SWAT is a joint international project by Sweden, Kenya, Tanzania and China to collaborate and exchange knowledge between the global north and south, and to develop sustainable solutions that can be replicated in other regions facing similar challenges.
Project title: Safeguard Water Security towards Sustainable Development Goals in Aquatic Ecosystems (SWAT)
Coordinator: Water Resources Engineering, Lund University
Project Manager: Prof. Kenneth M Persson
Funding Organization: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Collaborative Funding Call (NRF, RISA, FORMAS, Sweden, COSTECH, National Natural science Foundation of China)
Total budget for Swedish partner: 3 000 000 sek
Project period: May 2024–May 2026
Participating partners: Lund University, Sokoine University, Tanzania; University of Eldoret, Kenya; Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.