
The NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence Initiative is a consortium of centres of excellence focusing on water research in African countries such as South Africa, Malawi, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique.
The initiative aims to promote cooperation and knowledge transfer between organisations involved in water research in the region in order to improve:
The initiative focuses on people and strengthening networks, and not on funding specific research topics as such. The universities and research institutions that have already been awarded the status of Centre of Excellence in Water Research all have proven experience in the areas of training, scientific research, consultation and policy formation. It is expected that the network will be expanded to include other relevant institutions in the region.