Author: RWSN Secretariat

  • The Past, Present and Future of Groundwater – Inspiration from the IAH Congress

    by Kerstin Danert, RWSN/Skat The 43rd Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) brings together 800 specialists from all around the world. It is the first morning, and I am already inspired. Although the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) has worked alongside and interacted considerably with IAH over its history, I personally only joined…

  • Africa Groundwater Atlas: “X” marks the spot, but where’s the map? #60IAH2016

    Drilling for water is a fraught business in Africa – like being a pirate without a treasure map. In many areas, the rock is old – some of the oldest on our planet. This cracked, shattered stone that is blasted by desert heat or soaked in tropical rains with often only a thin covering of…

  • Atlas des eaux souterraines africaines : le « X » indique la position, mais où se trouve la carte ? #60IAH2016

    Forer pour trouver de l’eau est une entreprise très incertaine en Afrique – un peu comme être pirate sans avoir de carte au trésor. Dans beaucoup de régions, les roches sont très anciennes, parmi les plus vieilles de la planète. Ces pierres fendues, explosées par la chaleur du soleil ou détrempées par les pluies tropicales…

  • Cultiver les données : comment les agriculteurs éthiopiens récoltent les données pour favoriser leurs semis #60IAH2016
    Cultiver les données : comment les agriculteurs éthiopiens récoltent les données pour favoriser leurs semis #60IAH2016

    Quel temps va-t-il faire ? Beaucoup de gens se posent la question, mais pour beaucoup d’Éthiopiens la réponse peut faire la différence entre affluence et pauvreté. L’Èthiopie est un pays riche et divers de près de 100 millions d’habitants, 88 langues différentes et une histoire ancienne et remarquable. Ses hauts plateaux sont humides et fertiles lors…

  • Prof. Richard Carter scoops IAH Award
    Prof. Richard Carter scoops IAH Award

    We are delighted that Professor Carter, a member of the UPGro Knowledge Broker team and Hidden Crisis project, received the first ever “Applied Hydrogeology Award” from the International Association of Hydrogeologists: ‘for “a groundwater professional who has made an outstanding contribution to the application of hydrogeology, preferably in developing countries or in support of international…

  • PhD Course, Niches in Transition Arenas: Critical Perspectives

    from T-Group.science By Dr. Maryam Nastar In August 29th – 31st, 2016, LUCSUS (Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies) hosted a 3-ECTS PhD course “Niches in Transition Arenas: Critical Perspectives” as a part of capacity building initiatives by the transition management working group of the T-GroUp project, in Lund, Sweden.

  • UPGro at the 43rd IAH Congress, Montpellier

    Many UPGro researchers will be assembling in Montpellier, France for the 43rd Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH). If you are going, looking out for the following presentations (the abstract links won’t work until after 25 September). You can find the full online programme on the event website: www.60iah2016.org/en/programme/final-programme

  • Grofutures launch in transboundary Iullemmeden basin
    Grofutures launch in transboundary Iullemmeden basin

    re-blogged from GroFutures GroFutures was launched in the transboundary Iullemmeden Basin at a workshop held at Abdou Moumouni University (UAM) of Niamey in Niger on 23rd August 2016. The workshop was opened by the Vice Chancellor, Hon. Professor Amadou Boureima, and welcomed by the Director General of Water Resources in the Ministry of Hydraulics and…

  • Groundwater Serious Game played during GroFutures workshop in Niamey, Niger
    Groundwater Serious Game played during GroFutures workshop in Niamey, Niger

    re-blogged from IGRAC On August 22nd and 23rd, a stakeholder workshop to kick off the GroFutures comparative study in the Iullemmeden basin was held at Université Abdou Moumouni in Niamey, Niger. During this workshop, IGRAC and the GroFutures Team facilitated a session of the Groundwater Serious Game that was attended by 28 participants. Among the…

  • With no access to piped water, residents of Accra meet their own water needs. Here’s how.
    With no access to piped water, residents of Accra meet their own water needs. Here’s how.

    re-blogged from SIWI: http://www.siwi.org/news/siwi-explores-complexities-of-groundwater-governance-in-peri-urban-accra-ghana/ Low accountability and complex governance landscape complicate understanding of reliance on groundwater in peri-urban Accra, Ghana, finds article by SIWI’s Dr. Jenny Grönwall. Poor urban dwellers tend to be disadvantaged in terms of public service delivery, often relying instead on groundwater through self-supply, but their specific needs and opportunities—and own level…