Ministry of Water & Environment – UPGro

African governments acknowledging the Hidden Crisis

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 23/03/201821/03/2018in A hidden crisis? Strengthening the evidence base on the sustainability of rural groundwater services, Event

Survey results of rural water points in Uganda, Ethiopia and Malawi presented to government ministry chiefs 'Functionality' of a water point is more than a binary is water flow at the time of inspection? YES/NO Government partners see the value in how the research can improve monitoring and evaluation of rural water supplies

Hidden Crisis: Borehole failure highlighted in Uganda Sector Performance Report

Posted by RWSN Secretariaton 07/09/201507/09/2015in A hidden crisis? Strengthening the evidence base on the sustainability of rural groundwater services, Consortium Project News

The UPGro Hidden Crisis project, led by Prof. Alan MacDonald at BGS, has already made an impact in its first study country - Uganda. Each year, the Ministry of Water and Environment coordinates a Joint Sector Review (JSR) and produces…