Common Roadmap for scaling up weather, water and climate services delivery in Africa
1 June 2017 The emerging work area broadly labeled as “weather, water and climate services” is gaining momentum as a critical instrument for informing adaptation efforts in Africa, which has been...
Meteo Rwanda and TAHMO sign MoU
29 June 2017 The Director General of Rwanda Meteorology Agency (MeteoRwanda), Mr John Ntaganda Semafara, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Director of The Trans-African Hydro...
EC proposes first research partnership in the Mediterranean to increase food and water sustainability
19 October 2016 On October 18th, the Commission has presented a proposal for a Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area - PRIMA. The first partnership of its kind in the...
Fostering inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work through ICT job creation tools for ensuring water security
19 October 2016 On 30 September, the workshop “Fostering inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work (SDG#8) through ICT job creation tools for ensuring water security (SDG#6...
AfriAlliance Workshop at COP22
9 November 2016 AfriAlliance was delighted to have organized a workshop yesterday, dealing with “Social innovation needs in water and climate: regional priorities within Africa” at the twenty-second...
Paris Climate Agreement into force on 4 November
16 November 2016 The historic Paris Agreement to address climate change, that was adopted in December 2015, entered into force on 4 November 2016. “This is a momentous occasion,” said UN Secretary...
Showcasing African Initiatives
22 March 2017 The first day of the AfriAlliance Launch Conference was concluded with a highly interactive session showcasing different African initiatives touching upon the themes of water and climate...
Video: The Role of Water in Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change (IISD ENB+)
UN Water has developed a set of guiding principles on water and climate change for experts and decision makers to consider when preparing development plans and related investments. These principles...
AfriAlliance Launch Conference officially opened
22 March 2017 On World Water Day, AfriAlliance had its Inaugural Launch on the African continent. Almost 200 people attended the opening session of the AfriAlliance Conference, that had three...
Shaping the AfriAlliance future activities
23 March 2017 One of the sessions during the second day of the AfriAlliance Launch Conference, hosted by the LoCS4Africa Conference in South Africa, was about shaping the future activities of the...
Workshop on AfriAlliance Geodata Catalog Service
24 March 2017 What is a Geodata Portal and how to use it? These were some of the key questions during the workshop “Monitoring & Forecasting Efforts & Hands On with Geodata Catalog Service”, taking...
AfriAlliance Conference Session: Sustainable WaSH in the age of climate change
25 March 2017 This session included valuable contributions from AfWa, Ps-Eau and the Flowered project. Mr Usher, Executive Director of the African Water Association, gave a keynote speech about the...
AfriAlliance and VIA Water sign MoU to increase cooperation
19 June 2017 AfriAlliance and VIA Water met today to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU signals a commitment by both initiatives to increased collaboration on innovation in the African...
Preliminary results of the PRIMA SRIA public consultation
20 June 2017 On 5 June, the preliminary results of the PRIMA Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) Public Consultation were presented during the PRIMA General Assembly in Rome. They can be...
Blog: Young AfriAlliance is heading to Stockholm!
2 August 2018 Stockholm World Water Week Between the 26th and 31st of August 2018, experts, practitioners, business innovators, young professionals, etc. from all over the world will come together in...
Blog: Young AfriAlliance supports mainstreaming gender in water management
2 August 2018 Contemporary studies have shown that “water crisis is crisis of governance”, rather than simply perceiving it as a technical problem. The debate around water is not just about scarcity,...
Blog: Young AfriAlliance’s first attendance at the Stockholm World Water Week!
30 August 2018 Stakeholders in the water sector from all over the world convene once a year in Stockholm for the World Water Week. I had the opportunity to attend this year’s event as part of...
Blog: It’s destroying infrastructure, degrading ecosystems and risking lives: The environmental threat you’ve never heard of
28 July 2017 In my experience, I have rarely been made aware of coastal or river sand mining in academic terms or in my daily life. Only recently have I heard the term in my master’s course, in...
