MEP Water Group organizes public session on “Τhe role of Water in Adaptation to Climate Change”
21 December 2016 Under the theme ‘The role of water in Adaptation to Climate Change’, the MEP Water Group organised a well attended public session on the 6th of December at the European Parliament in...
WETPOL 2019
WETPOL is an international conference bringing together wetland scientists, engineers, and practitioners working on wetland ecosystem services, including water quality improvement, climate regulation,...
AfriAlliance presentation at ANBO General Assembly
14 October 2016 From 19 to 22 September, the General Assembly of the African Network of Basin Organizations (ANBO) took place in Kigali, Rwanda. AfriAlliance was also represented. AfriAlliance...
Blog: Activities that promote CSA practices’ adoption – the Case of Weather Index Based Insurance (WIBI)
1 August 2018 Smallholder farmers in Burkina Faso, confronted to a multitude of challenges, are among the most exposed to the risks associated with climate change (floods and severe droughts). These...
Launch of the Second Set of AfriAlliance Action Groups
25 September 2018 After a competitive call AfriAlliance has selected the 2nd set of 5 Action Groups that are currently launching their activities. Following the African and European wide call to...
AfriAlliance and CitSAf working together to encourage citizen science!
4 December 2018 Citizen science encourages the public to get involved and to contribute data and local knowledge to addressing important issues, such as climate change and water management....
AfriAlliance Conference Session: New Data Streams, Education & Multi-Stakeholder Interactions
25 March 2017 This interactive session, moderated by Bettina Genthe from CSIR, had three diverse and inspiring contributors: Dr. Marieke de Groen about TAHMO (Trans-African HydroMeterological...
Blog: How do we move towards resilient water-wise cities in Africa?
5 January 2017 Water is pivotal to our development as a people, and in Africa it will be the defining resource in our shared urban future. How we respond to the multiple water challenges and the way...
World Water Day 2016 – No water, no jobs!
22 March 2016 The connection between water and jobs is not necessarily an obvious one. This year’s World Water Development Report (WWDR 2016) is dedicated to examining this relationship. It analyses...
Uganda Water and Environment Week (UWEWK) 2019
Uganda Water and Environment Week (UWEWK) is a week long event that is organized annually by Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), spearheaded by Water Resources Institute (WRI). Since its...
New World Bank book on Water Management
10 May 2016 The World Bank recently published a new book on water management “Earth Observation for Water Resources Management: Current Use and Future Opportunities for the Water Sector”. The scope of...
New World Bank report: High and Dry
18 May 2016 In a new report, the World Bank argues that water scarcity could cost some regions up to 6% of their GDP by 2050. The new report “High and Dry: Climate Change, Water and the Economy” by...
Kick-off meeting African Centres of Excellence
26 May 2016 In Cape Town, South Africa, the European Commission (EC) & NEPAD are convening to kick-off the second phase of the African Centres of Excellence (CoE) in Water Science and Technology....
AfriAlliance in CAAST-Net Plus Magazine
8 August 2016 The Q&A covers how and why AfriAlliance came about. Furthermore, project director Uta Wehn explains the AfriAlliance objectives, impact and structure. CAAST-Net Plus is a network of 26...
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...
Report: Demand-driven Research & Innovation Outlook – Analysis of local needs related to water and climate challenges
12 February 2018 In order to better prepare African stakeholders for climate change challenges in the short, medium and long term, AfriAlliance tries to match their knowledge needs with existing...
Drought pushing food prices up sharply in East Africa
25 April 2017 Drought throughout East Africa has sharply curbed harvests and pushed the prices of cereals and other staple foods to unusually high levels, posing a heavy burden to households and...
Central African nations to set up Regional Climate Centre
5 October 2016 A new Regional Centre to better record, predict and utilise weather and climate information will be set up in Cameroon after ECCAS member states signed the Kigali Declaration on the...
