Training workshop on Integrated Water Resource Management, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
A workshop on integrated water resource management (IWRM) was prepared and delivered to representatives of 12 countries for one of the largest UK based charities working in the water and sanitation sectors. The content of the workshop was based on a needs assessment completed by participants prior to the workshop.
Attendants at the IWRM workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The workshop included overarching principles of resource assessment and management and investigated what could reasonably be achieved by an NGO. The limits of remit of NGOs and their relationship with government and other organisations were explored in detail. The workshop concluded with the preparation of country-specific water resource management policies, taking into account physical, political and practical considerations. Hafren Water is currently engaged in the implementation of these policies in four countries in West Africa.
Assessment of water resources at IDP camps, Western Darfur, Sudan.
Hafren Water was contracted to assess the groundwater resources at four refugee and IDP settlements in the Beida locality of Western Darfur.
The assessment was based on data obtained from various sources including Tearfund, the British Geological Survey, Cranfield University, Reading University, the Geological Society of London, Practical Action and a 20-day field visit to the four localities. The susceptibility of the settlements to water shortage was assessed and recommendations made for ensuring the security of water supplies in the future.
Dismantling an India Mark II handpump, Beida, Darfur
Installation of piezometers to monitor water levels within Wadi Koduli, Darfur
Assessment of large spring sourced water supply, Ethiopia.
A technical assessment was made of a large, spring-fed water supply system in the Arsi Region of Ethiopia. The source supplies water to more than 75, 000 people and had been in operation for more than 10 years. The assessment examined the rate of increase of usage, sustainability of the water source and maintenance of the distribution system. Recommendations were made for monitoring and possible demand management.
Protected spring, Ethiopia
Assessment of water resource management interventions of partner NGOs, Burkina Faso and Ghana.
The water resource management components of the work of four Burkinabe NGOs and two Ghanaian NGOs were assessed against project objectives. Technical assessments were made of borehole installations, rainwater harvesting programmes and surface water impoundment. Site visits were made to all the projects and meetings were held with water users, technical teams of the NGOs and government representatives.
Elements were identified within the programmes where improvements could be made to sustainability and the refinement of further interventions.
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