In conjunction with MDG, NEPAD, TICAD IV main objectives, the Hokkaido Toyako G8 Summit of May 2008, and the African Union June 2008 Summit recommendations and under the GEOSS and GEO framework, we propose to organize an African Water Cycle Symposium, AWCS. Specifically AWCS will aim at the:

• Introduction of the scientific and research themes related to the water cycle in Africa and their operational applications.
• Introduction of planned and on going operational or preoperational projects and systems related to AWC.
• Introduction of on-going AMMA, GWSP and TIGER initiatives demonstration projects.
• Demonstration of the value of the global integrated data sets to decision makers through the actual use of data by the on going GEOSS, TIGER initiative demonstration projects.
• Discussion of the systems interoperability and observation convergence in Africa.
• Identification of ways in which these activities can contribute to benefit the target societal areas of the water cycle of the GEO.