Countries covered | Entire Africa |
Who we are | The Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net) was established to increase awareness of the potential and value of groundwater across the continent and to contribute to capacity building in the groundwater sector in Africa. The objectives of AGW-Net are to: -Build capacity for improved groundwater management at all levels; -Promote Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) practice in the groundwater sector; -Improve awareness of groundwater resources; Foster groundwater research and academic cooperation; -Enhance the sharing of information Reports, training materials and resources that can help strengthen skill-bases amongst our members are shared and available on the website. |
Network highlights, achievements | -Together with partners developed material on the ‘Integration of Groundwater Management into Transboundary Basin Organisations in Africa’. -Facilitated and continues to train the groundwater community in Africa on Professional Borehole Drilling. -Network of over 400 on the platform covering different stakeholders. |
Partnerships | https://www.un-igrac.org/ https://gripp.iwmi.org/ https://sadc-gmi.org/ |
Contact information | Moustapha DIENE (Network Manager) :moudien@gmail.com |
Social media | Facebook – LinkedIn |