Water Security Africa 2026

Overview

Water Security Africa is VUKA Group’s dedicated platform for advancing practical solutions to Africa’s water crisis. The event is aimed at commercial, industrial and public-sector decision-makers facing rising pressure from infrastructure deterioration, climate variability, water-quality risks and tighter compliance requirements.

Co-location with Enlit Africa broadens the conversation beyond water alone, linking water resilience to power-sector planning, infrastructure finance and operational reliability. The wider 2026 programme spans energy, water and municipal infrastructure, with Water Security Africa specifically addressing water resilience and energy-water planning.

Key Conference Themes

The 2026 agenda centres on practical and investment-relevant topics, including:

• Climate finance for water resilience, including blended finance, water credits and de-risking tools for adaptation projects.

• Policy alignment and regulatory interventions, with a South Africa spotlight on tariff certainty, licensing and municipal implementation.

• Reuse, desalination and recovery, including wastewater reuse, modular systems and lessons from Cape Town’s post-Day Zero experience.

• Water stewardship in high-consumption industries, covering mining, agro-processing, hospitality and the 4Rs of water management.

• Public-private playbooks for water security, with country spotlights including Namibia, Uganda, Kenya, Australia and South Africa.

• Catchment-level risk and municipal resilience, focused on flood risk, NRW, desalination, restoration and infrastructure resilience.

Registration & Participation

Registration for Water Security Africa 2026 is available through the official event website, with several delegate pass options covering conference access, exhibition entry, networking sessions, masterclasses, and site visits. Early bird rates are available until April 03, 2026.