News & Projects

26-04-2019 Wetlands play an essential role in supporting food security, protecting our water resources and adapting to climate change. Vegetation roots protect waterway banks from erosion and slow the progress of floodwaters. Water quality improvement is a key function, with wetland vegetation protecting…

23-04-2019 A4Labs is an action research on Arid African Alluvial Aquifers. Farmers and project partners will co-develop, test, share and compare methodologies with farmers and partners to create a reliable and sustainable source of water for agriculture in three semi-arid to arid regions of Sub-Sahara Africa,…

05-04-2019 Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) administers many projects in the international domain (aiddata.rvo.nl). Many of these projects rely on groundwater sources, especially the agriculture projects. RVO wants to stimulate discussions on incorporating groundwater assessments in the business…

28-08-2017 While the Nile recorded the highest waterlevel in the last 100 years, the Water for 3 States project is taken towards the final phase in Khartoum during august 14-17, 2017. Meanwhile in the 3 states Kassala, Gedaref and Red Sea the water availability is still minimal. Multiple dry years subsequently…

24-08-2017 Detailed assessment of hydrological and hydrogeological situations are being carried out in Darfur, Sudan together with partners of the Water for Darfur partnership. This program will address the root causes of crisis in Darfur by tackling one of the main drivers of local conflict and poverty –…

25-04-2017 The Kinneti River flows northward from the Imatong Mountains eventually dispersing into the wetlands of Badingilo National Park. The Kinneti catchment is an area with a high biodiversity, a large part of the mountain range is part of the Imatong Central Forest Reserve (Mt Kinyeti 3170 masl). Today,…

22-03-2017 World Waternet, Acacia Water and Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra) are working together to support Lebanon using Dutch water and agricultural expertise. This project is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Syrian crisis has had serious consequences for Lebanon. More…

22-03-2017 Kenya faces complex water issues every day. To support innovative development the Dutch Ministry of foreign affaris funds ’VIA Water’ projects in seve African countries. Acacia Water and their constortium partners work on two funded projects in Kenya:  ’Improving Sustainable Groundwater…

06-05-2016 From April 25 until 27 Acacia Water was in Nairobi, Kenya, to give a refresher training on the concepts ‘Recharge, Retention and Reuse’ (3R) and ‘Multiple Uses Systems’ (MUS) to approximately 45 county experts and County Coordination Unit (CCU) officers in the field of water, livestock, planning and…