| AMCOW | African Ministers’ Council on Water |
| CCVI | Climate Change Vulnerability Index |
| CFA | African Financial Community |
| CICOS | International Commission for the Congo-Oubangui-Sangha Basin |
| EAC | East African Community |
| EM-DAT | Emergency Events Database |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| ICT | Information and communication technologies |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IWRM | Integrated water resources management |
| KCCA | Kampala Capital City Authority |
| KWSF | Kampala Water and Sanitation Forum |
| LICSU | Low-Income Customer Support Unit |
| LuWSI | Lusaka Water Security Initiative |
| LYDEC | Lyonnaise des Eaux Casablanca |
| NWASCO | National Water Supply and Sanitation Council |
| NWSC | National Water and Sewerage Corporation |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development |
| OMVS | Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River (Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal) |
| ONEA | National Office of Water and Sanitation (Office National de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement) |
| SDG | Sustainable development goal |
| SONES | National Water Company of Senegal (Société Nationale des Eaux du Sénégal) |
| UCLG Africa | United Cities and Local Governments Africa |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UN DESA | United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UN-Habitat | United Nations Human Settlements Programme |
| UNICEF | United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| VAT | Value-added tax |
| WASH | Water sanitation and hygiene |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WSS | Water supply and sanitation |
| WWG | Water Watch Group |
Water Governance in African Cities
