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…
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UPGro Ambassador gives 2017 Ineson Lecture at the Geological Society of London and makes the case for the economic importance of Africa’s aquifers
Once again, UPGro has a strong presence at the annual congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, which this year is in Dubrovnik, Croatia. UPGro highlights this year include: T2.2. THE ROLE OF GROUNDWATER IN REDUCING POVERTY Conveners: Alan Macdonald…
Pictured: Prof. Richard Carter on the UPGro stand at the 7th RWSN Forum I had the pleasure of recently attending the 7th RWSN Forum, held from 29th November to 2nd December 2016 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The conference is only…
Groundwater is critical to rural water supply - for many uses and in many parts of the world, not just in Africa. Therefore understanding of aquifers and how to use them sustainably is essential to tackling rural poverty. So that…
Quel temps va-t-il faire ? Beaucoup de gens se posent la question, mais pour beaucoup d'Éthiopiens la réponse peut faire la différence entre affluence et pauvreté. L'Èthiopie est un pays riche et divers de près de 100 millions d'habitants, 88 langues…
What’s the weather doing? It’s a question that obsesses many but for many Ethiopians it is question that makes the difference between plenty and destitution. Ethiopia is a rich and diverse country that is home to around 100 million people,…
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9th December 2014 [PDF] Water for Wajir [PDF] Hidden Crisis - handpump failure in Uganda In this webinar, Jan de Leeuw presented his project's work in developing and using a decision-support tool to enable a municipality to quantify the risk…
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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UPGro - African Groundwater 2020 