UPGro reflections: Heloïse Greeff
Category: Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development
UPGro reflections: Núria Ferrer
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
Jacob Katuva reflects on his time with the UPGro programme
UPGro reflections: Saskia Nowicki
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
Interview with Wendso Awa Agathe Ouédraogo from the Pan African University for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation (PAUISTI), Kenya
Meet Dr Johanna Koehler, a scientist working to revolutionise rural water services in Kenya
Interview by Oxford University School of Geography The vast majority of the rural population in Kenya rely on pumps and pipes for their water supply. However, when they break, they are often not repaired for a long time, as they…
Hand-pumps for deeper groundwater key to climate resilience for rural communities
NAIROBI, Kenya (PAMACC News) - new study has revealed that use of hand-pumped boreholes to access deeper groundwater is the most resilient way of adapting to droughts caused by climate change for rural communities in Ethiopia and other parts of Africa.
Groundwater Science meets Policy at AfWA Congress
Day 2 of the AfWA Congress in Kampala, and the UPGro-convened stream of groundwater sessions got underway. First up was session focusing on the AMCOW Pan-African Groundwater Program (APAGroP), with an opening by AMCOW Executive Secretary, Dr Canisius Kanangire, followed by a panel, featuring Tim Sumner from DFID
Groundwater supplies on Kenya’s coast must be managed for people and industry
Photo - Diani Beach, Kenya. Dan Rata/Shutterstock, via The ConversationNuria Ferrer Ramos, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech Industry is growing along Kenya’s coast, and some of these companies – such as mining and agricultural companies – are water intensive. To meet…
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The Top 4 Welfare Priorities for Kwale County, Kenya
My name is Jacob Katuva and I’m a researcher with Oxford University. I largely work in the water and poverty area. My research has been in Kenya – Kwale County specifically – where I’ve been looking at the links between…
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UPGro - African Groundwater 2020 