UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa 57d ago

In this interview, Thandile Gule, a Fellow in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)'s Climate Change, Food Security and Natural Resource Division (CFND), addresses fundamental questions about water as a strategic asset. She discusses importance of water as a strategic asset in Africa's development agenda. Gule talks about how the continent can address impediments to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which aims to "ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all" by 2030. She highlights how better management of water systems can unlock economic benefits such as job creation.