Gaps in our understanding of current and future climate over Africa is slowing down planning and adaptation. A new paper published in Geophysical Research Letters addresses one key component of African climate: water vapour – or how invisible rivers are driving droughts across the continent.
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New funding to improve water security for 10 million people in Africa and Asia
New funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will support REACH to improve water security for 10 million people in Africa and Asia.
Making the invisible visible: Measuring empowerment in the WASH sector
In this blog, Sarah Dickin discusses the Empowerment in WASH index, developed as a tool for measuring agency, participation and empowerment in the water and sanitation sector.
Gender and WASH in Emergency: What happens when a super cyclone hits at the height of a pandemic?
In light of the two disasters that recently hit coastal Bangladesh, cyclone Amphan and COVID-19, Professor Mahbuba Nasreen shares key insights from her own research on gender and WASH in emergency from the past three decades.
Water security in times of crisis: how COVID-19 is impacting the rural poor in Bangladesh and Kenya
This blog, based on interviews led by our colleagues in coastal Bangladesh and rural Kenya, discusses the challenges faced by local water users and managers in the midst of the coronavirus.
Uncertainty and optimism: the impact of COVID-19 on the REACH community in Ethiopia, Kenya and the UK
In this blog, some of our early career researchers and collaborators share their experiences from Oxford, Addis Ababa and rural Kenya as they adapt to changes in their work and social lives and what responses they have seen that have inspired them.
REACH & COVID-19 | A message from the REACH Directors
The directors of the REACH programme share some reflections about what Covid-19 means for REACH and the period ahead, and how the programme will navigate through these challenging and unprecedented times.
REACH is hiring!
Are you interested in water security, water quality and climate resilience? REACH is currently advertising three research roles joining Dr Katrina Charles’ water quality team. Application deadline: 15 April.
ECR Feature | Does entrepreneurship mean empowerment for young women bunabéts (coffee house) owners in Wukro, Ethiopia?
As part of this Early Career Feature, Zoë Johnson discusses insights from her research exploring how processes of social, economic, and political change in Ethiopia shape young women’s perceptions of their own opportunities.
ECR Feature | Towards achieving SDG 6.1 in coastal Bangladesh: the key role of groundwater and water quality
Tanjila Akhter, Lecturer at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, discusses some of the key drinking water challenges coastal Bangladesh faces in light of SDG6.1 target.