by Adrian Healy, Cardiff University, UK The African Water Association Congress 2020 witnessed an increasing focus on the important role groundwater plays in urban water supplies across Africa. It was my pleasure to facilitate two lively panel debates on what…
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Policy priorities for the boom in urban private wells – IWA The Source
Rapid urban population growth has led to a boom in private well construction to access groundwater supplies. Evidence from four Indian cities highlights the need for coherent public policy to harmonise private and public investment in urban water supply. By Mohammad…
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Trickle-down effect: why groundwater recharge processes matter for climate resilience
by Sean Furey (Skat/UPGro Knowledge Broker) in GeoDrilling International Drilling for water is only useful if there is good water to be had now and into the future. Since 2013, researchers in the UK-funded programme Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater…
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AMCOW launches its Pan-African Groundwater Program
re-posted from GRIPP AMCOW, the intergovernmental apex body on water in Africa, was established in 2002 with its secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria, to provide political oversight and promote cooperation, security, social and economic development, and poverty eradication among member states.…
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Download now: Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa
Edited by Dr Kirsty Upton and Dr Kerstin Danert, this paper has been prepared by researchers within the UPGro (Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor) Programme, along with colleagues from the International Association of Hydrogeologists, Africa Groundwater Network, and GRIPP.
‘Advances in Groundwater Governance’ – book now free to download
re-posted from GRIPP This book is especially unique in that it not only explains a wide range of issues associated with groundwater governance, but it also provides water industry professionals, decision-makers and local stakeholders with a suite of solutions for…
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Africa Groundwater Atlas in Switzerland
On 6 September, the Swiss Water Partnership organised a learning event for partners on "Assessment of Surface and Groundwater" featuring a variety of talks and discussions relating to both domestic water resources and in development cooperation contexts. The event was hosted…
Sharing experiences of data flows in water and sanitation – some reflections from AGUASAN Workshop 2018
by Sean Furey, Skat Foundation / UPGro Knowledge Broker Team AGUASAN Workshop: "Leveraging the data revolution Informed decision-making for better water and sanitation management" June 25th to 29th 2018, Spiez, Switzerland AGUASAN is the Swiss Community of Practice for water…
Responding to UN-Water SDG6 synthesis on water and sanitation – value of groundwater needs stronger representation
by Sean Furey, RWSN Secretariat/UPGro Knowledge Broker Team, re-posted from RWSN UN Water, the body that coordinates water issues across the United Nations, is currently running a consultation in its draft report: “SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation”.…
Is the Cape Town Time-bomb coming your way? Water Ministries and Operators need to do more to keep the water flowing
by Sean Furey (Skat) & Dr Anne Bousquet (GWOPA/UN-Habitat) With water shortages in Cape Town, South Africa, hitting headlines worldwide, it was timely that the African Water Association (AfWA) convened their 19th Congress in Bamado, Mali around the theme of "Accelerating…
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