Abbreviations and acronyms

AMCOW

African Ministers’ Council on Water

CCVI

Climate Change Vulnerability Index

CFA

African Financial Community

CICOS

International Commission for the Congo-Oubangui-Sangha Basin

EAC

East African Community

EM-DAT

Emergency Events Database

GDP

Gross domestic product

ICT

Information and communication technologies

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IWRM

Integrated water resources management

KCCA

Kampala Capital City Authority

KWSF

Kampala Water and Sanitation Forum

LICSU

Low-Income Customer Support Unit

LuWSI

Lusaka Water Security Initiative

LYDEC

Lyonnaise des Eaux Casablanca

NWASCO

National Water Supply and Sanitation Council

NWSC

National Water and Sewerage Corporation

ODA

Official development assistance

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OMVS

Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River (Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal)

ONEA

National Office of Water and Sanitation (Office National de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement)

SDG

Sustainable development goal

SONES

National Water Company of Senegal (Société Nationale des Eaux du Sénégal)

UCLG Africa

United Cities and Local Governments Africa

UN

United Nations

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UN DESA

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UN-Habitat

United Nations Human Settlements Programme

UNICEF

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

VAT

Value-added tax

WASH

Water sanitation and hygiene

WHO

World Health Organization

WSS

Water supply and sanitation

WWG

Water Watch Group