WatDev

Water as a connector 💧

The conversation continues.

In this second reel, Prof. Abdin Salih explains why water cannot be treated as a single sector. Water connects communities, institutions, farmers, providers and decision-makers — and this makes it everybody’s business.

For WATDEV, improving water and soil management means building solutions through participation: not only informing communities, but involving them in the process, strengthening ownership and cooperation.

From farmers’ associations to public institutions, the point is clear: sustainable water management depends on balanced collaboration between those who use water and those who provide it.

As Prof. Salih reminds us, the future is not only about sharing water, but about sharing benefits.

📍 International Conference
Integrating Grassroots Knowledge and Research into Water and Soil Management in Africa.

🗓️ Kampala, Uganda | 15–16 June 2026

Where knowledge becomes action.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🌱💧

How can grassroots knowledge and research work together to improve water and soil management in East Africa?

This is the conversation at the heart of WATDEV’s upcoming final conference — and the starting point of this new reel series, leading us towards Kampala in June. More details below.

Across East Africa, communities, researchers, technical experts and public institutions are working together to identify solutions rooted in local experience and supported by scientific evidence.

In this first episode, Hon. Mwanajuma Mabuke Hiribae, from the County Government of Tana River, shares how WATDEV is supporting practical responses to climate-related challenges in the county.

Fro majuma Mabuke Hiribae, from the County Government of Tana River, shares how WATDEV is supporting practical responses to agroforestry and fruit trees to solar energy solutions, the project shows how participatory approaches can help turn knowledge into concrete action for farmers, communities and decision-makers.
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