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Tapping into Groundwater
In a recent interview, Dr. Villholth spoke more about IWMI’s groundwater program and how events such as World Water Week are important to protecting and managing the resource.
New project brings five African countries together to jointly manage region’s groundwater
The five Partner States of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) have joined forces with IWMI to manage groundwater resources spanning an area larger than Austria and Germany.
A continental coalition is set in motion to support sustainable groundwater use across Africa
Inclusion of groundwater in continent-wide strategies has potential to help keep Africa’s broader development on a sustainable footing.
Thomson Reuters: It’s time to look underground for climate resilience in sub-Saharan Africa
A recent study sheds new light on the climate-groundwater relationship, finding that the 2015-2016 El Niño weather event replenished groundwater very differently in southern Africa and in East Africa just below the equator.
Moving beyond boundaries
New training manual supports groundwater management across African borders.
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