Between mid-2021 and the end of 2022, the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) Groundwater Task Force and the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) are organizing a series of webinars, each of which presents and reflects on different aspects of success when dealing with integrated groundwater solutions for water security, resilience and management.…
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat, in collaboration with its Member States, development partners, United Nations (UN) organizations, and partners from the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), organized the 2nd IGAD Water Forum which was held in Entebbe, Uganda, and online from January 25 to 27,…
The Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research (ZIWR) is pleased to announce the first International Water Summit and establishment of the Zuckerberg Water Prize during May 22–23, 2022, at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Sde Boqer Campus, Israel. This biannual Water Summit will assemble leading scholars from around the world…
The Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), together with the Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) headquartered in New Delhi, India, is collaborating around the production of a new book titled Artificial recharge to groundwater and rain water harvesting:…
Water Underground Talks is an initiative by the University of Victoria, Canada, partners of the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), and other partners. This platform provides the opportunity to share and elevate diverse voices and perspectives on groundwater through video interviews. In Season 1 of the Water Underground Talks,…
The Second International UNESCO Conference on Transboundary Aquifers, ISARM2021, was held on December 6–9, 2021. ISARM refers to the International Shared Aquifer Resources Management initiative. The theme for this online conference was Transboundary aquifers: Challenges and the way forward. The conference was a great success with close to 1,500 registered…
GRIPP Case Profile Series – Issue 5 Abstract In arid and semiarid environments, livelihoods based on irrigated agriculture are typically dependent on groundwater. Despite being a common-pool resource, groundwater development is primarily in the hands of private individuals, because groundwater rights are often linked to land rights, as in the…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (UNESCO-IHP), in partnership with the Commission on Managing Aquifer Recharge under the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) and the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), has published a new book titled Managing Aquifer Recharge: A Showcase…
NB: Traduction en Français en bas Apply to join the Steering Committee and drive the African groundwater agenda The Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), a partner in the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), is a continent-wide voluntary network for the African groundwater community with a membership of ~400…
The 8th Africa Water Week (AWW8) and the 6th Africa Conference on Sanitation and Hygiene (AfricaSan6) were held together for the first time as one virtual conference – the Africa Water and Sanitation Week 2021 (AWSW) – on November 22-26, 2021. The conference, convened by the African Ministers’ Council on…
