BGR – UPGro – African Groundwater 2020

Dramatic water supply problems in southern Africa: BGR hydrogeologists call for new exploration strategy for semi-fossil aquifers

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 26/02/2018in Other new African Groundwater Research

"Long-lasting periods of drought due to climate change are causing significant water supply problems also in southern Africa - with increasingly serious consequences for agriculture as well as directly for the people. In large cities such as Cape Town, drinking…

GRIPP: Invisible treasures – Groundwater for Africa

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 20/10/2017in GroFutures: Groundwater Futures in Sub Saharan Africa, Other new African Groundwater Research, UPGro in the news

This piece is from an original coverage in April 2017, in German in the magazine Africa Wirtschaft (Africa Economy) Reliable access to water is still a problem in Africa. The Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), a group of 30 international partners, is committed to providing greater security of supply and sustainable…