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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
 : 22nd May 2026. We cordially invite researchers\, scholars and professio
 nals to submit original\, unpublished work for oral and poster presentatio
 ns at the Summit event entitled: ‘African WEFE Nexus Summit: Harnessing
  Resources for Sustainable Climate-Smart Water-Secure Development’\, whi
 ch 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 
 the support of our International Partners. Detailed guidelines and submiss
 ion portal are presented below. BackgroundThe African WEFE Nexus Summit i
 s part of and implemented under the TRANS-SAHARA project. Coordinated by T
 echnische Universität München (TUM) and funded by the European Union und
 er the Horizon Europe Framework Programme\, the TRANS-SAHARA project aims 
 to advance agroforestry management in the Greater Northern African Region 
 through a Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus-based approach. As a ke
 y partner\, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
 \, through TCC-CIMET\, will host the African WEFE Nexus Summit. As a leadi
 ng institution with demonstrated expertise in sustainable technologies\, i
 nnovation ecosystems\, and climate-smart development\, the TCC-CIMET\, is 
 uniquely positioned to anchor this high-impact continental dialogue. The 
 Summit aims to bring together key stakeholders from academia\, government\
 , development agencies\, private-sector actors\, and community organizatio
 ns to advance integrated Water–Energy–Food–Environment (WEFE) Nexus 
 solutions across Africa. The TRANS-SAHARA Project Coordination Office will
  work closely with the TCC-CIMET team to co-develop the agenda\, mobilise 
 international partners\, coordinate logistics\, and secure additional supp
 ort from sponsoring bodies. The Specific objectives of the Summit are:1. 
 Sharing Knowledge\, Best Practices and Lessons Learned on climate-smart 
 water solutions through facilitating interdisciplinary knowledge exchange
  on WEFE Nexus innovations\; and discussing challenges and opportunities 
 for improvement.2. Showcasing African-led climate-smart water technology 
 and WEFE research outputs\, frugal innovations\, and circular-economy prac
 tices through exhibitions\, posters and presentations.3. Strengthening ins
 titutional partnerships for climate-smart water resilience and water secur
 e development through dialoguing with development partners\, government
 s and industry players to support Sustainability Strategies and model WEFE
  infrastructure development for training the next generation of skilled wo
 rkers and farmers for sustainable development. 4. Creating WEFE Nexus Imp
 act Hub Platform for stimulating climate-smart water innovations through 
 student and researcher mobility\, South–South cooperation\, and WEFE cap
 acity building. 5.Communicating actionable WEFE nexus policy recommendati
 ons 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: 22
 nd May 2026.Review of abstracts completed by 29th May 2026.Feedback on acc
 epted abstract sent to authors by 29th May 2026.Deadline for Online Regist
 ration to attend the summit by 29th May 2026. In case you need further cl
 arification\, you may contact Dr Kaba email: seutra@yahoo.com or Prof Odur
 o-Kwarteng: sokwarteng@gmail.com.\n\nhttps://kems.knust.edu.gh/event/58/
URL:https://kems.knust.edu.gh/event/58/
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