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Kwame Nkrumah University for Sciences and Technology (KNUST), Ghana, partners with the Nigeria National Water Resources Institute (NWRI), to strengthen water resource management in the region.

Prior to the shortcourse that is scheduled to start on 27 October 2025, the Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre Kumasi (RWESCK) on Monday 20 October 2025, received a three member delegation from the National Water Resources Institute (NWRI) Kaduna for a working visit.

The team comprised of Engr. Sylvester Gojim Sara, Dr. Vivien Chigoke Ameso and Engr. Zubair Anuhi Usman. As part of their engagements, they paid a courtesy call on the local ACEWATER III PI, Prof Geophrey Anornu to discuss strategies to strengthen the collaboration between RWESCK and the NWRI. They also toured some of the facilities at the RWESCK, including the water quality labs, hydraulic labs and water resources engineering labs.

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Short course training: KNUST (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology) offered a course of Hydrological Modelling Using HEC-HMS for Real World Applications 27-31 Oct 2025

The Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre Kumasi (KNUST) offered this exciting short course training, in collaboration with the Water Resources Commission and Ghana Atomic Commission. The training was attended by 25 participants from academia and the private sector. Prof Rolanda Yonaba at 2iE, Burkina Faso also taught into the course.

KNUST (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology): Short course on Basic principles, data analysis and analytical methods using laser spectrometry, 21-25 July 2025

KNUST in Kumasi, Ghana, offered this highly successful short course to 40 participants drawn from 15 different institutions, ranging from postgraduate students and academics to mining firms and national water agencies. 33% of attendees were female. Dr Martin Eduvie at the National Water Resource Institute in Kaduna, Nigeria, taught selected content, while a colleague from 2iE also attended.

ACEWATER III enabling capacity building: Emerging scholars at the African Doctoral Academy Winter School, 7-28 July 2025, Stellenbosch University

12 delegates from four different AUDA-NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence are attending the Africa Doctoral Academy (ADA) Winter School. The Centres of Excellence include the University of Malawi, the University of Eduardo Mondlane in Mozambique, the University of Mauritius, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. The course durations were all one week, and taught online, hybrid, in-person, and taught by world-class experts in their respective fields. All courses include certification. Courses include:

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Register now! Short course: Basic principles, data analysis and analytical methods using Laser Spectrometry. 21-25 July 2025, Accra, Ghana. Deadline for applications: 31 May 2025

Between 21-25 July 2025, the Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre, Kumasi (RWESCK), of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is offering a 5-day residential short course on isotope hydrology in Accra, Ghana. This course aims to strengthen expertise in this specialised area of water resources management.

The short course titled Isotopes in environmental studies: basic principles,
data analysis and analytical methods using laser spectrometry, incorporates the latest theoretical developments and practical exercises, and is designed to enhance the expertise of professionals, researchers, and students in isotope hydrology, focusing on the methods and techniques for processing and interpreting isotopic data.

The course is presented in collaboration with the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission and the Ghana Water Resources Commission and under the auspices of the AUDA-NEPAD African Network of Centres of Excellence in Water Sciences and Technology (ACEWATER III Project).

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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).

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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.

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Africa 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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