Africa Water Week is held every two years and this year brings it to Libreville, Gabon: "The Africa Water Week (aww) is convened by the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) in conjunction with the African Union Commission and organized…
Read More UPGro leading the groundwater governance and research debate at Africa Water Week
On 6 September, the Swiss Water Partnership organised a learning event for partners on "Assessment of Surface and Groundwater" featuring a variety of talks and discussions relating to both domestic water resources and in development cooperation contexts. The event was hosted…
by Sean Furey, Skat Foundation / UPGro Knowledge Broker Team AGUASAN Workshop: "Leveraging the data revolution Informed decision-making for better water and sanitation management" June 25th to 29th 2018, Spiez, Switzerland AGUASAN is the Swiss Community of Practice for water…
Compiled by Isaiah Esipisu, PAMAC news agency http://www.pamacc.org Five African early career research scientists took to stage at the 41st Water Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)’s International Conference at the Egerton University in Kenya to showcase ongoing research achievements so…
Read More UPGro early careers researchers share experiences on an international platform
Survey results of rural water points in Uganda, Ethiopia and Malawi presented to government ministry chiefs 'Functionality' of a water point is more than a binary is water flow at the time of inspection? YES/NO Government partners see the value in how the research can improve monitoring and evaluation of rural water supplies
New educational resource developed by the Gro for GooD team launched for secondary schools in Kwale County, Kenya to increase understanding of water and the importance of the water cycle School Water Clubs teach girls about water science, policy and management Event held on 17th March to celebrate the collaboration between the UPGro team, the schools, local government and private sector partners.
re-posted from GroFutures news Speed Read: Information collected through physical and social science methods was shared and discussed at the GroFutures Annual Workshop in Niger, with partners in and outside the study. Open-source modelling software under FREEWAT platform was successfully…
Read More GroFutures team bring rain to Niger in the dry season! (maybe…)
by Sean Furey (Skat) & Dr Anne Bousquet (GWOPA/UN-Habitat) With water shortages in Cape Town, South Africa, hitting headlines worldwide, it was timely that the African Water Association (AfWA) convened their 19th Congress in Bamado, Mali around the theme of "Accelerating…
A Training Workshop on Groundwater Management within IWRM in River Basin Context was held from 21 to 25 November 2017 in Ségou, Mali. The workshop was facilitated by UPGro Ambassador, Dr. Moustapha DIENE
UPGro Ambassador gives 2017 Ineson Lecture at the Geological Society of London and makes the case for the economic importance of Africa’s aquifers
UPGro - African Groundwater 2020 