Water and Society – Institutional Capacity-Building in Water Management and Climate Change Adaptation in Selected Countries in Asia and Africa

It has long been an ambition to bring African and Asian institutions together to reap the experiences and knowledge accumulated on both continents. The two projects will exchange knowledge, supervisors and students, organise joint seminars and conferences and look at how partnerships and collaboration may be framed for the futureTore Sætersdal
University of Bergen
PROJECT PARTNERS

Asia
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Cambodia

Africa
Makerere University, Uganda
University of Nairobi, Kenya
University of Juba, South Sudan
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Norway
University College of Southeast Norway
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
University of Bergen

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A joint kick-off for the two WaSo projects was held at the University of Peredeniya in Sri Lanka in January 2014 with representatives from all eleven partner institutions.