Recharging Mother Nature’s Liquid Batteries
GRIPP addresses SDGs, transboundary aquifers and MAR at the IAH Congress in Montpellier.
GRIPP makes a Splash at Stockholm World Water Week 2016
On Tuesday August 30th, IWMI Director General Jeremy Bird and Dr. Alvar Closas launched GRIPP at Stockholm World Water Week to an engaged audience of hydrologists, climatologists, and other experts. His call for a strong partnerships, scientific research, and rule-enforcement across regions was well received by the meeting participants who…
A call to action for Sustainable Groundwater Management
In June 2016, the International Symposium for Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR9) convened in Mexico City, Mexico to discuss sustainable groundwater management and the role of managed aquifer recharge. As groundwater becomes more heavily relied upon, proper measures need to be enacted and followed in order to prevent depletion and degradation…
New Book out Shedding Light on the “Invisible Commons”
Overexploitation in many parts of the world is leading to irreversible depletion of groundwater resources. To answer the worldwide call to safeguard this water for future generations, Springer has published a new book entitled ‘Integrated Groundwater Management: Concepts, Approaches and Challenges’, edited by Anthony Jakeman, Olivier Barreteau, Randall Hunt, Jean-Daniel Rinaudo,…
Aquifer contracts: A means to solving groundwater over-exploitation in Morocco?
GRIPP Case Profile Series – Issue 1 Abstract The Moroccan government has used aquifer contracts as a management tool to control groundwater depletion. The first aquifer contract was signed in 2006 for the Souss region as a technical and financial non-binding contract between stakeholders and the government. The contract contemplated…
GRIPP raises awareness of groundwater management during the 6th Africa Water Week
Yvan Altchenko, Hydrogeologist at IWMI presented the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), during the IWMI side event on Managing Water for Resilient and Sustainable Development, which was held on 18 July 2016 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as part of the 6th Africa Water Week. The event…
Allafrica Op-Ed piece captures the work of IWMI led GRIPP partnership
Allafrica recently published an Op-Ed which captures the work of the IWMI led Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP). The piece is written by Callist Tindimugaya, Hydrogeologist and Commissioner for Water Resources Planning and Regulation in the Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda). It was published during the…
GRIPP represented at major events in 2016
Collaboration starts to develop the GRIPP work program GRIPP, the newly created partnership and platform for supporting and enhancing sustainable groundwater management, continues to attract partners, attention and funds to gain momentum around its objectives and work plan. In 2016, GRIPP will be represented at: South Asia Groundwater Forum in Jaipur, India…
IAH joins GRIPP
The International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH), has signed up as partner of GRIPP and expressed their clear support for the initiative.
GRIPP contributes to Training of River Basin Organizations in Africa
GRIPP in collaboration with AWG-Net, BGR, Cap-Net, IWMI, and UNESCO-IHP is giving a one-day training program for River Basin Organizations and other institutions interested in groundwater management on 20 July, 2016, during the Africa Water Week, 18-22 July in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A comprehensive training manual has been produced…
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