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AUDA-NEPAD SANWATCE partners involved in other projects: WASA Webinar Series (Water Security in Southern Africa) – Started on 25 March 2026

The WASA (Water Security in Africa) programme has launched a webinar series to address critical water challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. Running from March 2026 to November 2027, the initiative bridges knowledge gaps, promotes innovative solutions, and builds a regional community of practice among water professionals, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners through joint learning. For more information about the WASA project and this webinar series, please follow this link: https://www.watersecurityafrica.org/event/wasa-webinar/.

This first edition of the WASA Webinar Series took place online on 25th of March and was attended by 35 participants. Speakers for the first webinar included:

Prof Kawawa Banda (University of Zambia) (SeeKaquA Project) – “Investigating deep sitting fresh water aquifers within a saline environment: A case study of the Machile-Zambezi Basin.”

Dr Anna Matros-Goreses (NUST) (Namibia) (WaMiSAR project) – “WASH Innovation – From Sensors to Solutions: Exploring Technology Transfer Potential in the Cuvelai Basin.”

The third WASA webiner took place on 4 June. This edition already experienced an increase in participation, as 47 colleagues from WASA, PERIPERI U and SANWATCE joining. Guest speakers from the SeeKaquA project presented on: Open-source software for processing TEM and ERT data for aquifer characterization. Speakers were Prof. Dr. Thomas Günther, University of Freiberg, Germany and Dr. Stephan Costabel, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany.

AUDA-NEPAD SANWATCE partners engages at annual WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA symposium in Lusaka, 28-31 October 2025

All 11 partners attended and actively engaged at this annual symposium. Several emerging scholars and researchers working on the ACEWATER III projects presented their respective research. The Unit for Environmental Ethics at Stellenbosch University, in collaboration with NUST Zimbabwe convened a special session on transboundary water ethics, which was attended by 20 participants. The AUDA-NEPAD SANWATCE secretariat convened a special session on the review of the SADC Water Research Agenda, which was attended by about 50 participants. Dr Patrice Kabeya, the Senior Programme Officer for Water at the SADC Secretariat welcomed the audience and set the scene for the session.

The SANWATCE Secretariat and Stellenbosch Univeristy Water Institute also co-convened two special sessions related to the WASANet project (Water Security in Africa).

AUDA-NEPAD SANWATCE used the opportunity to also convene its annual network consultative meeting.

Namibia University of Science and Technology – Insight Series. Toward Dignity: WASH in the Circular Economy. 7 November 2025

Join the NUST Research and Postgraduate Development Office, Directorate
of Research, Innovation and Partnerships (DRIP), in collaboration with the University of Waterloo, for a virtual talk on WASH in Circular Economy. Prof Larry Swatuk, Emeritus Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada and Extraordinary Professor, University of
the Western Cape, South Africa, will explore how community-led models, inclusive
governance, and adaptive policy frameworks can advance the Africa Water Vision 2063 that will ensure equitable and sustainable sanitation for all.

To register click here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0172ef52-4dc9-4f87-97c6-9e05d33cbe00@d5cf20c2-4a84-4902-a3e6-c4a3190ea239