Groundwater Data – UPGro – African Groundwater 2020

Sharing experiences of data flows in water and sanitation – some reflections from AGUASAN Workshop 2018

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 20/08/201820/08/2018in Event, Knowledge Broker

by Sean Furey, Skat Foundation / UPGro Knowledge Broker Team AGUASAN Workshop: "Leveraging the data revolution Informed decision-making for better water and sanitation management" June 25th to 29th 2018, Spiez, Switzerland AGUASAN is the Swiss Community of Practice for water…

Africa Groundwater Atlas: An introduction to the groundwater resources of 51 African countries

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 17/05/201602/09/2016in Africa Groundwater Atlas, Announcement

The new online Africa Groundwater Atlas is an introduction to the groundwater resources of 51 African countries, and a gateway to further information. The British Geological Survey has developed the Africa Groundwater Atlas in partnership with the International Association of…

The magic and mystery of groundwater data

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 01/12/201522/01/2016in A hidden crisis? Strengthening the evidence base on the sustainability of rural groundwater services, Africa Groundwater Atlas, Use of remote sensing and terrain modelling to identify suitable zones for manual drilling in Africa and support low cost water supply, Webinar, Webinars and Films

To be effective, drinking water programmes relying on groundwater need good quality and well managed groundwater data. Unfortunately this is an overlooked, “techy domain”. The presentations and discussants on this webinar explain the typical problems of groundwater data collection, management…