The REACH conference "Within REACH: A Water Secure World" took place at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre and Examination Schools from 20th to 22nd September 2023. An inclusive range of speakers - 50% women, 50% speakers from Africa and Asia, 1/3 early career researchers -...
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UN recognises social enterprise as a catalyst for safe drinking water
Professor Rob Hope, REACH Director The UN’s latest report on water focuses on partnerships and cooperation. Working together across sectors is essential to accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal for water and sanitation (SDG 6), and was a focus...
Addis Ababa city water supply challenges: is doing nothing an option?
Dr Behailu Birhanu (Addis Ababa University), Prof Seifu Kebede (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Prof Katrina Charles (University of Oxford), Dr Tena Alamirew (Water and Land Resources Centre), Dr Gete Zeleke (Water and Land Resources Centre), Dr Alemseged Tamiru Haile...
Universal access to quality healthcare: getting the fundamentals right with safe WASH services
Dr Li Ann Ong, University of Oxford First, do no harm: our moral obligation is to provide a safe healthcare environment. My motivation to work on WASH in healthcare facilities (HCFs) stems from my past career as a critical care doctor, working in diverse resource...
Groundwater for climate resilience in the Horn of Africa
Florence Tanui (University of Nairobi), Behailu Birhanu (Addis Ababa University), Dan Olago (University of Nairobi), Seifu Kebede (University of KwaZulu Natal) The Horn of Africa is experiencing extreme climate shocks and grappling with the need to plan for an...
Climate change and water security on the front line in rural Ethiopia
Catherine Grasham and Alice Chautard, University of Oxford Water, climate and poverty are intimately interwoven in Ethiopia, one of the poorest and most water insecure countries in the world. Communities affected by poverty struggle to access safe and reliable water,...
Advancing knowledge of African climate for decision makers
Compared to other regions of the world, Africa’s climate has generally been less studied, and hence remains less understood. What are the implications for water managers and decision makers, and what can be done to address this issue?
Climate shocks, adaptation and water security: how research can support action
Dr Anna Murgatroyd discusses different ways in which adaptation can improve climate resilience, drawing on research from our recent ‘Water Security for Climate Resilience’ report.
How social inequalities amplify water-related climate vulnerability
Dr Sonia Hoque, Dr Catherine Grasham and Dr Marina Korzenevica shed light on the lived experiences of water-related climate vulnerability to re-emphasise the importance of social research to ensure just outcomes in the fight against climate change.
Putting power, politics and people at the heart of climate resilience
In this explainer, Dr Catherine Fallon Grasham breaks down the concept of climate resilience, what it is and why it is political. She argues for anyone working on climate resilience to keep power, politics and people at the heart of policy and practice.
