re-posted from GRIPP AMCOW, the intergovernmental apex body on water in Africa, was established in 2002 with its secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria, to provide political oversight and promote cooperation, security, social and economic development, and poverty eradication among member states.…
Read More AMCOW launches its Pan-African Groundwater Program
Karen G. Villholth is a Principal Researcher with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), as well as Coordinator of the Global Groundwater Initiative GRIPP and a team member from UPGro GroFutures From Thomson Reuters New research reveals…
Read More OPINION:- It’s time to look underground for climate resilience in sub-Saharan Africa
This week, regional and international water experts have converged on Johannesburg at the 1st Groundwater Conference of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The event has been convened by the SADC Groundwater Management Institute (GMI) in assocciation with a number of…
Read More Facing the groundwater threats and opportunities in Southern Africa
UN-Water is presently seeking feedback on their SDG 6 Synthesis Report, which will help inform the assessment by the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) of the progress of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) on Clean Water and Sanitation.…
Read More Get a GRIPP on groundwater: response to the UN-Water SDG 6 Synthesis Report
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…
Read More GRIPP: Invisible treasures – Groundwater for Africa
re-posted from: http://allafrica.com/stories/201607200647.html OPINION By Callist Tindimugaya Callist Tindimugaya argues that the water beneath Africans’ feet could transform the continent’s agricultural production, but only if it is managed wisely Kuru Magersa gives the starter cable on her small irrigation pump a…
Read More Africa: #AWW6 – Going to Groundwater to Transform African Agriculture
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