New collection of papers on long term groundwater records across Africa and the implications for groundwater management
Tag: Water Resources
The Baseflow Detective looking to uncover the secrets of Tanzania’s rivers
Interview with Hezron Philipo, GroFutures by Sean Furey, Skat Foundation Hezron Philipo has a BSc in Geology (University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), MSc in Water Resources and Environmental Management (University of Twente at ITC, The Netherlands) and is currently…
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Great potential for groundwater irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy Brief by IWRA
re-posted from GRIPP A new policy brief titled Sustainable Groundwater Development for Improved Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa was published by the International Water Resources Association (IWRA). Based on work carried out by IWMI and partners through the support of the Rockefeller Foundation…
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GroFutures team bring rain to Niger in the dry season! (maybe…)
re-posted from GroFutures news Speed Read: Information collected through physical and social science methods was shared and discussed at the GroFutures Annual Workshop in Niger, with partners in and outside the study. Open-source modelling software under FREEWAT platform was successfully…
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Is the Cape Town Time-bomb coming your way? Water Ministries and Operators need to do more to keep the water flowing
by Sean Furey (Skat) & Dr Anne Bousquet (GWOPA/UN-Habitat) With water shortages in Cape Town, South Africa, hitting headlines worldwide, it was timely that the African Water Association (AfWA) convened their 19th Congress in Bamado, Mali around the theme of "Accelerating…
Poster presentations about work in Zambia and Kenya (Video)
At the IAH Congress, we asked two of the UPGro researchers to present their posters: Jacob Mutua, Rural Focus Ltd, Kenya, describing the "Risks and Institutional Responses for Poverty Reduction in Rural Africa" Catalyst project Dr Dan Lapworth talks about…
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UPGro - African Groundwater 2020 