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:

Track 1: Integrated Water Resource Management

Topics:

Source protection and catchment management
Modelling for water resource management
Climate change resilience and adaptation
Water, energy, and food nexus

Track 2: Water Management

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

Track 3: Sanitation Management

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

Track 4: Capacity Development, Communication and Partnerships

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

Track 5: Governance and Financing

Topics:

Policies, reforms and institutional frameworks
Innovative finance
Pricing and cost recovery
Local market-financing mechanisms

Track 6: Research, Technology, and Innovation

Topics:

Data Analytics
Innovations and big data
Research and funding
Artificial intelligence in water and sanitation management

Guidelines

guidelines for papers – english

guidelines for papers – French

full paper template – English

full paper template – french

poster template – English

poster template – french

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

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Important Dates

Deadlines for submitting abstracts, papers and registration are:

30 September 2025

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.

15 October 2025

Validation of list of Keynote speakers, session chairs, moderators

30 October 2025

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.

15 November 2025

Acceptance of Authors

15 December 2025

Draft of scientific and technical conference document

10 January 2026

Confirmation of all presenters

30 January 2026

Early Bird Registrations

30 January 2026

Final printing of conference
document

9-13 February 2026

AfWASA International Congress and Exhibition 2026