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SUMMARY:African Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus  SUMMIT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260714T100000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Call for Abstracts African Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE)
  Nexus Summit in Kumasi\, Ghana\, 14th-15th July 2026Submission deadline
 : 8th May 2026. We cordially invite researchers\, scholars and profession
 als to submit original\, unpublished work for oral and poster presentation
 s at the Summit event entitled: ‘African WEFE Nexus Summit: Harnessing 
 Resources for Sustainable Climate-Smart Water-Secure Development’\, whic
 h will be held in Kumasi\, Ghana\, KNUST Campus\, on 13th-16th July 2026. 
 The event is co-organised by TUM in Germany and TCC-CIMET at KNUST with t
 he support of our International Partners. Detailed guidelines and submissi
 on portal are presented below. BackgroundThe African WEFE Nexus Summit is
  part of and implemented under the TRANS-SAHARA project. Coordinated by Te
 chnische Universität München (TUM) and funded by the European Union unde
 r the Horizon Europe Framework Programme\, the TRANS-SAHARA project aims t
 o advance agroforestry management in the Greater Northern African Region t
 hrough a Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus-based approach. As a key
  partner\, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)\
 , through TCC-CIMET\, will host the African WEFE Nexus Summit. As a leadin
 g institution with demonstrated expertise in sustainable technologies\, in
 novation ecosystems\, and climate-smart development\, the TCC-CIMET\, is u
 niquely positioned to anchor this high-impact continental dialogue. The S
 ummit aims to bring together key stakeholders from academia\, government\,
  development agencies\, private-sector actors\, and community organization
 s to advance integrated Water–Energy–Food–Environment (WEFE) Nexus s
 olutions across Africa. The TRANS-SAHARA Project Coordination Office will 
 work closely with the TCC-CIMET team to co-develop the agenda\, mobilise i
 nternational partners\, coordinate logistics\, and secure additional suppo
 rt from sponsoring bodies. The Specific objectives of the Summit are:1. S
 haring Knowledge\, Best Practices and Lessons Learned on climate-smart w
 ater solutions through facilitating interdisciplinary knowledge exchange 
 on WEFE Nexus innovations\; and discussing challenges and opportunities f
 or improvement.2. Showcasing African-led climate-smart water technology a
 nd WEFE research outputs\, frugal innovations\, and circular-economy pract
 ices through exhibitions\, posters and presentations.3. Strengthening inst
 itutional partnerships for climate-smart water resilience and water secure
  development through dialoguing with development partners\, governments
  and industry players to support Sustainability Strategies and model WEFE 
 infrastructure development for training the next generation of skilled wor
 kers and farmers for sustainable development. 4. Creating WEFE Nexus Impa
 ct Hub Platform for stimulating climate-smart water innovations through s
 tudent and researcher mobility\, South–South cooperation\, and WEFE capa
 city building. 5.Communicating actionable WEFE nexus policy recommendatio
 ns on climate-smart water innovations for national and regional adoption.
  Timelines for Abstract Submission as follows:Call for abstracts is publi
 shed on 27th February 2026.Deadline for abstract submission by authors: 8t
 h May 2026.Review of abstracts completed by 15th May 2026.Feedback on acce
 pted abstract sent to authors by 15th May 2026.Deadline for Online Registr
 ation to attend the summit by 29th May 2026. In case you need further cla
 rification\, you may contact Dr Kaba email: seutra@yahoo.com or Prof Oduro
 -Kwarteng: sokwarteng@gmail.com.\n\nhttps://kems.knust.edu.gh/event/58/
URL:https://kems.knust.edu.gh/event/58/
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