Presentation of the Congress
Every two years, the African Water and Sanitation Association (AfWASA) organizes an international congress that brings together all its members, international organizations, experts, policy makers and development partners to take stock of the development of the water, sanitation and environment sector in Africa.
The Congress of the African Water and Sanitation Association is a scientific and technical forum coupled with a major international exhibition, which includes technical sessions, workshops, side events, «B-to-B», «one-to-one» meetings. Over the past 12 years, the event has recorded a record number of participants: 1,600 delegates in 2010 in Kampala, 900 in 2012 in Marrakech, 2,000 in 2014 in Abidjan, 1500 in 2016 in Nairobi, 1200 in 2018 in Bamako; 2500 in 2020 in Kampala and 3500 in Abidjan in 2023.
The 22nd Congress will be held from 16-20 February 2025 in Uganda on the theme:
“Water and Sanitation for All: A Secure Future for Africa”.
AfWASA ICE2025 is the main water and sanitation event in Africa in 2025. Therefore proposals for papers are requested on the different topics indicated below under the following tracks;
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Source protection and catchment management
- Modelling for water resource management
- Climate change resilience and adaptation
- Water, energy, and food nexus
- Water Management
- Water treatment technologies
- Water supply systems
- Non-Revenue Water management
- Pro-poor and rural water services
- Water quality management
- Innovative water supply tools, systems and practices
- Sanitation Management
- Sewered and non-sewered services
- Solid waste management
- Sanitation safety planning
- Wastewater treatment technologies and Faecal sludge management
- Resource recovery and circular economy
- Innovative sanitation tools, systems and practices
- Capacity Development, Communication and Partnerships
- Water and sanitation operators’ partnerships
- Career building and competencies development
- Performance benchmarking and networking
- Private sector participation
- Communication tools and systems
- Efficient utility management and operation
- Governance and Financing
- Policies, reforms and institutional frameworks
- Innovative finance
- Pricing and cost recovery
- Local market-financing mechanisms
- Research, Technology, and Innovation
- Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
- Innovations and big data
- Research and fundraising
- Digital Water
Important Dates
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Non-Peer Reviewed Papers: Deadline for authors to submit non-peer-reviewed abstracts. Peer-Reviewed Papers: Deadline for authors to submit non-peer-reviewed abstracts. |
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Non-Peer Reviewed Papers: Confirmation to authors of acceptance of non-peer reviewed abstracts. First draft of the technical program will be published on the congress website Peer-Reviewed Papers: First notification of acceptance to authors of peer reviewed papers. For accepted papers, authors will also be notified of any modification required by the reviewers. Authors of papers not accepted for peer review will be offered to convert the paper to non-peer review process. |
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Deadline for authors to submit revised full paper for 2nd round of peer review (depending on the proposed corrections from reviewers) |
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Second notification to authors of acceptance of peer reviewed papers with possibility of further modification from 2nd round of peer review |
15 October 2024 |
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Technical Program Published on the Congress Website |
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Deadline for all authors to submit Full Papers |
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Early bird registration close and deadline for all authors to register |
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AfWASA International Congress and Exhibition 2025 |