Category: Announcement
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Groundwater Recharge
21 October 2014 [PDF presentation] Groundwater Recharge: will the pumps run dry? [PDF presentation] Rural Roads for Recharge
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Upcoming UK event – Groundwater, poverty and development
Save the date: Friday 28th November 2014 Timing: 0900 – 1700, lunch provided. Place: Overseas Development Institute, 203 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NJ, UK To register to attend, or watch online, visit: www.odi.org/events/4037-groundwater-poverty-development and click on “Register” This one-day meeting, jointly convened by the UPGro Knowledge Broker Team and ODI’s Water Policy Programme, will showcase…
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Poster presentations about work in Zambia and Kenya (Video)
At the IAH Congress, we asked two of the UPGro researchers to present their posters: Jacob Mutua, Rural Focus Ltd, Kenya, describing the “Risks and Institutional Responses for Poverty Reduction in Rural Africa” Catalyst project Dr Dan Lapworth talks about the project that he has been leading: “Mapping groundwater quality degradation beneath growing rural towns…
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Meet the researchers: Daina Mudimbu (Video)
Daina Mudimbu, University of Zimbabe, from the project: Resource limitations to sustainability of groundwater well-points in basement complex regions of SSA
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“Groundwater: So What?” Keynote by Prof. Richard Carter
In his key note speech, Professor Richard Carter urged the delegation at the 41st IAH Congress to do more to explain why groundwater matters and why hydrogeological science is important.
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41st IAH Congress – UPGro taking centre stage in the hydrogeological community
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 (IRD) and is part of the UPGro work on the Africa Groundwater Atlas. So far…
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What can hydrogeologists contribute to safe water supply and poverty reduction?
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 effective. Hydrogeologists without Borders UK (HWB-UK) asks the question to leading figures within the…
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UPGro Catalyst Project Summaries now available in French!
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. To download the summaries as PDF documents, visit the Catalyst Project page
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UPGro to be presented at Hydrogeology & WASH Conference 2014
What can hydrogeologists contribute to safe water supply and poverty reduction? Conference Information Date: 5th June 2014 Time: 9:30am – 6:30pm (including drinks reception) Venue: Burlington House, London Organisers/Sponsors: HWB-UK, IAH, Hydrogeological Group Conference Background Groundwater plays a key role in the provision of reliable water supplies in many less-developed regions of the world. Due…
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Fluoride in Groundwater: A debilitating scourge
Webinar hosted by TheWaterChannel Speakers: Dr Seifu Kebede, Sara Datturi Watch recording Part 1: Dr Seifu Kebede- Genesis of Fluoride in Groundwater in Ethiopia Part 2: Sara Datturi- Fluorosis Mitigation in Ethiopian Central Rift Valley Part 3: Q and A session
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