Tag: Africa Groundwater Atlas
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Wikipedia Edit-a-thon helps spread groundwater knowledge
(photo: Brighid O’Dochartaigh, BGS @beodoch) Yesterday, delegates at the IAH 2019 Congress, in Malaga, took part in an official Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, led by BGS. This is an event where people get together to edit Wikipedia – often focused on a specific topic. It is an opportunity for people with similar interests to get together to…
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Africa Groundwater Atlas – your opinion / votre avis
Dear colleagues / Chers/Chères collègues (texte en français ci-dessous) Some of you may already have seen and used the Africa Groundwater Atlas. This is a new online resource with groundwater information for all African countries. It is linked to the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive – an expanding online repository of documents on groundwater in Africa.…
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UPGro at the RWSN Forum
Groundwater is critical to rural water supply – for many uses and in many parts of the world, not just in Africa. Therefore understanding of aquifers and how to use them sustainably is essential to tackling rural poverty. So that is why we will be at the 7th RWSN Forum next week in Abidjan, Cote…
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Africa Groundwater Atlas: “X” marks the spot, but where’s the map? #60IAH2016
Drilling for water is a fraught business in Africa – like being a pirate without a treasure map. In many areas, the rock is old – some of the oldest on our planet. This cracked, shattered stone that is blasted by desert heat or soaked in tropical rains with often only a thin covering of…
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Africa Groundwater Literature Archive – beta version now online
Visit: www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas This archive of groundwater literature for Africa is being developed as part of the Africa Groundwater Atlas project, through the Unlocking the Potential for Groundwater for the Poor (UPGro) research programme. The Africa Groundwater Atlas project will make available an archive of groundwater literature related to Africa, searchable by country and keywords a…
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