New water research lab built in Kisoro, Uganda

By: Chad Staddon, Wayne Powell on 11th Apr 2019

Construction work has been completed on a new ‘Water Science and Innovations Lab’, which will become the hub of our ongoing activities in Kisoro, Uganda. Although we have been conducting water research in Kisoro for several years, we have... Read more »

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IWSN research project shortlisted for Guardian University Award

By: Wayne Powell on 2nd Apr 2019

The International Water Security Network’s research project in Kisoro, Uganda, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Internationalisation category of The Guardian University Awards 2019. This category recognises “an outstanding project, venture or collaboration that shows the university... Read more »

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‘Remote Sensing for Water Resource Management in Africa’ training course takes place in Pietermaritzburg

By: Nevil Quinn on 5th Feb 2019

In January, colleagues from the Centre for Water, Communities and Resilience (CWCR) and the International Water Security Network (IWSN) at UWE Bristol organised and co-delivered an eight-day training course on ‘Remote Sensing for Water Resource Management’ in Pietermaritzburg, South... Read more »

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IWSN researchers publish landmark collection of water security papers

By: Chad Staddon on 22nd Jan 2019

Professors Chad Staddon (UWE, Bristol) and Chris Scott (University of Arizona) have co-edited a special issue of the prominent journal Water International on the theme of “Putting water security to work: addressing global challenges”. This collection of papers, some... Read more »

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Machaya Chomba: My successful PhD journey

By: Machaya Chomba on 29th Nov 2018

On 21 August 2014, I received an admission letter from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), allowing me to pursue a PhD in Environmental Studies. My studies would be supervised by Prof. Trevor Hill and Prof. Bimo Nkhata, and supported... Read more »

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How is scarce water in South Africa really allocated and what are the implications for catchment resilience and fruit production?

on 6th Nov 2018

By Bruce Lankford (University of East Anglia), and Jon McCosh, Mlungisi Shabalala and Lutendo Mugwedi (Institute of Natural Resources) Abstract In this piece we argue that; 1) an absence of purposive managed water allocation can be observed in some... Read more »

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Former IWSN student championing efforts to save one of Africa’s longest remaining free-flowing rivers

on 17th Oct 2018

A former International Water Security Network (IWSN) student has been leading national efforts in Zambia to save the Luangwa River from the potentially detrimental effects of damming. Sililo Agness Musutu, who currently works as a freshwater coordinator for the... Read more »

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Event: Training course on using remote sensing for water resources management in Africa

on 30th Aug 2018

An international training course on the application of satellite remote sensing to support water resources management in Africa will take place in January 2019 in South Africa. The course is organised by UNESCO-IHP, in partnership with the University of... Read more »

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Alexander Davies wins 2018 IWSN-UWE Student Prize

By: Chad Staddon on 6th Aug 2018

Alexander Davies has been awarded the IWSN-UWE Student Prize for his excellent research project on the root cause analysis of structural failures in ferrocement rainwater harvesting tanks in Kisoro, Uganda. Reviewers praised the maturity of his approach to a... Read more »

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Fixing the water system in South Africa

By: Duncan Hay on 1st Aug 2018

When we achieved democracy in South Africa, the government recognised that without effective revenue collection and allocation, the country’s aspirations as a developmental state would be severely constrained. So they went to work to ensure there was an efficient... Read more »

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