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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

NUST Namibia continues collaborations with IGAD ICPAC: Short-term exchange to Nairobi, 7-11 July 2025

Mr. Muumbe Lweendo at NUST Namibia during a recent short-term exchange mobility to IGAD ICPAC (Climate Prediction & Applications Centre) in Nairobi. The mobility was intended to broaden Mr Lweendo and NUST Namibia’s understanding of Bayesian Networks and e-Nexus modelling and how it can be adapted for mitigation measures against Climate Change.

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Complementary access to the 24th WaterNet Special Issue article collection

The 24th WaterNet Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Special Issue article collection is now available on the journal webpage (https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10P416RCTD2).  The publisher, Elservier, has granted Network members a  one month complimentary access to this Special Issue with immediate effect.

Please  note that  we are still receiving submissions to the 25th WaterNet
Special Issue up to 30th June 2025.

Kind Regards,

Prof. Cosmo Ngongondo
Managing Executive Guest Editor

The ACEWATERIII project continues to gain further momentum with capacity development between Namibia and Mozambique

Recently, Dr Anna Matros-Goreses from the Namibia University of Science and Technology visited Prof Joao Mutondo at Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique.

Apart from strengthening the existing collaboration, the two institutions also planned for the upcoming Smart WEFE Innovation Model (SWIM) student mobility.

The mobility is scheduled for the last week of May 2025, with activities centred around the Flood Impact Assessment in the Lower Zambezi and Incomáti River Basins, Mozambique.

The mobility programme will focus on critical research areas including:

✅ The Identification of climate resilience indicators across the Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) nexus;
✅ Socio-economic impact assessments to measure resilience outcomes;
✅ Simulation modelling to strengthen scenario planning and research outputs;

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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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AUDA-NEPAD SANWATCE in full force at the annual WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium in Maseru, Lesotho (30 October 2024 to 1 November 2024)

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.

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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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