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 ACEWATER III project, the University of Zambia, with Prof Kawawa Banda as the lead, has produced this first basin-wide groundwater flow model of the Zambezi River Basin, using Feflow. The model can be used as a quantitative tool to conduct spatial exploratory analysis.
The article titled Zambezi River Basin aquifer systems: Opportunities and challenges in using freely available data sources and groundwater flow modelling for spatial exploratory analysis was published in in the Journal” Groundwater for Sustainable Development” and available from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352801X25000189
The AUDA-NEPAD SANWATCE family is very proud to announce that Professor Kawawa Banda from the University of Zambia, has been appointed as the OR Tambo Professorial Chair in Water Conservation. The University of Zambia is focusing on inter-basin transfer between the Luapula and Kafue River Basin.
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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