Consortium Project News – UPGro – African Groundwater 2020

New groundwater maps reveal interesting patterns about water security in Africa that could help it adapt to climate change

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 16/02/202122/02/2021in Catalyst Study, GroFutures, GroFutures: Groundwater Futures in Sub Saharan Africa, Groundwater recharge in Africa: identifying critical thresholds, New publication, Press Release, Science [S], Sub-Saharan Africa

Reserves of groundwater in much of the populated parts of Africa are being replenished at rates that could help to protect communities against the damaging effects of climate change and sustain widespread groundwater pumping for drinking water, a new study…

UPGro reflections: Heloïse Greeff

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 12/09/202008/09/2020in Final Report, Gro for GooD, Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview

UPGro reflections: Heloïse Greeff

UPGro reflections: Núria Ferrer

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 11/09/202011/09/2020in Final Report, Gro for GooD, Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview

Early Career Researchers from UPGro Gro for GooD reflect on their time with the programme with Nancy Gladstone (University of Oxford) - Núria Ferrer, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

UPGro reflections: Jacob Katuva

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 10/09/202011/09/2020in Final Report, Gro for GooD, Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview

Jacob Katuva reflects on his time with the UPGro programme

UPGro reflections: Saskia Nowicki

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 09/09/202010/09/2020in Gro for GooD, Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview

Early Career Researchers from UPGro Gro for GooD reflect on their time with the programme What was your research focus in the Gro for Good project? During my MSc studies I joined the Gro for Good team to investigate health…

UPGro reflections: Wendso Awa Agathe Ouédraogo

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 08/09/202010/09/2020in Final Report, Gro for GooD, Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview

Interview with Wendso Awa Agathe Ouédraogo from the Pan African University for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation (PAUISTI), Kenya

New version released of serious game ‘The Groundwater Game’

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 09/07/2020in GroFutures: Groundwater Futures in Sub Saharan Africa

from IGRAC A new version has been launched of The Groundwater Game. Within the framework of the GroFutures project, the previous version was further developed, resulting in an improved integration of game results in the presentation and the development of two apps. …

New paper: Drinking water quality from rural handpump-boreholes in Africa

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 15/06/2020in A hidden crisis? Strengthening the evidence base on the sustainability of rural groundwater services, New publication

Open Access here: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab8031 Groundwater provides a vital source of drinking water for rural communities in many parts of Africa, particularly in the dry season when there are few safe alternative sources. This paper summarises results from a study (n…

Webinaire, 16 Juin | Une crise cachée ? Résultats de la recherche sur les défaillances des forages en Éthiopie, au Malawi et en Ouganda

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 11/06/2020in A hidden crisis? Strengthening the evidence base on the sustainability of rural groundwater services, Announcement, Event

Rejoignez-nous pour le prochain webinaire du RWSN et du programme UPGro: Webinaire, 16 Juin | Une crise cachée ? Résultats de la recherche sur les défaillances des forages en Éthiopie, au Malawi et en Ouganda La mauvaise fonctionnalité des points…

The Conversation: Why drought programmes in Ethiopia should support communal access to groundwater

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 26/05/2020in A hidden crisis? Strengthening the evidence base on the sustainability of rural groundwater services, UPGro in the news

by Donald John MacAllister, International Development Hydrogeologist, British Geological Survey; Alan MacDonald Professor, British Geological Survey; Seifu Kebede Gurmessam Professor of Hydrology, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UPGro Hidden Crisis) re-posted from The Conversation Like many countries in east Africa, Ethiopia is highly…