– Welcome Remarks – H.E. Engr. M.S. Adamu, Chairperson
– Short Film :Water an African Story
– Opening Statement – IWMI
– Opening Statement by UNDP
– Opening Statement by UNEP
– Opening Statement by FAO
– Opening Statement – NEPAD Secretariat
– Opening Statement: African Development Bank/African Water Facility (to be confirmed)
– Opening Statement by the African Union
– Key Note Address: Investing in Africa’s Future: Meeting the Challenges of Climate Variability with Ingenuity and Regional Integration”, Executive Secretary of the UNECA or his Representative.
– Opening Address by H.E. Hackman Owusu Agyeman the Host Minister of Water Resources, Public Works and Housing

Welcome Reception

Workshop Objectives, Format and Outcomes, ECA

– Hydro-politics in Africa – Dr. A. Turton, AWIRU,
– Inter-Basin Water Transfer systems - Implications and Lessons – Dr. Andah, WARREDOC, University of Perugia.
– Discussions

– Inter-Basin Water Transfer of water between SADC countries: A developmental challenge for the future – Mr. Piet Heyns, DWAF, Namibia
– Outcomes of the ICID Task Force on Inter-Basin Water Transfer meeting in Malaysia – Eng I. Musa / Prof. B. Schulze
– Discussions

– The Great Man-Made River – Dr. Omar Salem
– Inter-Basin Water Transfer in the context of the Congo basin --CICOS·
– Discussions

– The Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Mr. Benedict Ts’iu Khathibe., Delegate to Lesotho Highland Water commission
– The Okavango Water Transfer, Mr. A. Earle
– Discussion

– Inter-Basin Water Transfer in the context of the Niger Basin, Ide Bana, NBA, Niger.
– Inter-Basin Water Transfer Projects and their implications: A China Case Study, Dr. J. Berkoff, Cambridge, UK
– Discussion

Third Plenary Session:- Chairperson Dr. Omar Salem, Director General, General Water Authority, Libya. Rapporteur: Dr. Kodwo Andah/Mr. Charles Kabobo

– The North-South Water Carrier of Botswana, - (to be confirmed)
– A Case study from Europe – ECE (to be confirmed)
– Discussions

– The North-South Water Carrier of Botswana, - (to be confirmed)
– GIS and RS as a tool for transboundary basin management in Africa. – Dr.Ben Maathuis, I.T.C, Netherlands.
– A Case Study from Ghana –. Mr Minta Afosa Aboagye (Director, Water) Ministry of Water Resources Works and Housing, Ghana
– Discussions

– Inter-Basin Water Transfer in the Americas: Lessons of Relevance to Africa, Mr. Larry MacDonnell
– Discussions

– Introduction and Formation of Working Groups – Ms Aster Gebremariam/ Max Donkor

First Working Group Session- Analytical Considerations
– Policy and Politics Issues AWIRU, University of Pretoria
– Economic and Financial Considerations- AfDB
– Environmental Considerations- UNEP
– Civil Society Participation - UNDP

Second Working Groups Session- What Should Policy Makers Know
– Policy and Politics Issues
– Economic and Financial Considerations
– Environmental and Financial Considerations
– Civil Society Participation

Synthesis Plenary Session. Chair: H.E. Cecilia Dapaah, Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Public Works and Housing, Ghana. Rapporteur: Dr. Mathias Fonteh/Dr. Stephen Maxwell Donkor, UN Water/Africa·
– Presentations of draft guidelines per Working Group
– Inter-active Discussions to Prioritize issues from Policy Makers Perspective
– Consensus Building

Roundtable of Policy Makers Chair: HE Oumarou YACOUBA, Governor, Diffa province, Niger. Rapporteur: Mr. Reginald Tekateka, Department of Water Affairs, South AfricaFacilitator: Mr. Mike Muller, University of Witwaterstrand
– Elements of Draft Guidleines, Max Donkor, UN Water/Africa, UNECA·
– Discussants: Dr. A Babagana, Director, DREA, African Union; H.E. Emmanuel BIZOT, Minister of Water Resources, Central African Republic, Dr. Henry Ntale, AMCOW TAC; Ms. A. Bahri, IWMI., Mr. Omar Salem, GWA, Libya; Mr. P. Ramoeli. SADC; Mr. H. Drammeh, UNEP, Dr. Charles Biney, Executive Secretary Volta Basin Authority, H.E. Engr. Muhammad Sani Adamu, Executive Secretary, LCBC Mr Minta Afosa Aboagye, Director, Ministry of Water, Ghana, , Dr. B. Ndala, Executive Secretary, CICOS.

Closing Session Chair: Dr.Akissa Bahri, Director, IWMI, Africa Rapporteur: Mr. T. Woudeneh, African Development Bank
– Closing Remarks by ECA
– Closing Remarks by IBWT Conference Chairman, H.E. Engr. M. S. Adamu
– Closing Speech by Host Country Deputy Minister, H.E. Cecilia Dapaah