Various research projects are undertaken by the 20 African University partners in the ACEWATER III project.

Click on the icons in the map to find more detail about the projects. Note that the projects are underway and will be completed by 2028.

You can also view the topics of the research below the map, and research outputs, such as academic publications, reports and related outputs will be made available in due course.

1. Nigeria, University of Benin. PROJECT TITLE: Climate Amelioration and Water Resources Conservation, Environmental Management and Extreme Events in Local Communities Within the Lower Niger River Basin
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2. Nigeria, National Water Resources Institute (NWRI). PROJECT TITLE: Integrated Transboundary Water Resources Development and Management in Northern Nigeria.
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3. Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah University for Sciences and Technology. PROJECT TITLE: Climate Change Footprint on Hydro-Ecological Systems of the Volta River Basin” (HES-Volta).
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4. Burkina Faso, 2iE. PROJECT TITLE: Groundwater for Sustainable Development: a transboundary approach in the Volta River Basin (GW4SD – Volta)
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5. Senegal, Cheikh Anta Diop University. Towards transboundary river eco-socio-system resilience and status of WEFE Nexus implementation. Example of the Senegal River basin.
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6. Ethiopia, Addis Ababa University – Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources. PROJECT TITLE: Synergies and trade-offs in the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus under climate change: Case of the Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia-Sudan.
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7. Kenya, IGAD-ICPAC. PROJECT TITLE: Lake Tanganyika Basin Water Balance Study.
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8. Uganda, Makerere University. PROJECT TITLE: Optimizing nature best solutions for socioecological resilience to hydrometeorological hazards in the Eastern Africa high altitude landscapes of the Nile Basin.
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9. Sudan, University of Khartoum – The Water Research Centre. PROJECT TITLE: Optimizing Transboundary Dam Operations in the Eastern Nile Basin for Water-Energy-Food Sustainability.
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10. Mozambique, University Eduardo Mondlane. PROJECT TITLE: Flood Impact Assessment in Lower Zambezi and Incomáti River Basin, Mozambique.
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11. Mauritius, University of Mauritius. PROJECT TITLE: Adaptation to climate change impacts, Floods, with Climate Resilient Infrastructure and Cities.
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12. Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe National University of Science and Technology. PROJECT TITLE: Examining the impacts of human activities on water resources management in the Zambezi basin
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13. South Africa, University of the Western Cape. PROJECT TITLE: Developing a standardised methodology for aquifer characterisation in Transboundary groundwater system: Zambezi, Limpopo and Orange-Senqu Basins, Southern Africa
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14. South Africa, Stellenbosch University. PROJECT TITLE: Modelling Ethical Frameworks for Transboundary Water Resources Management within Africa: A dialogue between the African Union, National Governments and ACEWATER III
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15. South Africa, University of KwaZulu-Natal. PROJECT TITLE: Developing a Framework for Strengthening of the Institutional, Technical and Operational Capacity of the Incomati – Maputo River Basin for Effective Transboundary Water Resources Management
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16. Zambia, University of Zambia. PROJECT TITLE: Improved groundwater management for the Upper Zambezi Basin
    • RESEARCH OUTPUT: Basin-wide groundwater flow model of the Zambezi River Basin, using Feflow. 
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17. Botswana, University of Botswana. PROJECT TITLE: Towards improved Water Security in the context of climate change and disaster risk reduction in Botswana: The Case of Limpopo and the Orange Senqu River Basins
    • RESEARCH OUTPUT: Innovative trend analysis of long-term spatial-temporal rainfall patterns over Botswana: Implications for water resources management.
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18. Malawi, University of Malawi. PROJECT TITLE: Environmental monitoring of Lake Chilwa.
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19. South Africa, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). PROJECT TITLE: Development of an Africa Water Technology Transfer Office
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20. Namibia, Namibia University of Science and Technology. PROJECT TITLE: Smart WEFE Innovation Model (SWIM): advancing circular economy and climate resilience
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