Groundwater governance – UPGro – African Groundwater 2020

The climate is changing – we need groundwater more than ever

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 20/01/202020/01/2020in Event, Researcher Interview, UPGro Ambassador

UPGro Ambassador, Dr Callist Tindimugaya, attended last month's COP meeting in Madrid. In this interview with Isaiah Esipisu, he explains why African groundwater needs to be on the lips of the climate negotiators.

‘Advances in Groundwater Governance’ – book now free to download

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 21/01/2019in Knowledge Broker, New publication

re-posted from GRIPP This book is especially unique in that it not only explains a wide range of issues associated with groundwater governance, but it also provides water industry professionals, decision-makers and local stakeholders with a suite of solutions for…

:: New UPGro Paper :: Understanding process, power, and meaning in adaptive governance

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 27/09/2018in A hidden crisis? Strengthening the evidence base on the sustainability of rural groundwater services, New publication

Two new social science papers from Hidden Crisis Cleaver, F., and L. Whaley. 2018. Understanding process, power, and meaning in adaptive governance: a critical institutional reading. Ecology and Society23(2):49. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10212-230249 Whaley, L., (2018). The Critical Institutional Analysis and Development (CIAD) Framework. International Journal…

How far has devolution come in Kenya?

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 25/01/201726/01/2017in Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development, UPGro Impact

There is more to UPGro than rocks... for groundwater to benefit the poor, African governments need evolve and improve. Johanna Koehler, a doctoral researcher at Oxford University (Gro for GooD), reports on her experiences last year with Kenya at The…

Policy: Devolution & Water Services in Kenya

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 22/12/201620/12/2016in Event, Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development

from Gro for GooD newsletter 2 Johanna Koehler, Gro for GooD researcher (University of Oxford) reports from Kenya’s Third Annual Devolution Conference, April 2016 Devolution is here to last! This message was delivered loud and clear at the Third Annual…

Why it’s time to elevate groundwater – The World Bank

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 22/10/2015in Other new African Groundwater Research

On the World Bank's Water Blog, Jacob Burke and Marcus Wijnen make the case for better groundwater governance: Groundwater stored in the earth’s crust underpins all our lives – the ultimate source of freshwater for billions has become victim of…