A major new publication has been released on the vital topic of groundwater governance, which addresses some of the major questions being faced worldwide on how is such a vital common resource managed for the benefit of all. The issue…
Read More New publication: “Advances in Groundwater Governance”
The day before the 2017 Ineson Lecture, a meeting was held in the Council Chamber of the Geological Society in London at which the project leaders, programme board members from NERC and DFID, and the Knowledge Broker team met with…
Dr Kerstin Danert, Skat Foundation, who is a member of the UPGro Knowledge Broker team and Chairs UPGro's Programme Coordination Group (PCG) has been given the "Distinguished Associate Award, 2017" by the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) for her outstanding contribution…
Read More UPGro Knowledge Broker, Kerstin Danert, wins IAH Award
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…
By Sean Furey, Skat Foundation/RWSN/UPGro Where does wealth come from? At its most basic, it is the difference between how much you invest in a product or service and how much you get from selling it. If the difference is…
We are delighted that Professor Carter, a member of the UPGro Knowledge Broker team and Hidden Crisis project, received the first ever "Applied Hydrogeology Award" from the International Association of Hydrogeologists: 'for “a groundwater professional who has made an outstanding…
Last week, I attended the Sanitation & Water for All (SWA), partnership meeting in The Hague, Netherlands. Skat Foundation is a member of the Research & Learning constituency of SWA and I was there, among other things, to represent RWSN,…
Read More Sanitation and Water for All? a view from the SWA partner meeting
Save the date: Friday 28th November 2014 Timing: 0900 – 1700, lunch provided. Place: Overseas Development Institute, 203 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NJ, UK To register to attend, or watch online, visit: http://www.odi.org/events/4037-groundwater-poverty-development and click on "Register" This one-day meeting,…
Read More Upcoming UK event – Groundwater, poverty and development
The 41st IAH Congress is coming at an end. It has been a brilliant week for learning more about the importance of hydrogeology and the latest developments in groundwater science. For UPGro is has been a great opportunity to become…
In his key note speech, Professor Richard Carter urged the delegation at the 41st IAH Congress to do more to explain why groundwater matters and why hydrogeological science is important. "I wish there was a District Water Officer or a…
Read More “Groundwater: So What?” Keynote by Prof. Richard Carter
