Tag: BGS

  • Hand-pumps for deeper groundwater key to climate resilience for rural communities
    Hand-pumps for deeper groundwater key to climate resilience for rural communities

    NAIROBI, Kenya (PAMACC News) –  new study has revealed that use of hand-pumped boreholes to access deeper groundwater is the most resilient way of adapting to droughts caused by climate change for rural communities in Ethiopia and other parts of Africa.

  • Africa Groundwater Atlas for Nigeria wins prestigious national award
    Africa Groundwater Atlas for Nigeria wins prestigious national award

    The Nigerian Mining & Geosciences Society (NMGS) and Nigeria Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) have awarded Prof. Moshood Tijani, Dr Kirsty Upton, Brighid O‘Dochartaigh and Imogen Bellwood-Howard their 2020 Okezie Prize for ‘Africa Groundwater Atlas: Hydrogeology of Nigeria’. . The NMGS/NGSA/OKEZIE PRIZE, endowed by the Nigeria Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), is in honour of the first…

  • Wikipedia Edit-a-thon helps spread groundwater knowledge
    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…

  • An Analysis of Hand Pump Boreholes Functionality in Malawi
    An Analysis of Hand Pump Boreholes Functionality in Malawi

    by  Prof T. Mkandawire, E. Mwathunga, A.M. MacDonald, H.C. Bonsor, S. Banda, P.,Mleta, S. Jumbo, J. Ward, D. Lapworth, L. Whaley, R.M. Lark Abstract A survey on functionality of boreholes equipped with hand pumps was undertaken in five districts in Malawi in 2016. The survey aimed at developing a robust evidence base and understanding of the complex and multifaceted causes…

  • Resilience of Rural Groundwater Supplies to Climate Change

    Key Note Presentation by Prof. Alan MacDonald @ 1st SADC Groundwater Conference Keywords: (Drought, Climate, Change, Infrastructure, Groundwater Resources, Resilience). “Recent droughts have highlighted the need to understand and forecast the resilience of water supplies to climate variability. Resilience of groundwater supplies is determined by several factors: groundwater storage; long term recharge; permeability; and the infrastructure…

  • Safe water in towns and peri-urban areas: challenges of self-supply and water quality monitoring
    Safe water in towns and peri-urban areas: challenges of self-supply and water quality monitoring

    Millions of people in towns and cities across Sub-Saharan Africa depend on groundwater day-to-day – but is it safe to drink? How can we measure the safety quickly, cheaply and accurately?  In this RWSN-UPGro webinar, Dr Jenny Grönwall (SIWI/T-GroUP) and Dr Dan Lapworth (BGS) present the latest updates on their research into urban groundwater monitoring…

  • UPGro webinar today: Safe #water in towns and peri-urban areas: challenges of #self-supply and water quality monitoring

    A quick reminder that today’s RWSN webinars feature presentations from UPGro research: “Safe water in towns and peri-urban areas – challenges of self-supply and water quality monitoring”  Tuesday, 24th April 2.30 pm CEST (Paris)/ 1.30 pm BST (UK)/ 8.30 am EDT (Washington DC) Webinar in English: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/#/meetings/detail?uuid=MEC5JM6L2PG15ELV2E4KRNLG40-BUDR “ La salubrité de l’eau dans les villes…

  • Has Africa run out of water? | Prof. Alan MacDonald | TEDxHeriotWattUniversity

    Professor Alan MacDonald (BGS/UPGro Hidden Crisis and GroFutures) gave a talk at a recent TEDx event at Heriot Watt University in Scotland. Watch it on YouTube:

  • Call for standard approach to assessing water supply functionality
    Call for standard approach to assessing water supply functionality

    New UPGro paper “The need for a standard approach to assessing the functionality of rural community water supplies” by  Helen Bonsor,  Alan MacDonald, Vincent Casey, Richard Carter and Paul Wilson. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10040-017-1711-0 The Sustainable Development Goals have set an agenda for transformational change in water access, aiming for secure household connections globally. Despite this goal, communal…

  • BRAVE update 3 (Jul/Aug)

    BRAVE Newsletter Don’t forget to check out the BRAVE Website for additional blog posts, research information and supporting documentation. ~Happy reading! N’oubliez pas de consulter le site Web de BRAVE pour obtenir des publications supplémentaires, des informations de recherche et des documents à l’appui. ~ Bonne lecture! Partner Updates British Geological Survey Students from 2iE and…