This short course was attended by a total of 55 participants (30 in-person and 25 online).
Short course training on Geospatial AI for Water Security at the Makerere University, 10-21 November 2025
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Prof Yazidhi Bamutaze (Makerere University, Uganda) promoting AUDA-NEPAD Water CoEs and the ACEWATER III project beyond Africa
Prof Bamutaze attended and participated at the 50th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, held 13-16 July 2025 in Broomfield, Colorado. The workshop attracted nearly 750 leading researchers, practitioners, and policymakers who are concerned with reducing disaster losses. Apart from presenting a paper on Evaluation of Nature based Solutions in Geohazards Mitigation on Mountain Elgon, he also used the opportunity to promote the AUDA-NEPAD Water CoEs and the ACEWATER III project, beyond Africa. The workshop was followed by the National Science Foundation-supported Researchers Meeting, 16-17 July. The ACEWATER III project co-funded this year’s workshop with the theme: The Next 50 Years: Charting a Course for the Hazards and Disaster Field.
Centres of Excellence contribute towards the implementation of the roadmap to formulate the post-2025 Africa Water Vision and Policy (AWV&P)
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).
GORILLA conference attendance by AUDA-NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence funded by ACEWATER III project (African Centres of Excellence in Water)
Between 27 November 2024 – 6 December 2024, partners in the ACEWATER III project participated in three events, as part of the GORILLA (Geographical Science for Resilient Communities, Ecosystems and Livelihoods under Global Environmental Change) conference in Kampala, Uganda. The events were hosted by Makerere University.
Continue readingAfrica Water Week 2025, Cairo, Egypt: 21 universities to tackle Africa’s water, sanitation hurdles
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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Launch of the ACEWATER III Project
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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