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In association with the University of Toronto Scarborough, UniWater has received support from Grand Challenges Canada, which is funded by the Government of Canada.  This funding will enable UniWater to develop the lectures for the MSc programs in Water Resources for … Continue reading →

UniWater has gratiously accepted the contribution from Dr John Molson, Canada Research Chair: Quantitative Hydrogeology of Fractured Porous Media in the Département de géologie et de génie géologique at Université Laval in Québec, Canada.  Dr Molson has donated the flonet … Continue reading →

Steve Schneider of Schneider Water Services (www.seidc.com) has generously donated copies of the book he wrote entitled Water Supply Well Guidelines for use in Developing Countries for use in the MSc programs.  Steve and his family have been involved in … Continue reading →

Golder Associates Ltd has become UniWater’s first funding partner!  The engineers and scientists of this global consulting firm have donated funds to help establish a departmental library at the University of Calabar in Nigeria.    Thank you Golder!

Dr Bridget Scanlon was welcomed to UniWater Education’s Board of Directors.  Bridget is a researcher at the University of Texas at Austin and brings with her experience in groundwater resources, recharge and irrigation in semi-arid regions.

Since opening our mailbox up for donations of curricula in October 2012, we have experienced a great response from fellow professionals who wish to contribute to the profession in supporting this program.  We are very excited to see this response, … Continue reading →

UniWater is now in the postition to accept donations of curricula for use in the MSc Hydrogeology programs for sub-Sahara Africa.  These programs are aimed at increasing the number of technical specialists in these countries who are capable of contibuting … Continue reading →

Laurra Olmsted of UniWater Education attended the International Association of Hydrogeologists Congress 2012 in Niagara Falls, Ontario in September.  This congress was the top of its kind with 900 delegates, 8 concurrent sessions of hydrogeology talks, and 160 posters.  Of … Continue reading →

There is a book called ‘Rohstoffe’ from the Erklaerung von Bern (the Bern Declaration book called ‘Commodities’).  If you are aware of this book in English, please contact us at info@uniwatered.org

Africa’s Hidden Water Wealth By ALAN MacDONALD Published: June 17, 2012 link: http://http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/opinion/africas-hidden-water-wealth.html?_r=1 FOR a continent where more than 300 million people lack access to safe drinking water, Africa is sitting on a lot of it. The journal Environmental Research … Continue reading →