Shallow groundwater levels can be estimated by monitoring the up-and-down movement of handpumps, Oxford University researchers have discovered.
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Introducing the REACH Junior Global Advisory Panel
We’re delighted to welcome 15 outstanding young professionals to the REACH programme as our inaugural Junior Global Advisory Panel.
Connecting the Sustainable Development Goals to improve water security for the poor
With new students about to commence the MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management at Oxford, we reflect on global developments in water security over the past year.
Where will you get your water today?
Back from a trip to the small town of Wukro in Ethiopia, Katrina Charles reflects on the changes in the way people access and use water, from dry to wet season.
Data farming – how Ethiopian farmers harvest data to help their crops
Citizen science empowers local communities to better understand and manage their water resources.
Water-related extremes and economic shocks in Ethiopia
A new study explores the influence of water-related extreme events on the economy in the Awash basin.
Grants catalyse 12 new water security projects
Over £550,000 has been awarded through our Partnership Funding to 12 projects in the first call for Catalyst Grants. The one-year projects span eleven countries in Africa and South Asia, and will work at the interface of water security and poverty reduction research and practice.
Recruiting for a Junior Global Advisory Panel
Would you like to be part of an ambitious programme to make five million poor people water secure by 2022? We are looking for 12 young professionals with no more than five years of professional experience to form a Junior Global Advisory Panel.
Gender and water: understanding water security in the household
It’s critical for researchers and practitioners to assess water usage, needs and risk within the household. This means speaking to women and girls, who might otherwise be overlooked.
Securing water through intelligent cloud computing
Our researchers are using cloud computing and mobile sensors to monitor groundwater and help ensure that thousands of villages in rural Africa and Asia have a safe, secure supply of water.
