Author: RWSN Secretariat
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New field experiments assessing groundwater storage in the Iullemmeden Basin (Niger/Nigeria)
Results from field experiments and the subsequent processing and analyses of data will inform not only evaluations of available groundwater resources in these regions of the Iullemmeden Basin but also stress-testing of groundwater development pathways, developed by stakeholders, through numerical modelling.
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Job: AMCOW Groundwater Desk Officer
Closing Date: 4 March, 2019 African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) AMCOW is an intergovernmental, Pan-African, non-budgetary institution working under the Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment of the African Union (AU), and provides political oversight on water resources and sanitation in Africa. AMCOW’s mission is to promote cooperation, security, social…
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SADC-GMI Hosts its second annual Groundwater Conference 4 to 6 Sept 2019
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Multiple actions have been developed by community members in Kampala to address their sustainability problems
by Giorgia Silvestri re-posted from T-group.science At the end of October 2018 the local transition team in Kampala has been very active organizing three ‘agenda setting’ transition arena meetings with participants from multiple communities (such as Makerere, Mukubira, Bwaise and Kawaala) in informal settlements in Kampala. The meetings aimed at supporting participants to develop short,…
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‘Advances in Groundwater Governance’ – book now free to download
re-posted from GRIPP This book is especially unique in that it not only explains a wide range of issues associated with groundwater governance, but it also provides water industry professionals, decision-makers and local stakeholders with a suite of solutions for a heuristic approach to managing this extremely important resource. Use this flyer for a promotional…
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The Politics of Water 3: Area Mechanics in Malawi
In November 2017 I started my ‘politics of water’ blog as an outlet to share experiences and findings from my research in rural Malawi on water governance and service sustainability. This third installment looks at handpump mechanics.
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Governments asked to accelerate access to water and sanitation security for Africa
by Isaiah Esipisu at the 7th Africa Water Week, Gabon Water experts, policy makers, government representatives, UN agencies, donors and nongovernmental organisations kicked off the celebration of the seventh edition of the Africa Water Week in Libreville city of Gabon on 29th October 2018, calling on African governments to reflect on achievements made so far…
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Developing short, medium and long term actions for improving water, sanitation and waste management in Dodowa (Ghana)
re-posted from T-GroUP.science On 28th and 29th of March and on 23rd and 24th of May 2018, the Dodowa Transition team supported the inhabitants of a number of Dodowa communities taking part in the Transition Management process to develop short, medium and long term actions supporting the improvement of water and sanitation services in their communities. In order to…
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