AFRICAN WATER CORRIDOR

How can TU Delft pioneer a new approach to sustainable water management and align with the objectives of development corridors to ensure that economic growth and human development in Sub-Saharan Africa is not hampered by lack of access to safe, inclusive and affordable water, whilst concurrently addressing climate change adaption and mitigation for water in support of the Sustainable Development Goals? We argue that water corridors should be created that support the Sub-Saharan Africa development corridors. A water corridor is not necessarily a physical pipeline. Investments and development of water infrastructure will necessarily be part of the work that a water corridor does, but it is not what a water corridor is. Rather, the African Water Corridor is a carrier for sustainable development and the spread of research, innovative technologies, policies, practices, knowledge and businesses to ensure that water is accessible and affordable to all... TU Delft has long been known for..

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