The AUDA-NEPAD Networks of Water Centers of Excellence are honored to partner with the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) to contribute towards the implementation of the roadmap to formulate the post-2025 Africa Water Vision and Policy (AWV&P).
This year marks a significant milestone, as the African Union Commission (AUC) and AMCOW accelerate efforts to develop the post-2025 Africa Water Vision and Policy (AWV&P).
As part of the research and capacity development activities in the ACEWATER III project, five post-graduate students and staff from three AUDA-NEPAD Water centres of excellence attended courses offered by the Africa Doctoral Academy (ADA). The courses were offered between 22 January 2025 and 7 February 2025 and offered at Stellenbosch, South Africa The following colleagues attended courses across three weeks.
Continue readingDr. Leanne Seeliger from Stellenbosch University in South Africa shares her expertise in environmental ethics and water governance. She discusses her research exchange in Germany, part of the EU-funded PRODIGEES project, which promotes digitalisation in emerging economies and Europe to advance sustainable development.
On 5 December 2025, Dr Nico Elema, Director of the Centre for Collaboration in Africa participated in the Science Forum South Africa in Pretoria, South Africa. As Programme Director of the AUDA-NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence (and lead of the ACEWATER-III project), he provided insights on how they are able to mobilise large research networks accross Africa. The panel discussion was led by Ms Petunia Ramunenyiwa from the SOuth Africa Department of Water and Sanitation, with panel members from various institutions such as the CSIR, ORASECOM, IMACOM, DBSA and IMWI
A significant milestone was achieved on 19-22 November 2024 with the launch of the European Union (EU) Erasmus-funded Platform for Vocational Excellence (PoVE) Water Scale-up partnership with local actors. The main aim was to initiate PoVE Scale-Up activities into the regional SADC network through the ACEWATER III project.
As part of the ACEWATER-III Project, students from the University of the Western Cape Institute for Water Studies are undertaking various research activities related to developing a standardised methodology for aquifer characterisation in Transboundary groundwater system: Zambezi, Limpopo and Orange-Senqu Basins, Southern Africa.
During the launch of the PoVE, a number of students made presentations to 31 European Union (EU) PoVE network partners on their ACEWATER-III STI transboundary water research projects.
As co-convenor of the WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium, partners from the AUDA-NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE) took part in the annual Symposium which took place in Maseru, Lesotho, between 30 October 2024 and 1 November 2024, with members of the AUDA-NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence taking part in various sessions of the symposium. As the most prominent platform to showcase the latest research from universities and research institutions across Southern- and Eastern Africa, the Symposium further provides an excellent opportunity to engage with decision-makers and other stakeholders.
By Alberto Leny 25 October 2024
The African Union is partnering with 21 African universities to tackle and provide sustainable solutions for Africa’s water challenges and climate resilience. Discussions are under way for a new African water vision and policy framework.
Representatives of these academic institutions joined over 1,500 participants, including political leaders, technical experts and civil society members at the 9th Africa Water Week Conference in Cairo, Egypt, earlier in October 2024.
The event, organised by the African Ministers’ Council on Water, was themed ‘Placing water and sanitation at the heart of achieving the African Union’s Agenda 2063: The Africa we want’. Discussions at the conference form the foundation for the new African water vision and policy framework, emphasising inclusive water security.
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15 April 2024
The day arrived when we launched the 3rd phase of the ACEWATER project! After many months of engagements, the EURO 5mil. ACEWATER project, funded by the European Commission, will implement five main activities between 2024 and 2028.
The following activities will be implemented as part of the ACEWATER III project:
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