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African Regional Working Group (AFRWG)

American Regional Working Group (AMRWG)

Intl. Research Program for Irrig. and Drainage (IRPID)

Asian Regional Working Group (ASRWG)

Young Professionals E-Forum (IYPeF)

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AFRICAN REGIONAL WORKING GROUP (AFRWG)

Africa with 15 percent of the global population has only 9 percent of the world’s renewable water resources and that too are unevenly distributed. Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change and its variability. The region encompasses 53 countries, of which 34 are categorized as Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The region often faces contradictory challenges of surplus and scarcity of land and water resources. There are also vast differences as regards socio-economic developments among sub-regions -under-development and over-exploitation. ICID believes that agricultural growth offers a potentially powerful tool for ensuring food security and spearhead poverty reduction in Africa. Presently, only 4.6 percent of its total arable and permanent crop land is equipped for irrigation while the potential is 6 percent. There is also a need to enhance capacity to address challenges for meeting growing water demand for agriculture, and managing water under global climate change.

To address the various issue related to agricultural water management, ICID established the African Regional Working Group (AFRWG) in 2000 with the objective of promoting strong communications and networking among African countries as well as regional and international institutions for enhancing cooperation and coordination. ICID has developed a special Africa Focus Program and the AFRWG works closely with regional associations like SARIA and ARID.

The Moroccan National Committee (ANAFIDE) organized the 5th African Regional Conference (ARC) and 72nd IEC meeting from 24-30 November 2021 on the theme “Sustainable Management of Irrigation for an Improved Resilience of Agriculture in Africa” (postponed in March 2020 due to COVID-19). In addition a Capacity Development Training Program for participants from the African Region on "Micro-irrigation Systems to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change" from 19-23 November 2021 was also organized as part of the 5th ARC.

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In addition to the below membership representatives from National Committees of Malawi, Mali, and representatives from AgWA, ARID, FAO, SARIA, World Bank are Permanent Observers.

Also, refer to the African Young Water Professional Forum (Af-YWPF), and ICID Young Professionals' e-Forum (IYPeF)

Training Needs Assessment- Report-II, 2022

Mandate:

To promote links and networking among the African countries as well as regional and international institutions for enhancing cooperation and coordination, and to support integrated river basin development, training and research issues and information system for African needs.

Established : 1994

Membership

Sl. No.	Name	Email	Country	Position
1	Dr. Mohamed Abd El Moneim Wahba	ms*************	Egypt	Chair
2	Prof. Dr. Sylvester Mpandeli	sy*************	South Africa	Vice Chair
3	Eng. Ismael Elhassanoui	is*************	Morocco	Secretary
4	Dr. Ahmed E. Elshaikh - Direct Member	ah*************	Sudan	Member
5	Engr. (Mrs.) Archibong Inimfon Godwin	in*************	Nigeria	Member
6	Mr. Cornelius Mulako Sitali	co*************	Zambia	Member
7	Prof. El - Houssine Bartali	ba*************	Morocco	Member
8	Ms. El Oumlouki Kaoutar - Young Professional	ka*************	Morocco	Member
9	Engr. (Mrs.) Esther Oyeronke Oluniyi	ak*************	Nigeria	Member
10	Eng. (Ms.) Hind Massoud Hamed Elneel	hi*************	Sudan	Member
11	Eng. Inimfon Archibong - Young Professional	in*************	Nigeria	Member
12	Mr. Jean Bernard DAMBRE	da*************	Burkina Faso	Member
13	Engr. Joe Kwanashie	jo*************	Nigeria	Member
14	Eng. Marwa Faisal Salman Mohamed	ma*************	Sudan	Member
15	Eng. Mohamed Mohamud Abdi	en*************	Somalia	Member
16	Engr. Muhammad Sani Bala	ms*************	Nigeria	Member
17	Eng. Omnia Hassan Ahmad Salem - Young Professional	om*************	Egypt	Member
18	Mrs. Salamata Karambiri MIWENDE	sa*************	Burkina Faso	Member
19	Dr. (Mrs.) Samia El-Guindy	ap*************	Egypt	Member
20	Ms. Sara Boularbah - Young Professional	sa*************	Morocco	Member
21	Mr. A. de Vito	me*************	Italy	Observer
22	Mr. Amali A. AMALI - Young Professional	AA*************	Nigeria	Observer
23	Eng. Elizabeth Mwendwa	me*************	Kenya	Observer
24	Mr. Jean Syroganis Camara	me*************	Italy	Observer
25	Mr. Joseph Kimani Wandue	me*************	Kenya	Observer
26	Engr. A. A. Adenopo	ad*************	Nigeria	Permanent Observer
27	Mr. Abdullahi Abdul Rahman	en*************	Nigeria	Permanent Observer
28	Mr. Elijah Adepoju Aderibigbe	me*************	Nigeria	Permanent Observer
29	Eng. Omer Yousef	me*************	Sudan	Permanent Observer