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[S] Scientific Findings
The programme has made a substantial contribution to evidence and data …
Links between groundwater access and poverty are complex and sensitive to context
Groundwater can de-risk economic growth
Climate change may increase groundwater recharge in arid and semi-arid areas
Investment that unlocks economic potential and resilience
No substantial groundwater decline across Africa over the last 15 years, but there are major localised threats
Bacteriological contamination is a major barrier to achieving SDG 6 safely managed water services, but this can be tackled
Widespread contamination and health risks of shallow urban groundwater confirmed. New Tools developed. New contaminants identified
New methods of water point functionality developed and tested
Affordable maintenance and repair are one of the main predictors of borehole functionality
Access to groundwater is associated with improved agricultural production, reduced agricultural risk, and improved livelihoods
Radio can be used to increase resilience by communicating climate and groundwater forecasts with farmers
Transition Management can empower citizens to manage urban groundwater
How groundwater models inform management and planning
[D] Development Impact
Designing roads for groundwater recharge …
Ministry of Water & Environment, Uganda issues new directive and guidance …
Transition Management can build understanding, trust and joint actions…
Found declining groundwater levels in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia …
Discovered untapped groundwater resources for Kwale County, Kenya …
Handpump repair times in Kwale, Kenya, brought down. Fundifix business model is influencing others …
[K] Knowledge Management
Groundwater has increased visibility on the global water agenda …
AMCOW Pan African Groundwater Program (APAGroP)…
The Africa Groundwater Atlas – the main online information portal …
The Chronicles Consortium – finding and making long term groundwater records available
UPGro website archive – legacy supported …
[C] Capacity and co-generation of science and impact
UPGro strengthened the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
UPGro work included in UNICEF guidelines and an online courses on drilling…
Pan-UPGro workshop led to the completion of an unprecedented analysis of multi-decadal, groundwater-level records from 9 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Development of understanding and tools for Water Resource Management in West Africa
Engaging with the White Volta Basin
Groundwater Game as an effective tool…
Rainwatch and farmer radio in Ghana and Burkina Faso …
Fieldwork done in partnership with WaterAid country teams and with full support of government …
The Ghana National Disaster Management Organisation (NDMO) have benefited …
Strengthening monitoring network and analytical capacity in Kwale Country…
School Water Clubs helping girls and boys in Kenya …
Arena groups using Transition Management to increase safe use of urban shallow groundwater …
UPGro has supported 75 Early Career Researchers, of whom 42 were African and 26 were women
Interviews and articles
UPGro at different scales
Global
Sub-Saharan Africa
Major River/Aquifer Basins
National
Catchment / Major water users, cities, counties
Towns, medium farms, piped water schemes
Community, small farms
Individuals, families, subsistence farmers
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Burkina Faso
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Malawi
Tanzania
Uganda
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Unlocking Africa’s Groundwater Potential
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SADC-GMI Hosts its second annual Groundwater Conference 4 to 6 Sept 2019
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