08 Apr

Joint response strategy to Western African Sector needs Workshop

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This event is organized in the framework of the European Commission (EC) support project to the African Union/NEPAD Networks of Water Centers of Excellence implemented by the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC).

This workshop is the second of a series of three workshops to be held in 2013 in Western Africa tentatively:

1.      Abuja, Nigeria - February 11 – 15, 2013

2.      Accra, Ghana - April 22 – 26, 2013

3.      Dakar, Senegal, June 24  – 28, 2013 (tentative)

In this second Workshop the following themes will be addressed:

19 Mar

World Water Day 2013

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World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

Check out what is being organized worldwide for this important day!

Check important water facts!

06 Mar

Conference on joint action towards water knowledge management

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Hosted by the NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE), in conjunction with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, this e-Conference will take place during the United Nations’ World Water Day on 22 March 2013 as part of the UN International Year for Water Cooperation.

06 Mar

Eau expo 2013

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 Le Maroc sera au rendez-vous de l’Evénement majeur de la filière Eau au Maroc : la 3ème édition du salon   international de l’eau "l’eau Expo & Forum" qui se tiendra du 22 au 25 Mai 2013 au Parc des Expositions Casablanca - Maroc.

 L’Eau étant vitale, cet événement ne peut être conçu sans mettre au cœur des débats les principales composantes :
   L’Assainissement
   L’Irrigation
   La Santé

Pour plus d'information: http://www.eauexpo.com/index.php

27 Feb

Photo gallery : NEPAD Western CoE Workshop (11-15 February 2013) in Abuja, Nigeria

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07 Feb

Workshop 1-Nigeria- A joint stakeholders analysis of the water sector in Western Africa

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 Dear participants,

This event is organised in the framework of the European Commission (EC) support project to the African Union/NEPAD Networks of Water Centres of Excellence implemented by the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC).

 

This workshop is the first of a series of three workshops to be held in 2013 in Western Africa tentatively:

1.      Abuja, Nigeria - February 11 – 15, 2013

2.      Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - April 1 – 5, 2013

3.      Dakar, Senegal, June 3 – 7, 2013

13 Dec

Workshop VIDEO on Exchange of experiences in water resources management between Europe, China, Africa and Latin America

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Through its global network of Centres of Excellence in Water Science and Technology, this JRC event (funded by DG EUROPEAID) aimed at exchanging and disseminating good practises in water resources management among experts from Africa (African Union/NEPAD Networks of Water Centres of Excellence), Latin America (RALCEA), China (EU-China plateform) and Europe (JRC and other European experts).

 

10 Sep

Back to the River- by Tessa Livingstone

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Check out Tessa Livingstone's disturbing new video on the crisis of water supply. Why, after $360 million of investment do nearly a billion people still lack healthy water? Why do the wells, pumps and pipes, installed lovingly by donors across the world, fail time and time again? And who now has the courage to put it right?

Source: http://www.tessalivingstone.co.uk/films.htm

10 Sep

Training course on Water and Health

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The objective of this course is to present the diseases and health issues related to water. Different types of water related diseases and how they are transmitted will be presented. This will be followed by prevention strategies which can be employed to minimize the transmission of these diseases.

By: Murray Biedler for Aquaknow

10 Sep

Training course on Water Supply

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The objective of this course is to present the challenge of water supply for human consumption. Elements of water quality and water quantity will be addressed. This will be followed by basic strategies for providing access to, and distribution of, safe water supply.

 

By: Murray Biedler for Aquaknow.

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