Call For Papers
AfWASA ICE2026 is the main water and sanitation event in Africa in 2026. Therefore proposals for papers are requested on the different topics indicated below under the following tracks:
Topics:
- Source protection and catchment management
- Modelling for water resource management
- Climate change resilience and adaptation
- Water, energy, and food nexus
Topics
- Water Supply Systems
- Water Treatment Technologies
- Non-Revenue Water management
- Pro-Poor, Rural and Emergency Water Services
- Water Quality Management
- Smart Water Supply Tools, Systems and Practices
Topics:
- Sewered and non-sewered services
- Solid waste management
- Sanitation safety planning
- Technologies for sustainable wastewater and Faecal management
- Sanitation in circular economy
- Innovative approaches and tools, systems and practices for sustainable sanitation management
Topics:
- Career building and competencies development
- Performance benchmarking and networking
- Water and sanitation operators’ partnerships
- Private sector participation
- Communication tools and systems
- Efficient utility management and operation
Topics:
- Policies, reforms and institutional frameworks
- Innovative finance
- Pricing and cost recovery
- Local market-financing mechanisms
Topics:
- Data Analytics
- Innovations and big data
- Research and funding
- Artificial intelligence in water and sanitation management
This call for Papers is for both peer-reviewed papers and non-peer-review papers.
Abstracts for non-peer review and full papers for the peer review process have to be submitted by 30 September 2025. The abstract shall not exceed 1000 words in length describing the objectives, results, conclusions, and significance of your work. Please feel free to submit an abstract on any topic related to the specific topics of AfWASA ICE2026.
Abstracts must be submitted via the dedicated platform at: https://abstractcongress.afwasa.org
If you want to present a peer review paper at the congress you shall submit your full paper by 30 October 2026. The peer review process is double-blind and deadlines for different steps can be seen below under important dates.
Submit Your Paper / Abstract
Important Dates
Deadlines for submitting abstracts, papers and registration are:
Non-Peer Reviewed Papers: Deadline for authors to submit non-peer-reviewed abstracts.
Peer-Reviewed Papers: Deadline for authors to submit non-peer-reviewed abstracts.
Validation of list of Keynote speakers, session chairs, moderators
Non-Peer Reviewed Papers:
Confirmation to authors of acceptance of non-peer reviewed abstracts. First draft of the technical program will be published on the congress website
Peer-Reviewed Papers:
First notification of acceptance to authors of peer reviewed papers. For accepted papers, authors will also be notified of any modification required by the reviewers. Authors of papers not accepted for peer review will be offered to convert the paper to non-peer review process.
Acceptance of Authors
Draft of scientific and technical conference document
Confirmation of all presenters
Early Bird Registrations
Final printing of conference
document
AfWASA International Congress and Exhibition 2026
Papers Contacts
- Name: Dr. Simeon Kenfack
- Phone: +225 07 77 71 12 57
- Email: event@afwasa.org
- Email: skenfack@afwasa.org
Event contacts
- Name: Mariame BA
- Phone +225 07 09 14 94 01
- Email: mba@afwasa.org
- Name: Geraldine Mpouma Logmo
- Email: g_logmo@hotmail.com