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...
IKEM Academy Energy & Climate - Social Innovation in the energy transition
Due to its growing role in climate action and the energy transition, social innovation demands greater attention at the policy level. Policy frameworks must facilitate local-level innovations to...
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...
ProSus Magazine: Building capacity for climate change adaptation in semi-arid regions
The second issue of START International’s ProSus Magazine is now available at: https://start.org/prosus_magazine/ This issue features research and stories from ASSAR (Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid...
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!
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 Stockholm to...
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
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 developmental...
Blog: The annual AfriAlliance meeting – seen through the eyes of Young AfriAlliance
20 April 2018 Once a year, the 16 AfriAlliance partners meet during a plenary meeting to coordinate and ensure that the project progresses positively. This year, the meeting was held outside of...
Blog: A 10 step guide to collect actionable data
08 January 2019 In the 21st century, the use of data fundamentally transforms the way we communicate, do business and make decisions. The use of data fundamentally transforms the way we communicate,...
