Category: Announcement
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UNICEF to commission remote sensing prospection of groundwater in Ethiopia
UNICEF Ethiopia plans in 2018 to map the groundwater potential of 41 woredas (administrative divisions) within EU’s Resilience Building programme (RESET II). The methodology used in 2016/17 can be found in the links below: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/hydrogeological-study-drought-affected-areas-afar-somali-oromia-and-snnp-regions-ethiopia-part-1 http://washdev.iwaponline.com/content/early/2016/07/08/washdev.2016.021 The 2018 methodology will have the addition of a socio-economic component with rangeland inputs from PRIMEhttps://prime-ethiopia.org/ . The mapping and…
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New UPGro paper calls for city planners and utilities in Africa to diversify water supply solutions
A UPGro paper has been published by Dr Jenny Grönwall (SIWI) and Dr Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng (KNUST) of the T-GroUP project, entitled “Groundwater as a strategic resource for improved resilience: a case study from peri-urban Accra” Water insecurity is a growing concern globally, especially for developing countries, where a range of factors including urbanization are putting pressure…
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UPGro Ambassador leads “Groundwater in IWRM” training in Mali
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
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Bienvenue dans l’équipe BRAVE, Grace! Introducing BRAVE’s New Communications Manager: Grace Labeodan
BRAVE is very pleased to introduce Grace Labeodon as its new Communications Manager. // BRAVE est très heureux de présenter Grace Labeodon comme son nouveau directeur des communications.
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BRAVE Student – Échange de Recherche Communautaire
Le projet BRAVE apporte une approche unique d’intégration des sciences sociales et physiques et de travail, en partenariat avec les communautés locales, pour soutenir la traduction et l’adoption efficaces des activités de recherche. Les co-bénéfices donnent aux étudiants et aux chercheurs l’opportunité d’apprendre directement des communautés sur ce dont ils ont besoin et comment le…
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A+ for UPGro
Each year we have to provide a detailed progress report on how UPGro is doing to the Programme Executive Board (comprising NERC, DFID and ESRC). The scoring system works as follows: A++ Substantially exceeds expectations A+ Exceeds expectations A Met expectations B Moderately did not reach expectations C Substantially did not reach expectations. From 2013 to 2016, UPGro…
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“Groundwater is the key to Unlocking Green Growth in Africa”
UPGro Ambassador gives 2017 Ineson Lecture at the Geological Society of London and makes the case for the economic importance of Africa’s aquifers
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UPGro takes advice from leading African experts
The day before the 2017 Ineson Lecture, a meeting was held in the Council Chamber of the Geological Society in London at which the project leaders, programme board members from NERC and DFID, and the Knowledge Broker team met with three of the UPGro Ambassadors: Dr Callist Tindimugaya, Ministry of Water & Environment, Uganda; Prof.…
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UPGro Knowledge Broker, Kerstin Danert, wins IAH Award
Dr Kerstin Danert, Skat Foundation, who is a member of the UPGro Knowledge Broker team and Chairs UPGro’s Programme Coordination Group (PCG) has been given the “Distinguished Associate Award, 2017” by the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) for her outstanding contribution improving the use of groundwater worldwide. Kerstin has been a driving force behind the Rural…
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BRAVE presented at Fifth iLEAPS Science Conference, Oxford, September 11-14
BRAVE was featured in a presentation by Dr Peter Cook at the Fifth Annual iLEAPS (Integrated Land Ecosystem-Atmosphere Processes Study Conference. iLEAPS is a global research project of Future Earth. This year’s theme, “Understanding the impact of land-atmosphere exchanges,” organised by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology of the National Environment Research Council. Dr Cook presented recent…
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