The 6^th Africa Water Week will take place from 18 to 22 July 2016 in Tanzania.

Considered Africa’s flagship water event, Africa Water Week represents a political commitment at the highest level for creating platform to discuss and collectively seek solutions to Africa’s water and sanitation challenges.

The event attracts over 1000 participants from governments, regional institutions, international partners, the private sector, the scientific community, civil society, and the media from all over the world, and Africa in particular.

This is in keeping with the decision of the AMCOW Governing Council to institutionalise Africa Water Week as a way of building momentum in achieving the Africa Water Vision 2025. AMCOW believes that effective and efficient management of water resources leads to the provision of adequate and equitable access to safe water and sanitation as well as makes a critical contribution to Africa’s progress towards sustainable growth and development.

The Africa Water Week series began in Tunis, Tunisia in 2008. Since then, the conference has been held in Midrand, South Africa in 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2010, Cairo, Egypt in 2012 and Dakar, Senegal in 2014.

The biennially event is organised by the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) in conjunction with the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission. This year’s conference will be hosted by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania represented by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation.

 

Visit www.africawaterweek.com to register.