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Unlocking Resilient Benefits from African Water Resources

CG Palmer, JL Tanner
April 2020–December 2023

Sponsor: UKRI-GCRF
Collaborators: Prof. Zerihun Woldu (Addis Ababa Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø, Ethiopia, Co-Director), Prof. Noble Banadda, Assoc. Prof. Isa Kabenge (Makerere Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø, Uganda), Prof. Frances Cleaver (Lancaster Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø, UK), Prof. Serigne Faye (Cheikh Anta Diop Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø, Senegal), Prof. Ezechiel Longe (Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø of Lagos, Nigeria), Prof. Joel Nobert (Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), Prof. Vanessa Speight (Sheffield Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø, UK),  Dr Nsengimana Venuste (Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø of Rwanda, Rwanda), Prof. Kevin Winter (Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø of Cape Town, South Africa), Prof. Seifu Gurmessa (Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

Project website: /iwr/aruacoe/

The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Water CoE is one of four multi-disciplinary and multinational projects addressing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are supported by the UKRI-GCRF Research Excellence Grant. The ARUA Water CoE Research Excellence project (also referred to as RESBEN) is titled Unlocking Resilient Benefits from African Water Resources. The aim of the project is to apply transformative, transdisciplinary, community-engaged research, to shift water development outcomes towards achieving the SDGs, with the focus on continental water development priorities: water supply and pollution. ARUA Water CoE Collaborating Universities of the ARUA Water CoE in Africa and their strengths The project consists of six proposed project Case Studies that exemplify water-related challenges across Africa, and support progress towards SDG6, the core water-related Sustainable Development Goal. In addition to the six Case Studies, there are three South African learning sites (led by the Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø of KwaZulu-Natal [UKZN], the Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø of Cape Town [UCT], and Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø) that will provide insights and learning opportunities related to Case Studies. The project team’s vision is to change the approach to water development, for Africa, by Africans.

 The project objectives are:

  1. To apply a novel Adaptive Systemic Approach to six country-based Case Studies that shifts developmental research outcomes towards greater equity and sustainability.
  2. To address equitable sharing of water supply benefits arising from contested water use, in three catchment-based Case Studies.
  3. To establish the sources, pathways and impact of selected pollutants and to develop community pollution resilience in two city-based Case Studies.
  4. To develop participatory governance to support resilient water supply, water quality, and ecosystem protection in all Case Studies.
  5. To build an effective, excellent, partnered African water research network.

Outcomes

Ermias Teferi, Tekuamework Fikadu, Woldeamlak Bewket, Tibebu Kassawmar, Gete Zeleke, Bukho Gusha, Yilikal Anteneh, Amare Bantider, and Tena Alamirew. 2023. Improving water availability through watershed management. Research Evidence for 
Policy. Water and Land Resource Centre, Addis Ababa Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍÆ¼ö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø (WLRC, AAU): Addis Ababa. Improving_Water_Availability_Through_WS_Mgt

 

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