AGW-Net

(Africa Groundwater Network.)

Members:

Zimbabwe, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Zambia, Nigeria, Namibia, Cameroon, Malawi, SADC, WaterNet.

Several people and institutions from outside Africa are also members.

Objectives:

The Africa Groundwater Network 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 IWRM practice in the groundwater sector;
• improve awareness of groundwater resources;
• foster groundwater research and academic cooperation;
• enhance the sharing of information;
• improve the level of integration between surface and groundwater practitioners;
• provide positive contribute to the realization of regional and continental development goals with regards to groundwater.

Membership:

The AGW-Net will function under the Cap-Net umbrella and will cooperate with other networks within the Cap-Net affiliation. AWG-Net will operate as an open membership based forum for interaction between groundwater scientists and with other water sector professionals across Africa to promote capacity building and awareness of groundwater within an IWRM framework. Membership application forms are available from the secretariat. AGW-Net has regional coordinators from all the regions of Africa represented in the network

Outputs:

2007

• Case studies on groundwater manatgement were undertaken and eventually led to the formation of this network in 2008. The case study reports can be accessed on the Cap-Net web site for West and Southern Africa and for the Nile Basin countries .

2008

• Inaugural meeting to discuss capacity in groundwater management resulting in formation of the network.

Documents:

Inaugural meeting report.

AGW meeting

Contact:

Dr Richard Owen, richardo@zol.co.zw

Network members