If missed recent papers published from the UPGro Gro for GooD study, then you can get up to speed with the key points in these new briefs from Oxford University: Risk factors associated with rural water supply failure: A 30-year…
Category: Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development
Back to school: the future of water starts here
New educational resource developed by the Gro for GooD team launched for secondary schools in Kwale County, Kenya to increase understanding of water and the importance of the water cycle School Water Clubs teach girls about water science, policy and management Event held on 17th March to celebrate the collaboration between the UPGro team, the schools, local government and private sector partners.
Long lasting rural water supplies in tough environments: lessons from Kenya
by Dr Tim Foster (from the Oxwater blog) Having just published the fourth instalment in a series of papers examining rural supply sustainability on the south coast of Kenya, it is timely to reflect upon some of the common threads that emerge…
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New UPGro paper: “Risk Factors associated with rural water supply: A 30-year retrospective study of handpumps on the south coast of Kenya”
2018 promises to be really interesting one as the UPGro (Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor) reaches maturity. There is already a lot published since 2014 (https://upgro.org/publications-papers/peer-reviewed-journal-papers/) and here is a new one, which will be of interest…
UPGro researcher, Prof John M. Gathenya expands horizons with TU Dresden Fellowship
During 2017 UPGro Gro for GooD researcher, Prof John Gathenya, from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Nairobi (Kenya) was appointed Senior Fellow at the School of Civil and Environmental engineering of the Technical University (TU) Dresden. Prof.…
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Meeting Kenyan girls’ thirst for groundwater knowledge through ‘Water Clubs’
School water clubs in Kenya are inspiring girls and boys to learn more about water in their everyday lives, and their futures.
“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
UPGro at 44th IAH Congress
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…
Africa Rocks! @WEDC 40
Over the last year, the UPGro Knowledge Broker and RWSN team has been on tour promoting the potential of Africa's groundwater as a catalyst for tackling poverty and the practical challenges of improving scientific understand and professionalism of implementation. These…
Monitoring people’s welfare: where are the poor?
Gro for GooD collected data from over 3,000 households each year in 2014, 2015 and 2016 with the support of over 20 local staff trained by Oxford University. These data provide insights into who is poor, where people suffering poverty…
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