Wednesday 22 April 2009 – Technical meeting |
| 08:30 | Arrival of Participants at Conference Room |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Plenary Session 1: INTRODUCTION - Opening and welcome address by Mr. Obong O. O. David, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water and Environment, Government of Uganda
- Aims and Objectives of today’s technical meeting, by Dr. Graham Alabaster, UN-HABITAT
- Overview of current status of LVWATSAN programme by Robert Goodwin, CTA
- Introductory remarks by the Representative of the European Investment Bank
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| 09:00 – 10:15 | Plenary Session 2: Technical Presentations by the Country’s Representatives - Presentations (15 min. each) by representatives of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda
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| 10:15 – 10:45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Round Table on Infrastructure Investments (Led by the Permanent Secretaries of Water) Statements by Permanent Secretaries of Water on the proposed Infrastructure Investments per country, including the following: - Concrete endorsement of scaling up of LVWATSAN
- Infrastructure needs of large towns and some other small towns, including infrastructure components that require loan financing and those that require grant support.
- Training and capacity building package.
- Potential coordination and implementation arrangements including tentative time frame.
The statements will be followed by plenary discussions moderated by the session chair.
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| 11:45 – 13:00 | Round Table on Financing Modalities (Led by the Permanent Secretaries of Finance) - Introduction of the EU Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund by the Representative of the European Investment Bank
- Statements by Permanent Secretaries of Finance on the preferred financing modalities based on their country experiences.
The statements will be followed by plenary discussions moderated by the session chair.
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| 13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 14:00 – 18:00 | Drafting of the Joint Investment Proposals Drafting of Joint Investment Proposals by selected working teams
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| Thursday 23 April 2009 – Ministerial meeting |
08:00 – 09:00
| Breakfast Meeting for Honourable Ministers and Invited Guests |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Arrival of Invited Participants at Conference Room |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Arrival of Honourable Ministers at Conference Room |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Arrival of Chief Guest |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Opening Ceremony - Statement by the Under-Secretary General and Executive Director UN-HABITAT, Dr. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka
- Statement by the Secretary-General of the East African Community
- Welcoming Remarks by the Minister of Water and Environment, Government of Uganda
- Official Opening of the meeting by the Chief Guest
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Plenary Session 1: Report of the Technical Committee Report of the Technical Committee on: - Proposed Scope of Infrastructure Investments
- Training and Capacity Building
- Funding Modalities, including Proposed Financing by potential financiers.
- Coordination and Implementation Arrangements
- Key Action Points for Follow-up
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| 12:30 – 13:30 | Comments and Responses from Ministers and Development Partners |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
Plenary Session 2: Adoption and Ratification of Ministerial Statement |
15:00 – 15:30 | Presentation of Draft Ministerial Statement |
15:30 – 16:00 | Responses from Ministers |
16:00 – 17:00 | Adoption and signing of Ministerial Statement |
| Closing Ceremony |
