Cofunded by the European Union

Update - On May 9, the Water4All  Partnership attended the First International Partnership Workshop of Africa Centers of Excellence (ACE) organized to celebrate the 10th anniversary (2014-2024) of activities promoting postgraduate excellence education in Africa.

Event organisation

The event was managed with the collaboration of the two Regional Facilitating Units for the Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence projects, the Inter-University Council for East Africa, the Association of African Universities (AAU), together with the World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD)

A broad range of attendees for African-European research innovation collaboration

European and African government officials, private sector representatives, university leaders, academics from host institutions, experts from think tanks, policymakers, and development partners (World Bank & AFD) attended the conference to build a collaborative African-European research innovation agenda for sustainability.

Water4All presentation

During the event, the Water4All SRIA (Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda), the mission and the structure were presented with a focus on capacity building activities in the sector of water (PhD; Vocational training programs; Mobility scheme; Training material) developed within Pillar C (Science, Policy and users interface).

Opportunities in water educational sectors

The international conference provided opportunities to explore future collaboration with African excellence centers and universities promote engagement and knowledge exchange between Africa, Europe and other continents and have an engaging discussion on current research, innovation, and partnerships already occurring within and outside of Africa in the water educational sectors.

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April 2024

The Water4All partnership teams up with the World Bank to bridge the North-South innovation divide, at the Workshop “Africa Centers of Excellence International Partnership” hosted in Mauritius.

Water4All partners:

  • Wetsus, CEW, Lund University, University Evora, ISPRA, VITO, WRC

meet up with African peers to launch new instruments and initiatives in line with the Water4All mission: enabling water security for all.

This collaboration will boost systemic transformations and foster the matchmaking between problem owners and solution providers in line with objectives set by Water4All and the ACE IMPACT programme of the World Bank. The outcomes will be presented to the African Union and European Union to further support this shared EU-Africa water education, research and innovation programme.

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The Water4All Partnership - Water Security for the Planet - is a funding programme for scientific research in freshwater. It aims to tackle water challenges to face climate change, help to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and boost the EU’s competitiveness and growth.

It is co-funded by the European Union within the frame of the Horizon Europe programme (a key funding programme for research and innovation). The Partnership duration is for seven years from 2022.

The Water4All objective is to enable water security at a large scale and in the long term. Its goal is also to tackle water issues in a holistic frame. 

All forms of life on earth need water. All human activities operate with this resource. Water is part of our everyday life. It is also integrated within urban and countryside landscapes. It is one of the most valuable elements we share with plants and animals.

These simple facts must be kept in mind to understand the Water4All ambition.

This resource is weakened in many places due to climate changes, and human habits. We know that we can improve the way we use water. Everyone has a role to play and especially the scientific research community.

Scientific research is the heart of the Partnership as It is a powerful tool to improve knowledge on preserving, restoring, and managing this essential resource. 

International cooperation is also needed as water has no borders on Earth and runs from one country to another.

Water4All brings together a broad and cohesive group of 90 partners from 33 countries in the European Union and beyond. This consortium gathers partners from the whole water Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) chain.