Africa’s water and sewerage utilities are not coping with the ever-increasing demand and the adoption of appropriate technologies is an opportunity to reverse this situation. It is with this in mind that the African Development Bank is making an effort to increase the transfer of technologies and skills to the African continent.

The Bank’s participation at the recent World Water Tech Investment Summit in London from March focused on promoting opportunities in the African market and tangible actions to accelerate the uptake of advanced technologies in water and sanitation for more sustainable services. …AfDB stressed the need for technologies and solutions that respond to the needs of the African utilities. The greatest immediate needs are in the areas of water loss reduction and energy efficiency…