UPGro Working Papers
- Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa – prepared for Africa Water Week 2018
- Groundwater and Poverty Groundwater and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa – a short investigation highlighting outstanding knowledge gap (June 2017)
- Urban Groundwater Dependency in Tropical Africa – a scoping study of pro-poor implications (March 2017)
- Thompson, J. and GroFutures Social Science Team, 2018. Groundwater Futures in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Field Guide on Participatory Research for Identifying and Analysing Groundwater Development Pathways. Groundwater Futures in Sub-Saharan Africa (GroFutures) Project (http://grofutures.org/), STEPS Centre and the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton. p.102.
UPGro Hidden Crisis reports
Survey 1 Country Reports
- Kebede, S.; MacDonald, A.M.; Bonsor, H.C; Dessie, N.; Yehualaeshet, T.; Wolde, G.; Wilson, P.; Whaley, L.; Lark, R.M.. 2017. UPGro Hidden Crisis Research Consortium : unravelling past failures for future success in Rural Water Supply. Survey 1 Results, Country Report Ethiopia. Nottingham, UK, British Geological Survey, 17pp. (OR/17/024). http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516998/
- Owor, M.; MacDonald, A.M.; Bonsor, H.C.; Okullo, J.; Katusiime, F.; Alupo, G.; Berochan, G.; Tumusiime, C.; Lapworth, D.; Whaley, L.; Lark, R.M.. 2017. UPGro Hidden Crisis Research Consortium. Survey 1 Country Report, Uganda. British Geological Survey, 18pp. (OR/17/029). http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518403/
- Mwathunga, E.; MacDonald, A.M.; Bonsor, H.C.; Chavula, G.; Banda, S.; Mleta, P.; Jumbo, S.; Gwengweya, G.; Ward, J.; Lapworth, D.; Whaley, L.; Lark, R.M.. 2017. UPGro Hidden Crisis Research Consortium. Survey 1 Country Report, Malawi. British Geological Survey, 19pp. (OR/17/046). http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518402/
Survey 2 Forensic Water Point Country Reports
- Kebede, S.; Fallas, H.C.; MacAllister, D.J.; Dessie, N.; Tayitu, Y.; Kefale, Z.; Wolde, G.; Whaley, L.; Banks, E.; Casey, V.; MacDonald, A.M.. 2019 Physical factors contributing to rural water supply functionality performance in Ethiopia. Nottingham, UK, British Geological Survey, 24pp. (OR/19/055) (Unpublished)
- Owor, M.; Fallas, H.C.; MacAllister, D.J.; Okullo, J.; Katusiime, F.; Berochan, G.; Whaley, L.; Banks, E.; Casey, V.; MacDonald, A.M.. 2019 Physical factors contributing to rural water supply functionality performance in Uganda. Nottingham, UK, British Geological Survey, 24pp. (OR/19/056) (Unpublished)
- Mwathunga, E.; Fallas, H.C.; MacAllister, D.J.; Mkandawire, T.; Makuluni, P.; Shaba, C.; Jumbo, S.; Moses, D.; Whaley, L.; Banks, E.; Casey, V.; MacDonald, A.M.. 2019 Physical factors contributing to rural water supply functionality performance in Malawi. Nottingham, UK, British Geological Survey, 24pp. (OR/19/057) (Unpublished)
Political Economy Analysis Reports
- Rural water supply in Ethiopia Download
- Rural water supply in Malawi Download
- Rural water supply in Uganda Download
District Sustainability Assessments
- Executive Summary and DSA analysis Download
- Uganda DSA Country Report Download
- Malawi DSA Country ReportDownload
- Ethiopia DSA country report Download
Technical Briefs
- Bonsor H C, Oates N, Chilton P J, Carter R C, Casey V, MacDonald A M, Calow R, Alowo R, Wilson P, Tumutungire M, Bennie M. “A Hidden Crisis: strengthening the evidence base on the sustainability of rural groundwater supplies – results from a pilot study in Uganda” BGS report reference: OR/15/019
- Fallas, H. C., MacDonald, A.M., Casey, V., Kebede, S.,Owor, M., Mwathunga, E., Calow, R., Cleaver, F., Cook, P., Fenner, R.A., Dessie, N., Yehualaeshet, T., Wolde, G., Okullo, J., Katusiime, F., Alupo, G., Berochan, G., Chavula, G., Banda, S., Mleta, P., Jumbo, S., Gwengweya, G., Okot, P., Abraham, T., Kefale, Z., Ward, J., Lapworth, D., Wilson, P., Whaley, L. Ludi, E. 2018. UPGRO Hidden Crisis Research consortium: Project approach for defining and assessing rural water supply functionality and levels of performance. British Geological Survey (BGS) Open Report, OR/18/060, pp 25. http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523090/
- Liddle, E.; Fenner, R.. 2018 Review of handpump-borehole implementation in Uganda. Nottingham, UK, British Geological Survey, 96pp. (OR/18/002) (Unpublished)
Briefing Notes
UPGro-produced
- Policy Brief: Poverty Transitions in Kwale County
- Policy Brief: How has devolution fared in its first term? Responses from Kwale County at the end of the transition period
- Groundwater use and climate: the Makutapora Record [Click here to read the Nature Climate Change paper] – from GroFutures
- Hidden Treasure: 10 reasons to know more about groundwater / 2 priorities to take seriously – briefing note – from the UPGro Knowledge Brokers
Briefings using UPGro findings
- IDS Policy Briefing: Improving Livelihoods Through Better Road and Water Integration and Planning, 2017
- The UN-SDGs for 2030 – Essential Indicators for Groundwater
- UNC WaSH Policy Research Digest ISSUE #3, MARCH 2016 Detailed Review of a Recent Publication: Getting handpump functionality monitoring right can help ensure rural water supply sustainability (by Vincent Casey and Alan MacDonald – Hidden Crisis)
- SSEE Water Programme (August 2015) Distributed Monitoring of Shallow Aquifer Level using Community Handpumps
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