Portfolio and Approach to Hydromet Strengthening in Africa, Opportunities for Financing - WBG

How to ensure effective coordination at multiple levels? 

• Strategic coordination at the continental level can be done by mechanisms like APCM 

• Quick, dirty and frequent updates of the database would be most useful. 

• At a national level, strategic coordination can identify a few key issues to ensure operational coordination 

• Importance of strategic planning/strategy has been emphasized over recent years to guide coordination. 

• It would be interesting to take stock and to assess how this approach has improved the situation, and what the gaps are. 

• Final product/process

• Engaging broader stakeholders including the private sector, academia, and the ministry of finance in addition to “usual suspects”