Going Beyond Talk: Creating the Next Generation of Female Hydrogeologists Going Beyond Talk: Creating the Next Generation of Female Hydrogeologists Article by BASEFlow From left to right – Florence Bianca Chirwa, Gloria Maliani, and Gloria Musopole are the student interns that were part of the Revitalization of the Groundwater Monitoring network in the Shire River…
Sustainable Transboundary Aquifer Management for Peace in the SADC Region Sustainable Transboundary Aquifer Management for Peace in the SADC Region The map above demonstrates some of the Transboundary Aquifers where extensive research has been conducted in the SADC Region. The sharing of water resources has the potential to either promote peaceful collaboration or incite conflict.…
Are We Equipping Women Or Merely Filling The Gender Gap Are We Equipping Women Or Merely Filling The Gender Gap In the expansive field of groundwater resource management, a pressing question often emerges: are we truly equipping women with the necessary tools and opportunities to thrive, or are we simply attempting to fill in the…
Q&A:CELEBRATING A SCHOLARLY MILESTONE:Dr. CHIPO MUNGENGE’S Ph.D. TRIUMPH Congratulations to Dr Chipo Perseverance Mungenge for completing her PhD, under the SADC-GMI Scholarship Prgram With funding from the JRS Biodiversity Foundation, the SADC Groundwater Management Institute (SADC-GMI) spearheaded the initiative to investigate the interconnections between Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems and biodiversity within the Khakea/Bray Transboundary Aquifer,…
Pollution – a threat to our Groundwater resources Groundwater pollution significantly affects the prevalence of waterborne diseases. This form of pollution occurs when hazardous substances, such as pathogens, chemicals, and heavy metals, seep into underground aquifers, the primary source of drinking water for approximately 70% of the 250 million people living in the SADC region.…