chair’s Opening Address

9.15am – 9.25am Special Address Special Guests9.25am – 9.40am Keynote presentation,

Special Guest of HonourHon. Minister of State (FCT)

Sessions10.00am – 10.40am First Session10.40am – 11.20am Second Session11.20am – 12.00noon Third Session12.00pm – 12.40pm Fourth Session12.40pm – 01.00pm Discussions

1.00pm – 1.30pm Lunch (Light)01.30pm – 02.10pm Fifth Session02.10pm – 02.50pm Sixth Session02.50pm – 03.00pm Discussions03.00pm – 03.20pm Communique Preparation03.20pm – 03.40pm Communique Presentation03.40pm – 05.50pm Vote of thanks03.50pm – 04.00pm Announcement/Closing Conference Team

07.00pm Networking Dinner

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The Commonwealth Africa Youth Leaders Dialogue on Sanitation & Water in the Post 2015 Development Agenda

Date: 30 August 2013Venue: Area Council Service Commission Hall, Area 3, Garki Abuja

Theme: Access to Safe and Sustainable Water: Targeting the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups in our society.

Day Two Time Activity Action Party8.00am – 9.00am Registration Conference Team

Opening Ceremony9.00am – 9.05am Welcome Okoye Chukwuma Franklin9.05am – 9.15am Previous day’s review

9.15am – 9.25am Special Messages9.25am – 9.40am Special Messages

9.40am – 10.00am Special MessagesSessions

10.00am – 10.40am First Session10.40am – 11.20am Second Session11.20am – 12.00noon Third Session12.00pm – 12.40pm Fourth Session12.40pm – 01.00pm Discussions

1.00pm – 1.30pm Lunch (Light)01.30pm – 02.10pm Fifth Session02.10pm – 02.50pm Sixth Session02.50pm – 03.00pm Discussions03.00pm – 03.20pm Outline for Draft

Documentation03.20pm – 03.40pm Students session03.40pm – 05.50pm Vote of thanks03.50pm – 04.00pm Announcement/Closing Conference Team

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About the Organizer

Hallmark Media (Commonwealth Africa Journal) is a member of Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) - WASH Advocacy Group; African Water Journalist Network; The Organization is equally the Nigerian/West Africa Representative for Global Institute for Water Environment & Health (GIWEH) Geneva, Switzerland – organizers of the GIWEH-ICWRE 2011 Conference tagged “Water and Environment in a Changing World” which was held from the 20 – 24 November 2011 at Marrakesh, Morocco; MEDCOM – Mediterranean Agency Communication, Casablanca, Morocco – organizers of the Bi-annual International Water Expo and Forum in Casablanca. A registered Business Name (BN: 0015771) under the Companies and Allied Matters Decree (1990) Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja – Nigeria. Hallmark Media is a Non-Profit and Information Management Organization accepted in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). ( www.hallmarkmedia.webs.com) Established on the 3rd of June 2003, it has its office in the Federal Capital City of Abuja – Nigeria. Its periodical and Brand Name - the Commonwealth Africa Journal has been positioned to be the voice and the promoter of innovative solutions to mankind’s most pressing problems. Working with local and international nonprofit NGOs’, government establishments and business sectors, Hallmark Media strives to further his organization’s mission which includes: promoting access to clean and quality water in Africa, strengthening democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice in least developed Africa States, promote regional and international cooperation and advance human achievements.

Correspondence

For all enquiries on participation and sponsorship, suggestions and feedback, please call the Facilitator, Mr. Okoye Chukwuma Franklin on +2348036087220 or e mail: hallmarkmedia@yahoo.com or visit our secretariat at Suite 105, Lozumba Commercial Complex Area 10, Garki Abuja Nigeria.

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The Commonwealth Africa Youth Leaders Dialogue on Sanitation & Water in the Post 2015 Development Agenda

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CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE

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