The Water Data Revolution: Transforming Transboundary Water Management in Africa
Posted in : Blog on 3 June 2025
Quality of monitoring networks to collecting water data has declined, and investment in infrastructure and training has been insufficient. Remote sensing technologies have emerged as powerful tools to address these challenges.
Sharing Waters, Transforming Futures: CIWA’s Action for a Climate-Resilient Africa
Posted in : Blog on 15 May 2025
CIWA supports countries to collect and share their water data, collaborate on technical and institutional capacity building, and prioritize optimized joint investments with regional benefits and shared costs.
Protecting groundwater from depletion in the SMAB
Posted in : A View From The Field on 5 May 2025
To manage and govern groundwater effectively, Landing Bojang, chief hydrologist of The Gambia’s Department of Water Resources, advocates for public sensitization, laws, regulations, and institutional capacity.
Protecting the Cubango-Okavango River to support livelihoods
Posted in : Blog on 23 April 2025
Tracy Molefi is program coordinator at OKACOM. She and her colleagues are determined to promote sustainable development and management of the Cubango-Okavango River Basin while also improving livelihoods of communities.
Researching the effects of groundwater-dependent invasive species in South Africa
Posted in : A View From The Field on 7 April 2025
Read the story of Mmasechaba Lebogang Moropane whose work is to detect and map the extent of invasive species that rely on groundwater in the Heuningnes Catchment in the Western Cape province.
Making Africa’s Water Workplaces Welcoming for Women
Posted in : Blog on 5 March 2025
The World Bank’s Cooperation in International Waters in Africa (CIWA) is more committed than ever to transforming transboundary water resources organizations into more equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplaces.
A male champion for gender equality
Posted in : Blog on 3 March 2025
In the male-dominated transboundary water sector, men who support gender equality are well-positioned to challenge cultural norms about gender roles and advocate with other men to advance women’s equality and empowerment in water resources institutions. Assefa Gudina explains how he wants to change things.
Taking the Nile Basin Discourse to the next level
Posted in : Latest on 12 February 2025
The new CIWA grant will help the Nile Basin Discourse continue elevating the voices of communities to policymakers while striving for greater financial stability.
Calming conflict through groundwater resilience
Posted in : Blog on 18 January 2025
Igbal Salah, a hydrologist at IGAD, is doing her part to minimize conflict in the borderlands of the HoA by working with CIWA on its Untapping Resilience: Groundwater Management and Learning in the Horn of Africa’s Borderlands initiative and the related World Bank GW4R program. Read the latest CIWA blog on Horn of Africa.
Empowering Women: CIWA Male Champions Unite in Lesotho
Posted in : Blog on 18 December 2024
First time face-to-face meeting for CIWA Male Champions who shared experiences and strategies to overcome obstacles preventing women’s empowerment.