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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Zimbabwe Water Indaba 23-25 September 2026

The National University of Science and Technology in Zimbabwe will host its annual Zimbabwe Water Indaba between 23 and 25 September 2026 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Thematic areas include

  • Water Security and Climate Resilience
  • WASH for Inclusive Development
  • Wastewater as a resource
  • Water for Food and Livelihoods
  • Water Governance and Policy Innovation and
  • Water, Food Energy Nexus

The call for abstracts is now open, with the conference proceedings to be published in a Scopus-indexed journal.

Deadline for abstracts: 31 May 2026

Notification of Acceptance: 30 June 2026

Final Presentation Submission: 31 July 2026

For more information, contact zimwaterweek@nust.ac.zw

For enquiries, contact Helga.nyamweda@nust.ac.zw

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.

Shaping Zimbabwean water sector for increased resilience

As part of the Matebeleland Water Indaba in Zimbabwe, Prof Langa Moyo from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) was invited to give a presentation on implementing the circular economy for water security for the City of Bulawayo by the Public Policy and Research Institute of Zimbabwe.

Outcomes from these deliberations do influence the contribution research and capacity development can make towards a sustainable use of water resources in the region.