Tag: AfWA

  • Groundwater Science meets Policy at AfWA Congress
    Groundwater Science meets Policy at AfWA Congress

    Day 2 of the AfWA Congress in Kampala, and the UPGro-convened stream of groundwater sessions got underway. First up was  session focusing on the AMCOW Pan-African Groundwater Program (APAGroP), with an opening by AMCOW Executive Secretary, Dr Canisius Kanangire, followed by a panel, featuring Tim Sumner from DFID

  • Live Now: #AfWAGroundwater2020
    Live Now: #AfWAGroundwater2020

    We are really excited that today, in Kampala, is the kick-off a week of activities to promote, show and discuss the opportunities and challenges of using groundwater for rural and urban water supply, and for environmental and economic sustainability. This is part of the African Minister’s Council on Water (AMCOW) new Pan-African Groundwater Program, which…

  • Is the Cape Town Time-bomb coming your way? Water Ministries and Operators need to do more to keep the water flowing
    Is the Cape Town Time-bomb coming your way? Water Ministries and Operators need to do more to keep the water flowing

    by Sean Furey (Skat) & Dr Anne Bousquet (GWOPA/UN-Habitat) With water shortages in Cape Town, South Africa, hitting headlines worldwide, it was timely that the African Water Association (AfWA) convened their 19th Congress in Bamado, Mali around the theme of “Accelerating access to sanitation and water for all in Africa amidst the challenges of climate change”.…