Tag: World Water Day
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Back to school: the future of water starts here
New educational resource developed by the Gro for GooD team launched for secondary schools in Kwale County, Kenya to increase understanding of water and the importance of the water cycle School Water Clubs teach girls about water science, policy and management Event held on 17th March to celebrate the collaboration between the UPGro team, the…
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Scale of global water crisis could be unknown due to inadequate metrics, study suggests #worldwaterday
Re-posted from UCL A new study by UCL researchers exposes substantial limitations in the ability of current metrics to define ‘water scarcity’. 21 March 2017 A new study by UCL suggests the scale of the global water crisis could not be properly known at due to inadequacies with the current metrics used to measure it.…
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10 things to know about groundwater: 5&6
Hidden Treasure: 10 reasons to know more about groundwater / 2 priorities to take seriously – briefing note GROUNDWATER is the water stored in the pores and other openings in rocks below ground. It is a precious resource which must be safeguarded for the benefit of mankind. 5. Some of the groundwater recharge can be…
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10 things to know about groundwater: #2
Hidden Treasure: 10 reasons to know more about groundwater / 2 priorities to take seriously – briefing note GROUNDWATER is the water stored in the pores and other openings in rocks below ground. It is a precious resource which must be safeguarded for the benefit of mankind. 2. However, from a water resource point of…
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10 things to know about groundwater:#1
Hidden Treasure: 10 reasons to know more about groundwater / 2 priorities to take seriously – briefing note GROUNDWATER is the water stored in the pores and other openings in rocks below ground. It is a precious resource which must be safeguarded for the benefit of mankind. Groundwater comprises 96% of all liquid fresh water…
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