Dr Elisabeth Oughton (Newcastle University) presented aspects of the work of the UPGro project: AMGRAF - Adaptive Management of Groundwater in Africa, with a focus on the work in Ethiopia. It is working from the bottom up to develop and…
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Today, the 41st Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) gets underway in Marrakech, Morocco with a workshop on long term groundwater records. The session is being led by Prof. Richard Taylor (University College London) and Dr. Guillaume Favreau…
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This question is based on the key role that groundwater plays in the provision of reliable water supplies in many regions of the world. Understanding the complex, hidden groundwater environment is vital to ensure water supplies are reliable, safe and cost…
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ARIGA is the Assessing Risk of Investment in Groundwater Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa project being led by the World Forestry Centre in Kenya/ICRAF: This project aims to find a more holistic way of assessing risks around the development of groundwater…
Groundwater in Africa is a vital resource, and one that can be damaged, so that is why we are delighted that UPGro is featured in the July 2014 issue of Mining, People and Environment Magazine. Many thanks to Ruth Green,…
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reposted with permission from http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/thewaterblog Posted by Sara Datturi June 30, 2014 Fluorine (F2 of F) is the element # 9 in the Periodic Table. Due to its high reactivity, it is not found freely in nature, but it often…
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Visit: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas This archive of groundwater literature for Africa is being developed as part of the Africa Groundwater Atlas project, through the Unlocking the Potential for Groundwater for the Poor (UPGro) research programme. The Africa Groundwater Atlas project will make…
Read More Africa Groundwater Literature Archive – beta version now online
re-blogged from: thewaterblog Posted by Rossella Alba May 22, 2014 In Megab, a rather small village in the semi-arid Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, one bridge provides multiple functions to the local community. The bridge is located along the road…
A new paper by Diego Garcia-Landarte Puertas, Kifle Woldearegay, Lyla Mehta, Martin Van Beusekom, Marta Agujetas Peréz and Frank Van Steenbergen from the Catalyst Project: Optimising Road Development for Groundwater Recharge and Retention Download the open access Waterlines paper from…
We are delighted to announce that the 15 UPGro catalyst project summaries have been translated into French. UPGro is focusing on groundwater research across Sub-Saharan Africa, thus we understand the importance of sharing knowledge and expertise with Francophone African colleagues.…
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UPGro - African Groundwater 2020 