Category: Announcement
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:: New UPGro paper :: Insights from a Multi-method recharge comparison study (Ethiopia)
A new paper from AMGRAF UPGro Catalyst (which has continued with support from the REACH programme). Walker, D. , Parkin, G. , Schmitter, P. , Gowing, J. , Tilahun, S. A., Haile, A. T. and Yimam, A. Y. (2018), Insights From a Multi‐Method Recharge Estimation Comparison Study. Groundwater. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gwat.12801 Key Points: A recharge assessment was conducted at…
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:: New UPGro paper :: Rainfall and groundwater use in rural Kenya
Thomson, P.; Bradley D,;Katilu;Katuva J.;Lanzonia, M.; Koehler J.; Hope, R. Rainfall and groundwater use in rural Kenya, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 649, 1 February 2019, Pages 722-730 Key Points As part of the Gro for GooD study in Kwale County, Kenya, UPGro researchers noticed then when comparing data collected from 266 Smart Handpumps and 19 raingauges…
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UPGro leading the groundwater governance and research debate at Africa Water Week
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 with other development partners. It represents a political commitment at the highest level with over…
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Africa Groundwater Atlas in Switzerland
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 the Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADAL) at ETH Zurich. Sean Furey, from Skat/UPGro…
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Sharing experiences of data flows in water and sanitation – some reflections from AGUASAN Workshop 2018
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 and sanitation that has been running since 1984 and comprises regular meetings through the year…
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:: New UPGro paper :: Participatory scenario analysis for urban water and sanitation: Kisumu, Kenya case study
“A participatory methodology for future scenario analysis of sub-national water and sanitation access: case study of Kisumu, Kenya” by Heather Price, Lorna. G. Okotto, Joseph Okotto-Okotto, Steve Pedley & Jim Wright: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1500343 from the UPGro Catalyst Project “Sustaining groundwater safety in peri-urban areas” Context: Many cities in Sub-Saharan Africa, and other low and middle income…
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:: New UPGro Paper :: Tryptophan-like fluorescence as a measure of microbial contamination
A new paper has been published from the UPGro Gro for GooD project, working in Kenya, which develops the work done under the UPGro Catalyst Project on mapping groundwater quality, which developed an exciting new low-cost, real-time method of measuring microbial contamination of groundwater. Context: Globally, 25% of people lack access to water that is…
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The Baseflow Detective looking to uncover the secrets of Tanzania’s rivers
Interview with Hezron Philipo, GroFutures by Sean Furey, Skat Foundation Hezron Philipo has a BSc in Geology (University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), MSc in Water Resources and Environmental Management (University of Twente at ITC, The Netherlands) and is currently doing his PhD research at Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania as part of the…
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How is the Transition Management approach applied in Dodowa peri-urban area? Have a look at these short videos!
Re-posted from T-Group.science The first video shows a number of insights and key moments from the first Transition Management arena meeting organised by the local transition team. Participants first reflected on and discussed the main problems affecting their communities. Their inputs were collected and problems were prioritized. In the majority of the meetings, inadequate sanitation…
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Gro for GooD “Smart Handpumps” wins Oxford University Vice-Chancellor’s Award
From: www.ox.ac.uk/research/vice-chancellors-innovation-awards The Vice-Chancellor’s Innovation Awards seek to recognise and celebrate exceptional research-led innovations and products at all University levels that are having societal or economic impact. The initiative attracted a total of 78 entries, from which four winners were chosen and a further 13 projects highly commended across four categories: team work, building capacity,…
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