News & Projects

20-05-2016 The prolonging droughts in Southern and East Africa threatens the region with extreme water and food shortages. Also in Sudan. Within the ‘Water for Three States’ project Acacia Water works on the improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation. It investigates the water balance of 15…

01-03-2015 Recharge, Retention and Reuse of water are the three core components of 3R. The 3R concept is applied in regions threatened by water scarcity. The implementation of practical interventions contributes to an innovative and sustainable approach to water management. In practice, 3R means collecting and…

01-03-2015 The program ‘Enhancing food and water security for rural economic development: a regional program in the Sahel and Horn of Africa’ aims to improve livelihoods in semi-arid regions in Ethiopia, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The program focuses on improving access to water, food safety and…

01-03-2015 The so-called Dutch Spaarwater Project focuses on making and keeping freshwater available. Now and in the future. The project aims for subsistence freshwater storage on small scale plots. At the moment, the project consortium is running four pilots where subsurface freshwater storage and…