Conferences & Workshops

    On 25th October, 2025, a conference with the theme “Connecting the World with Water, Creating the Future with Intelligence – China Africa Water Association and Shunyu Water Co., Ltd. Jointly Building a New Water Ecosystem” was successfully held. It was organized by the China Africa Water Association (CAWA) and hosted by Shunyu Water Co., Ltd (Shunyu Co., Ltd) in Anhui. With objective of promoting innovation and international cooperation, the conference established an important platform for the collaborative progress of the global water sector. The unveiling ceremony of the Water Supply and Drainage Professional Committee of the China Africa

    From 7 to 13 July, 2026, the 10th China-Africa Water Forum, organized by the China-Africa Water Association (CAWA), was grandly held in Casablanca, Morocco, under the core theme of “Water and Society.”     The forum was hosted by École Hassania des Travaux Publics (EHTP) and University of the Western Cape, with co-host by Casablanca’s Hassan II University, African Groundwater Academy, and IAHS International Commission on Water Quality. It was supported by multiple prestigious international institutions, including UNESCO, Chinese National Chapter of IAH, Sino-Africa Joint Research Center and University of Rwanda. Ministry of Equipment and Water in Morocco

    The China-Africa Water Forum is a pivotal cooperation platform initiated and run by the China-Africa Water Association (CAWA). Rooted in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative, it serves as a dedicated communication channel for Chinese and African governmental water departments, engineers, scholars and water-related enterprises. Centered on addressing Africa’s prominent water-related challenges, the forum commits to advancing South-South water cooperation and fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 for universal clean water and sanitation.    Rotated annually between China and African nations, the forum has been held for ten sessions by 2026.

Day1Monday 23 July 2018 Session A: Water rights and water economyThe key message was demonstrate how water can generate money directly or indirectly for the individuals, organizations and government. Therefore, the need to share technologies on how best we can look after such resource cannot be overemphasised. Examples were drawn from case studies on water market and water allocation, drip irrigation, desalination, bottled water from China and Africa. Session B: Sustainable utilization and management of water resources    The key message was to share the improved understanding of the water resources in terms of its characteristics of the groundwater and

    The 9th China-Africa Water Association International Conference, organized by the China-Africa Water Association (CAWA) and hosted by the University of Rwanda and University of the Westen Cape, was successfully concluded in Kigali, Rwanda from 21st to 26th July of 2025. This prestigious event brought together distinguished experts and scholars from 20 renowned universities, research institutions, and water-related enterprises across 8 countries, including China, Rwanda, Switzerland, UK and South Africa and so on. The conference focused on sustainable development of water resources.     The conference yielded fruitful outcomes with the signing of several significant cooperation agreements. Notably, the

    The 8th China Africa Water Forum: Water and Environment was held successfully in Nairobi of Kenya on 22nd– 27th July of 2024. This conference was initiated together by China Africa Water Association (CAWA), UNESCO, Kenyan National Chapter of International Association Hydrogeologists (IAH), Chinese National Chapter of IAH and University of the Western Cape and Regional Centre on Groundwater Resources. This conference was organized by CAWA and hosted by Sino-Africa Joint Research Center Chinese Academy of Sciences (SAJOREC). The conference enjoyed the wholehearted support and collaboration backing of the team led by Prof. Xue Yan, Executive Director, the center

    The 7th China-Africa Water Forum was held in Windhoek, capital of Namibia, from 22 to 27 July, 2019. Hosted by the China-Africa Water Association (CAWA) and organized by the Namibian Water Resources Association, the conference brought together renowned domestic and foreign universities, research institutions and international enterprises.     Participating academic bodies included China University of Geosciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sichuan University, Wuhan University, Taiyuan University of Technology, Africa Water Resources and Environment Research Institute of Hebei University of Engineering, the Namibian Water Resources Association and the French National Institute for Environment and Agricultural Science. Attending enterprises