Water governance in African cities.

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Preface Foreword Acknowledgements Abbreviations and acronyms Executive summary 1 Water security and key megatrends in African cities Key water security challenges in African cities: The state of play Water abundance and floods Insufficient access to water and sanitation Water pollution Water scarcity and droughts Key megatrends affecting African cities Climate change Urbanisation Demographic change COVID-19 and water security in African cities References Notes 2 Mapping key water policies and institutions in African cities Dedicated water policies at the national and local levels in Africa National Water Policy status in Africa Local Water Policy status in Africa Social and pro-poor measures in water policies in Africa Institutions in charge of water at the national and local levels in Africa Water and sanitation provision responsibility commonly centralised at the national level in Africa Characteristics of water and sanitation utilities in Africa A great diversity of water and sanitation access forms in African cities References Note 3 Water governance challenges in African cities Managing water at the appropriate scale Ensuring cross-sectoral policy coherence Land use Public health Solid waste management Improving water-related data, monitoring and evaluation Addressing the funding gap Addressing transparency and integrity issues Strengthening stakeholder engagement References Annex A. OECD Survey on Water Governance OECD Survey questionnaire 1. Megatrends and water risks 2. Institutions 3. Policies 4. Financing 5. Stakeholder engagement 6. Data, monitoring and evaluation 7. Obstacles 8. Future priorities