Towards groundwater security in coastal East Africa – UPGro

IPCC: “Increased precipitation intensities have enhanced groundwater recharge, most notably in tropical regions (medium confidence)”

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 12/08/202112/08/2021in BRAVE, BRAVE: Building understanding of climate variability into planning of groundwater, Catalyst Study, Final Report, Global, GroFutures, GroFutures: Groundwater Futures in Sub Saharan Africa, Science [S], Towards groundwater security in coastal East Africa, UPGro Impact

Eight UPGro papers have been cited in the new IPCC Working Group Report (August 2021) As widely reported, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has laid out a stark warning on the threat of climate change across the…

Groundwater Resources and Supplies in Africa

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 24/02/201524/03/2015in Mapping groundwater quality degradation beneath growing rural towns in SSA, Towards groundwater security in coastal East Africa, Webinars and Films

Two research-based presentations by: Joy Obando (Kenyatta University, Kenya) and Dan Lapworth (British Geological Survey, UK). With a focus on selected sites in in Comoros, Tanzania and Kenya, Obando’s presentation sets out key social and economic issues with respect to groundwater resources in coastal East Africa. Lapworth’s presentation examines the changes in water access and realities of groundwater resources in Kabwe, Zambia. The examples, combined with the lively exchange with participants, provide insights into the realities of drinking water for the poor in urbanising Africa. The webinar is facilitated by Jan Willem Foppen (UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands).