Tag Archives: University Eduardo Mondlane

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.

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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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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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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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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