WaterNet Symposium and Brokerage event in Zambia
20 September 2018
During the WaterNet Symposium, AfriAlliance will organize its 3rd Brokerage event on “Monitoring of water availability in terms of quantity & quality for food security” on Wednesday 31st of October. The objective of the event is to help SMEs find collaborators for market opportunities and technology development, and to enhance local networking between various African countries. The event targets students, researchers and innovators from various universities, research institutions and the private sector in Africa in order to raise the awareness of local innovation and technology needs and transfer.
The University of Zambia is the lead host of the 19th Symposium. The Symposium has been held annually in the Eastern and Southern African regions for the past 18 years to promote interaction among policymakers, academics, practitioners from water and related sectors, and cooperating partners. Together, they identify regional issues, gaps and priorities that require further research and support. Great emphasis will be placed on integration of knowledge, particularly involving scholars from the natural and social sciences.
The overall theme of the 19th WaterNet Symposium is “Integrated Water Resources Development and Management: Managing Water for the Future in a Changing Environment in Eastern and Southern Africa”. The sub-themes of the symposium have been aligned to those of the SADC Research Agenda under the Regional Strategic Action Plan on Integrated Water Resources Development and Management Phase IV. It is intended that researchers identify themes under which their projects fit within the SADC Research Agenda, and thereby contribute to its main objective which is “Promoting evidence-based implementation of SADC water programmes and projects through multi-and inter-disciplinary research, and synthesis of existing and new information, which will lead to a realisation of SADC developmental goals”.
To register to the event, click here.
More information can be requested from waternet@waternetonline.org
