Kenya – UPGro – African Groundwater 2020

UPGro reflections: Heloïse Greeff

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 12/09/202008/09/2020in Final Report, Gro for GooD, Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview

UPGro reflections: Heloïse Greeff

UPGro reflections: Núria Ferrer

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 11/09/202011/09/2020in Final Report, Gro for GooD, Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview

Early Career Researchers from UPGro Gro for GooD reflect on their time with the programme with Nancy Gladstone (University of Oxford) - Núria Ferrer, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

UPGro reflections: Jacob Katuva

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 10/09/202011/09/2020in Final Report, Gro for GooD, Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview

Jacob Katuva reflects on his time with the UPGro programme

UPGro Science: Groundwater can de-risk economic growth [S3]

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 10/09/202010/09/2020in Final Report, Gro for GooD, National, Outcome/Impact Story, Science [S]

https://youtu.be/7gFID4h7ytw Although localised groundwater depletion is evident, particularly beneath growing urban centres, there has been no substantial declines in groundwater storage at a basin scale in Africa over the last 15 years and in some areas, there are substantial unused…

UPGro reflections: Saskia Nowicki

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 09/09/202010/09/2020in Gro for GooD, Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview

Early Career Researchers from UPGro Gro for GooD reflect on their time with the programme What was your research focus in the Gro for Good project? During my MSc studies I joined the Gro for Good team to investigate health…

UPGro reflections: Wendso Awa Agathe Ouédraogo

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 08/09/202010/09/2020in Final Report, Gro for GooD, Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development, Interview/Article, Researcher Interview

Interview with Wendso Awa Agathe Ouédraogo from the Pan African University for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation (PAUISTI), Kenya

Citizen engagement: School Water Clubs helping girls and boys in Kenya understand water issues in their local area, across Kenya and the world

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 23/07/202023/07/2020in Building capacity and co-generation of science and impact [C], Community, small farms, Final Report, Gro for GooD, Individuals, families, subsistence farmers, Outcome/Impact Story

The Gro for GooD team set up three School Water Clubs in Kwale County, Kenya, to support water science education in secondary schools. This programme of school engagement was delivered with project partner Base Titanium Ltd. The research team, along…

Strengthening monitoring network and analytical capacity in Kwale Country, Kenya and the Water Resources Authority (WRA) [C10]

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 23/07/202023/07/2020in Building capacity and co-generation of science and impact [C], Catchment / Major water users, cities, counties, Final Report, Gro for GooD, Outcome/Impact Story

The Gro for GooD team supported the development of the KCWMP through ongoing engagement and sharing of data with the County Government and its consultants. Data from the Gro for GooD investigations, which included geophysical surveys, geological mapping and environmental…

UPGro Science: investment in local investigations, mapping and monitoring unlocks economic potential and resilience [S5]

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 02/07/202017/09/2020in Catchment / Major water users, cities, counties, Community, small farms, Final Report, Multiple/All, Outcome/Impact Story, Science [S], Towns, medium farms, piped water schemes

Good local hydrogeological understanding and monitoring over time is required to define the sustainable yield of wells and boreholes, particularly in weathered basement aquifers, and from this assess opportunities for domestic, agricultural, commercial and industrial activities, and the associated risks.…

UPGro Science: Numerical groundwater models can be used to assess the sustainability of different groundwater scenarios to inform groundwater management and planning [S14]

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 30/06/202028/07/2020in Catalyst Study, Catchment / Major water users, cities, counties, Final Report, GroFutures, Outcome/Impact Story, Scale, Science [S]

Possible responses, such as infrastructure investment, improved groundwater monitoring and management, introduction of drought-resilient crops, and focus on environmental management, were identified to help mitigate the impacts.