This seminar will focus on the current programmes and initiatives that UN-Water members and partners are currently implementing in Africa in the area of water supply and sanitation. The session will explore the different approaches and perspectives in search of synergies, needs and gaps in capacity development. The presentations in the seminar will concentrate on the most promising approaches implemented by UN-Water members and partners, highlighting especially the need for institutional capacity development and the establishment of cooperation in order to apply the best available technical, managerial and governance solutions.  

dates: 15-18 March 2010  
location: Kampala, Uganda  
contact: UN University  
phone: 49 228 815 0652  
fax: 49 228 815 0655  
e-mail: info@unwater.unu.edu  
www: http://www.unwater.unu.edu/article/1062