Tag: Kenya
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Meet Dr Johanna Koehler, a scientist working to revolutionise rural water services in Kenya
Interview by Oxford University School of Geography The vast majority of the rural population in Kenya rely on pumps and pipes for their water supply. However, when they break, they are often not repaired for a long time, as they fall outside of formal water service provision areas. Dr Johanna Koehler explains how her research on water…
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Groundwater supplies on Kenya’s coast must be managed for people and industry
Photo – Diani Beach, Kenya. Dan Rata/Shutterstock, via The Conversation Nuria Ferrer Ramos, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech Industry is growing along Kenya’s coast, and some of these companies – such as mining and agricultural companies – are water intensive. To meet their demand, most industries are turning to groundwater. Groundwater is a natural resource that…
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Extreme Floods, the Key to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa’s Drylands
According to scientists, understanding the nexus of climate extremes and groundwater replenishment is vital for sustainability. This improved understanding is also critical for producing reliable climate change impact projections and adaptation strategies. The new study also found that unlike drylands, where leakage from seasonal streams, rivers and ponds replenish groundwater, in humid areas groundwater is…
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The Top 4 Welfare Priorities for Kwale County, Kenya
My name is Jacob Katuva and I’m a researcher with Oxford University. I largely work in the water and poverty area. My research has been in Kenya – Kwale County specifically – where I’ve been looking at the links between water and welfare. Kwale County has a population of close to 900,000 people. The majority…
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Groundwater in Sub-Saharan Africa – special issue of Hydrogeology Journal
The IAH Hydrogeology Journal has published a special issue focusing on groundwater in Sub-Saharan Africa and good overview is provided in the online Preface. The main UPGro contributions are: Prof. Dan Olago (University of Nairobi / Gro for GooD) Constraints and solutions for groundwater development, supply and governance in urban areas in Kenya Dr Callist…
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UPGro Early Career Researchers: Q&A with Suleiman Mwakurya
Interview with UPGro Gro for GooD Early Career Researcher, Suleiman Mwakurya
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Improving Groundwater Management and Welfare in Kenya
Groundwater and the poor are easily ignored. Hidden underground or of low political priority, the motivation and ability to improve groundwater management and welfare are often constrained by capacity, resources and governance structures. In much of Africa, the political calculus is changing as severe but unpredictable droughts, increasingly decentralised decision-making, and growing water competition are…
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:: New UPGro paper :: Participatory scenario analysis for urban water and sanitation: Kisumu, Kenya case study
“A participatory methodology for future scenario analysis of sub-national water and sanitation access: case study of Kisumu, Kenya” by Heather Price, Lorna. G. Okotto, Joseph Okotto-Okotto, Steve Pedley & Jim Wright: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1500343 from the UPGro Catalyst Project “Sustaining groundwater safety in peri-urban areas” Context: Many cities in Sub-Saharan Africa, and other low and middle income…
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:: New UPGro Paper :: Tryptophan-like fluorescence as a measure of microbial contamination
A new paper has been published from the UPGro Gro for GooD project, working in Kenya, which develops the work done under the UPGro Catalyst Project on mapping groundwater quality, which developed an exciting new low-cost, real-time method of measuring microbial contamination of groundwater. Context: Globally, 25% of people lack access to water that is…
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