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Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor

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  • Publications & Papers
    • Peer Reviewed Journal Papers (Open Access)
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    • Magazine & News Articles
    • Peer Reviewed Papers – related work by UPGro researchers not directly funded by UPGro
  • Webinars and Films
  • Africa Groundwater Atlas
  • UPGro Consortium Projects
    • BRAVE: Building understanding of climate variability into planning of groundwater supplies from low storage aquifers in Africa
    • Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development
    • Grofutures: Groundwater Futures in Sub-Saharan Africa
    • Hidden Crisis: unravelling current failures for future success in rural groundwater supply
    • T-GroUP: Experimenting with practical transition groundwater management strategies for the urban poor in Sub Saharan Africa
  • UPGro Catalyst Projects
    • AMGRAF: Adaptive management of groundwater in Africa
    • ARIGA: Assessing Risk of Investment in Groundwater Resources
    • BRAVE: Building understanding of climate variability into the planning of groundwater supplies from low storage aquifers in Africa
    • GroFutures: Groundwater Futures in Sub-Saharan Africa
    • Groundwater recharge in Africa: identifying critical thresholds
    • Groundwater risks and institutional response in rural Africa
    • Hidden crisis: Strengthening the evidence base on the sustainability of rural groundwater services
    • Improving access to safe drinking water prospection for low-fluoride sources of groundwater
    • INGROUND: Evaluating an inexpensive biosensor to detect anthropogenic pollution in groundwater
    • Mapping groundwater quality degradation beneath growing rural towns in Sub-Saharan Africa
    • Optimising Road Development for Groundwater Recharge and Retention
    • Resource limitations to sustainability of groundwater well-points in basement complex regions of sub-Saharan Africa
    • Sustaining groundwater safety in peri-urban areas
    • Towards groundwater security in Coastal East Africa
    • Use of remote sensing and terrain modelling to map manual drilling potential in Senegal and Guinea

UPGro – Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor

A social and natural science approach to enabling sustainable use of groundwater for the benefit of the poor.

Une approche par les sciences sociales et naturelles pour une utilisation durable des eaux souterraines en faveur des populations pauvres

UPGro Consortium Projects

In 2015, five ‘Consortium’ research projects get underway. These will run until 2019 and do detailed research on their chosen subjects.

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UPGro Catalyst Projects

The UPGro programme has two phases, the initial phase (2013-2015) comprises 15 ‘Catalyst’ projects that are investigating different aspects of how the use and understanding of groundwater in Africa interacts with with socio-economic conditions.

Read more UPGro Catalyst Projects

Atlas, Publications & Papers

This programme is generating world-class scientific evidence, data and publications. You can find the latest publications here.
UPGro has also supported the development of the Africa Groundwater Atlas and Africa Groundwater Literature Archive which are the most comprehensive information sources online.

Read more Atlas, Publications & Papers

UPGro programme links

  • DFID the UK Department for International Development (UPGro Funder)
  • ESRC the UK Economic & Social Research Council (UPGro Funder)
  • NERC the Natural Environmental Research Council (UPGro Funder and programme lead)
  • Professor Declan Conway, Grantham Institute on Climate Change & Environment, LSE Chair of the Programme Executive Board of UPGro
  • Richard Carter & Associates a member of the UPGro Knowlege Broker Team
  • Skat Foundation leads the Knowledge Brokers for the UPGro programme
  • UKAID Development Tracker The financial tracking page for UPGro (DFID contribution only)
  • UPGro on Twitter
  • UPGro on YouTube UPGro’s YouTube channel for films, interviews and presentations

Resources and Networks

  • Africa Climate Exchange (AfClix)
  • Africa Groundwater Atlas
  • Africa Groundwater Literature Archive
  • Africa Groundwater Network
  • Future Climate for Africa (FCFA)
  • GRIPP
  • IAH
  • IGRAC
  • REACH: Improving water security for the poor
  • Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
  • UNESCO Groundwater Governance

Consortium Project sites

  • BRAVE on AfClix
  • Grofutures.org Main GroFutures project website
  • Hidden Crisis
  • T-GroUP

Latest News

  • Quelques astuces pour une exploitation des eaux souterraines réussie: séminaire sponsorisé au 7ème Forum du RWSN, Abidjan 19/11/2016
  • Invitation to the The Walker Institute “Big Event” 14/11/2016
  • Join Future Climate for Africa at COP22 14/11/2016
  • Tips for Groundwater Success: A Sponsored Seminar at the 7th RWSN Forum, Abidjan 03/11/2016
  • This is why there is a handpump in the car park – and what it has in common with a jet engine 24/10/2016
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