Interview/Article – UPGro – African Groundwater 2020

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

Meet Dr Johanna Koehler, a scientist working to revolutionise rural water services in Kenya

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 16/03/202023/07/2020in Final Report, Gro for GooD, Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview

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

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 12/03/202023/07/2020in A hidden crisis? Strengthening the evidence base on the sustainability of rural groundwater services, Final Report, Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development, Interview/Article, Multiple/All, Press Release, Researcher Interview, UPGro in the news

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.

Meet Joseph Okullo, a groundwater research scientist in the making

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 11/03/202023/07/2020in A hidden crisis? Strengthening the evidence base on the sustainability of rural groundwater services, Final Report, Hidden Crisis, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview

Interview and photos by Isaiah Esipisu With a Masters degree in geology from Makerere University, Joseph Okullo landed a consultancy job, to assist UPGro team in Uganda as a physical scientist. Since then, his star has been glowing brighter and…

From a dream of becoming a Medical Doctor to a Civil Engineer – the Career Journey of Jennifer Isoke

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 03/02/202023/07/2020in Final Report, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview, T-GroUP, TGroUP: Experimenting with practical transition groundwater management strategies for the urban poor in Sub Saharan Africa

Jennifer Brenda Isoke is a Ugandan female Civil Engineer with a purpose. Given her vast knowledge and experience, Isoke has been part of the UPGro team of researchers under the T-Group.

Dr Robinah Kulabako: A new vision for empowered communities and safe water in Kampala

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 21/01/202023/07/2020in Announcement, Final Report, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview, T-GroUP, TGroUP: Experimenting with practical transition groundwater management strategies for the urban poor in Sub Saharan Africa

PODCAST: Dr Robinah Kulabako of Makerere University describes the research work of T-GroUP - one of five projects in the UPGro (Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor) and her work on Transition Management to trigger community action to improve access to safe water.