Africa Division
#iahrAfrica
Vision
The main objective and vision of the Africa Division is to bolster IAHR’s impact on the continent, by exploring and identifying the main water challenges, and expand the IAHR network, by attracting and engaging African institutes, universities, and professionals. As part of this vision, we will connect African scholars, professionals and institutions with worldwide organizations, and promote collaborations that will create solutions for the water security and climate change challenges and help meet net-zero and sustainability targets.
Background
In the past decades, it has been challenging or even futile to connect and engage African scholars, and professionals with IAHR. One of the reasons is that Africa’s challenges and requirements for development and water security are diverse and vary from one country to another, and the means to address them are usually interlinked with each country’s unique characteristics and culture. Understanding these challenges and positioning IAHR in Africa’s dynamic landscape is not straightforward. “IAHR-Africa ambassadors” is a task force team initiated recently to strengthen the connection between IAHR and Africa, and they are now forming the new LT of the Africa Division.
Over the past years, we have made great strides in placing Africa in the spotlight of the IAHR community. For instance, we published an article in Hydrolink, Special Issue on IAHR 85th Anniversary, on the Hydro-environmental Education in Africa and openly discussed the potential role that IAHR can play to contribute. We have also organised an online forum session discussing the Water Challenges and Professional Development in Africa. In 2020, we submitted a proposal to the IAHR Council to obtain funds for providing free one-year membership to African scholars and young professionals and establishing an IAHR Africa Online Summer School dedicated to teaching and introducing the fundamentals of hydro-environmental engineering. Make sure to join and connect with us for the latest news and updates.
For any inquiry about the Africa Division, please send an email to africadivision@iahr.org
Upcoming events
7th IAHR Africa Congress "Water Resilience and Innovation", Kigali-Rwanda, 8-11 December 2026
Latest activities
6th IAHR Africa Division Congress. 9-12 December 2024 | Benguerir and Marrakech, Morocco Report
Africa Scholars Meeting. 6, 13, 21 May 2024 | Online
High level panel on Africa during the 40th IAHR World Congress. 25 August 2023 | Vienna, Austria
An IAHR Journey through African Hydro-environment. 2 to 16 July 2023 | Ethiopia, Morocco and Tunisia
IAHR Africa Online Summer School. 2-12 October 2022 | Online
Special Session on Water Challenges and Professional Development in Africa. IAHR Online Forum. 6 July 2021 | Online
Watch on demand
IAHR Africa Online Summer School: Lectures now available online on demand
The IAHR Africa Summer School successfully took place from 2 to 12 October 2022 with more than 500 registrations.
18 video lectures on key hydro-environment engineering issues and their importance and practical applications in Africa accessible on-demand to IAHR members.