African Water Week

The African Water Week is organised through the African Ministers Council of Water (AMCOW) in cooperation with chair of the council’s presidency. The focus of AWW is on the implementation of African commitments in the water sector, especially the Sharm el-Sheikh declaration (AU-summit on water and sanitation 2008), the Africa Water Vision 2025 und the Millenium Development Goals (MDG).

2nd African Water Week, 9. - 13. November 2009

Theme: „Concretizing action to implement African commitments on Water and Sanitation: Sprint to the Finish“.

3rd African Water Week, Addis Abeba, 22. – 26. November 2010

Theme: “Challenges and opportunities in water and sanitation”

4th African Water Week, Cairo, 14. - 18. May 2012

Theme: „Water for Growth in Africa“

5th African Water Week, Dakar, Senegal, 26. - 31. May 2014

Theme: "Placing Water at the Heart of the Post 2015 Development Agenda…"