AWW8: Water Security for Public Health and Human Development

November 22, 2021, Online

The eighth edition of AWW was convened jointly with 6th Africa Sanitation and Hygiene (AfricaSan6) under unprecedented circumstances that the continent had never experienced before. From the beginning of the year 2020, the world including Africa was hit by a public health emergency: the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) which introduced a new dynamic in the challenges faced by the sector. Under the theme “Water Security for Public Health and Human Development”, the Conference focused on the steps needed by the continent to ensure that everyone everywhere has access to clean drinking water, safe sanitation and hygiene. Placing emphasis on ensuring that water resources are sustainably managed, developed and benefits shared among all including riparian states.