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NEPAD African Western and Southern Networks of Centres of Excellence in Water Sciences

August 22, 2023

The NEPAD African Western and Southern Networks of Centres of Excellence in Water Sciences are international collaborations between teams of researchers working in different parts of southern and western Africa on the economic development of local water resources. The southern network of nine centres is coordinated from the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, South Africa, the western network of five centres from the University of Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal.

Definition of Centre of Excellence by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Centres of Excellence are physical or virtual centres focused on specific issues. They concentrate on existing capabilities and resources to encourage collaboration across disciplines and across organisations on long term programmes and projects directly relevant to human needs and aspirations. By definition, Centres of Excellence are widely known for their work.

Framework of the initiative

The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) "explicitly recognizes that Africa’s economic renewal and sustainable development will not be achieved without effective and efficient research and development (R&D) institutions.”[1] NEPAD, therefore, launched a programme specifically to identify and reinforce R&D capacities in Africa through building regional networks of Centres of Excellence in water sciences.[2] The program is in line with Africa's Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA).[3] The specific goals for water sciences (p. 28 of the CPA) are:

  • to improve conservation and utilization of the continent's water resources;
  • to improve the quality and the quantity of water available to rural and urban households;
  • to strengthen national and regional capacities for water resources management and reduce impacts of water related disasters; and
  • to enlarge the range of technologies for water supply and improve access to affordable quality water.

Calls of interest were launched and proposals evaluated in both the Southern African and Western African regions to identify and appoint Centres of Excellences in water sciences. Two regional networks were set up in 2009. The existing networks may be further expanded.

Southern African Centres of Excellence network

Coordinator of the network is the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.[4][5]

Actual members of the southern African network

Western African Centres of Excellence network

The coordinator is the Doctoral School on Water of the University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal.

Actual members of the western African network

References

  1. ^ "NEPAD, Centres of excellence in science and technology for Africa'sustainable development "Towards New Forms of Regional and Sub-Regional Networks"" (PDF).
  2. ^ "| AUDA-NEPAD". www.nepad.org.
  3. ^ "怪我をしたらその治療にもプロポリス". www.nepadst.org.
  4. ^ Munyaradzi Makoni (29 December 2009). "Southern Africa Links Water Research Expertise". www.allafrica.com.
  5. ^ "美白効果のあるプロポリス" (PDF). www.nepadst.org.

External links

  • Southern Network
  • Western Network

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nepad, african, western, southern, networks, centres, excellence, water, sciences, international, collaborations, between, teams, researchers, working, different, parts, southern, western, africa, economic, development, local, water, resources, southern, netwo. The NEPAD African Western and Southern Networks of Centres of Excellence in Water Sciences are international collaborations between teams of researchers working in different parts of southern and western Africa on the economic development of local water resources The southern network of nine centres is coordinated from the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town South Africa the western network of five centres from the University of Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar Senegal Contents 1 Definition of Centre of Excellence by the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP 2 Framework of the initiative 3 Southern African Centres of Excellence network 3 1 Actual members of the southern African network 4 Western African Centres of Excellence network 4 1 Actual members of the western African network 5 References 6 External linksDefinition of Centre of Excellence by the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP EditCentres of Excellence are physical or virtual centres focused on specific issues They concentrate on existing capabilities and resources to encourage collaboration across disciplines and across organisations on long term programmes and projects directly relevant to human needs and aspirations By definition Centres of Excellence are widely known for their work Framework of the initiative EditThe New Partnership for Africa s Development NEPAD explicitly recognizes that Africa s economic renewal and sustainable development will not be achieved without effective and efficient research and development R amp D institutions 1 NEPAD therefore launched a programme specifically to identify and reinforce R amp D capacities in Africa through building regional networks of Centres of Excellence in water sciences 2 The program is in line with Africa s Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action CPA 3 The specific goals for water sciences p 28 of the CPA are to improve conservation and utilization of the continent s water resources to improve the quality and the quantity of water available to rural and urban households to strengthen national and regional capacities for water resources management and reduce impacts of water related disasters and to enlarge the range of technologies for water supply and improve access to affordable quality water Calls of interest were launched and proposals evaluated in both the Southern African and Western African regions to identify and appoint Centres of Excellences in water sciences Two regional networks were set up in 2009 The existing networks may be further expanded Southern African Centres of Excellence network EditCoordinator of the network is the University of Stellenbosch South Africa 4 5 Actual members of the southern African network Edit Stellenbosch University South Africa International Center for Water Economics and Governance in Africa Mozambique KwaZulu Natal University South Africa Western Cape University South Africa University of Malawi Malawi University of Zambia Zambia University of Botswana Botswana Council for Scientific and Industrial Research South Africa Polytechnic of Namibia Namibia Western African Centres of Excellence network EditThe coordinator is the Doctoral School on Water of the University of Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal Actual members of the western African network Edit University of Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering Burkina University of Benin Nigeria National Water Resources Institute Nigeria Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana References Edit NEPAD Centres of excellence in science and technology for Africa sustainable development Towards New Forms of Regional and Sub Regional Networks PDF AUDA NEPAD www nepad org 怪我をしたらその治療にもプロポリス www nepadst org Munyaradzi Makoni 29 December 2009 Southern Africa Links Water Research Expertise www allafrica com 美白効果のあるプロポリス PDF www nepadst org External links EditSouthern Network Western NetworkThis article needs additional or more specific categories Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles November 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NEPAD African Western and Southern Networks of Centres of Excellence in Water Sciences amp oldid 1139317902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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