Capacity building within and across institutions is a critical step to accelerating water-related climate adaptation. Dr Ellen Dyer shares insights from a session themed around this topic, hosted by REACH at the African Climate Risk Conference on 7 October.
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REACH at the World Water Week (25-30 Aug) in Stockholm
REACH will be participating again in the annual World Water Week conference in Stockholm (25-30 August), themed around “Water for Society – Including all.” Here’s a summary of the sessions with a REACH presence, and our time slots in the exhibition area.
New best-practice guide to inclusive conferences launched
After organising its own inclusive conference in March 2019, REACH is releasing a practical ‘how-to’ guide to help conference organisers promote diversity of attendance and inclusivity of participation at events.
Making small-scale irrigation work for women
A new REACH toolkit from the International Food Policy Research Institute provides guidance for policymakers and project managers involved in planning and evaluating irrigation projects to include women.
International Day of Rural Women
A new IWMI study conducted in Ethiopia with funding support from REACH, proposes a citizen science approach to community-based monitoring of groundwater that could both improve governance and women empowerment.
REACH Early-Career Researcher Feature: How women bear the brunt of water-related risks in coastal Bangladesh
Sabrina Zaman, an MPhil student at the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, shares insights from her REACH research looking at the impacts of water insecurity on women in coastal Bangladesh.
Advancing climate resilient water services in Wukro, Ethiopia
Wukro is a growing small town in Northern Ethiopia faced with seasonal rainfall and an increasing water demand. Dr Taye and Dr Charles discuss the role of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans in integrating water quality and quantity, and building the resilience of water systems to future changes.
Three grants awarded to explore inequalities, gender and marginalisation issues in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Kenya
A total of £150,000 in REACH funding was awarded to teams in each county to co-build knowledge on socio-economic inequalities and marginalisation issues, with a focus on gender and disability.
Are you responsible for universal, safe, sufficient, affordable & equitable water services?
A new article published by Johanna Koehler in Geoforum presents novel insights into Kenya’s devolution and water service reform drawing on perceptions by all devolved county water ministries.
How the REACH programme is working to achieve impact
On 19 April 2018, Dr Catherine Grasham presented at the Social Sciences and Impact Conference in the University of Oxford. She shares insights on what impact and research uptake mean for the REACH programme, in particular in her work in Ethiopia.
