The Association of Water Well Drilling Rig Owners and Practitioners (AWDROP), a partner in the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), is the leading organization for people affiliated with the groundwater industry in Nigeria. The people and entities associated with AWDROP include water well rig owners, drillers, scientists…
GRIPP video for the five-year anniversary: Providing Solutions to a Resilient Groundwater-dependent Future (photo/video: Pradeep Liyanage, IWMI). The Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) is celebrating its five-year anniversary this week. It is with great pride and gratitude that we announce this, and take this opportunity to look…
World Water Week 2021 (August 23-27, 2021), organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), a partner of the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), is fast approaching. With the overarching theme ‘Building Resilience Faster’, there is a strong connection to how we manage our groundwater resources. In…
An ongoing international webinar series titled ‘Reimagining Groundwater Governance with a special emphasis on India’ is taking place every Tuesday from July 20, 2021, to August 10, 2021. The webinar series is organized by the Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM), a not-for-profit knowledge and partnership organization…
The 2nd IGAD Water Forum will be held in a hybrid mode on November 5–7, 2021. The forum is organized by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat and supported by several partners of the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) and several United Nations and international nongovernmental…
The 4th SADC Groundwater Conference will be held on November 10–12, 2021. This virtual conference is organized by the Southern African Development Community – Groundwater Management Institute (SADC-GMI) and supported by several partners of the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP). Details of the first, second and third…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (UNESCO-IHP) has been implementing the project titled ‘Governance of Groundwater Resources in Transboundary Aquifers’ (GGRETA). There were STAS and RAMOTSWA Lessons Learnedthree phases of the project – Phase 1 (2013–2015), Phase 2 (2016–2019), and the current Phase 3…
The United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), as a key global event in 2021, is pivotal to understanding and supporting food systems transformation at local to global scales, and recognizing the dire importance of food security to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is particularly important for…
The Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN), a partner in the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), is undertaking an accelerated open Roadmap exercise to strategize and plan how the network can evolve over the coming 10 years – to better achieve its overarching vision of sustainable rural water…
The Water Dissensus is a forum of the journal Water Alternatives. It provides a platform for critical debates about contemporary water issues. Dissensus – antagonistic points of view – is turned into a fruitful and constructive learning opportunity for the benefit of all interested parties. It allows for reasoned dialogue…
