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...
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...
WISER webinar: Lessons in Co-Production of Climate Services from African Case Studies
The WISER programme will be hosting its first public webinar, focused on sharing learning on how to co-produce climate services in Africa. The webinar will provide a glimpse of some of the initial...
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...
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...
Call for Innovators - Join us at the 3rd AfriAlliance Innovation Bridge Event in Marrakesh
AfriAlliance is looking for social innovation companies in water and climate change who would like to contribute to our Innovation Bridge Event at the African Utility Week on 30 September 2019 at the...
AfriAlliance Roadshow Event at WRC Symposium
Join us for the 4th AfriAlliance Roadshow Brokerage Event! AfriAlliance seeks to foster the uptake of innovative solutions in the areas of water innovation, research, policy and capacity development...
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...
