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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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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.

NWRI continue to play a major role in building groundwater and management capacity in Nigeria

The National Water Resources Institute (NWRI), Kaduna Nigeria, through the AUDA-NEPAD Centre of Excellence under its ACEWATER III Human Capacity Development Programme, successfully conducted a ten-day training programme on the theme “Groundwater Exploitation and Management” from 27th April to 8th May 2025.
The training commenced with an opening ceremony graced by the Director General of the Institute. It was specifically designed to build and strengthen the capacity of participants in the critical area of groundwater exploitation and sustainable management.

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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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The NWRI in Nigeria continues to play a leading role in building capacity on access to water supply and sanitation

The National Water Resources Institute and AUDA-NEPAD Centre of Excellence, under its ACEWATER-III Human Capacity Development (HCD) activities, conducted a 5-day training on the topic: Climate Change Resilience: Access to Water Supply and Sanitation from 24th to 28th February, 2025. The training aimed to enhance participants’ capacity to address climate change impacts on water resources and sanitation services. Twenty-five participants from different stakeholders’ institutions across Nigeria took part in the training, and the resource persons were drawn from various fields of specialisation.

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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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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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