by André
We are now in the final stages of organizing the workshop in Maputo about Aquifer Recharge and you can now download a preliminary program. We have already received several confirmations and we are looking forward to meeting you all.
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Urbanising Deltas of the World – second call
by André
At the beginning of 2015 NWO launched a second call with the theme Urbanising Deltas of the World:
Urbanising Deltas of the World (UDW) has launched its second call for proposals, which aims to fund research & innovation projects that address business challenges in deltas in developing countries. Proposals could be submitted until 16 March 2015
In the first call we were one of seven selected projects with a Water Reuse project. This time around, we submitted a proposal around the concept of Integrated Managed Aquifer Recharge and as before we teamed up with amazing partners, including Unesco-IHE, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane FIPAG, ARA Sul, Dunea, Royal HaskoningDHV, Het Waterlaboratorium, AquaforAll, VitensEvides International, Elemental Water Makers and Deltares.
Given that our consortium passed the first approval phase, NWO asked us to organize a workshop involving relevant stakeholders and conducting a joint problem analysis. With this in mind, we are organizing a workshop in the city of Maputo on the 6th of July 2015. You can find more information about the workshop here.
Finally, if you are interested in participating in the workshop, do not hesitate to contact us by sending an email to a.marquesarsenio@tudelft.nl.
Final decision regarding the PhD candidates
by André
We are very happy to announce that all four PhD candidates have been appointed and are now being enrolled at TU Delft and at Unesco-IHE. In the next few months we expect to define clearly the tasks and objectives for each one of the candidates – we will keep you informed.
Using urine in smarter ways – an evening in Amsterdam
by André
I was invited by Mediamatic to give a presentation about the work that Odilia and Stefan did in 2014 with members of the agriculture cooperative “Força do Povo”, in the neighbourhood of Inhagóia B in Maputo. Odilia and Stefan investigated the health risk associated with irrigating crops with urine and that was the topic of their BSc thesis. Continue reading
Conference Aquashare 2014 – documentation available
by André
The Aquashare conference took place in Maputo in November of 2014 and I covered that before. It was a three day conference that brought together scientists, practitioners and legislators to discuss water and sanitation in Mozambique.
You can get now copies (in Portuguese) of all presentations here . In the near future you will also be able to grab a copy of the final report entitled “The water in 2025”.
Emptying practises of onsite systems in Maputo
by Lena
Drastically speaking, humanity has not yet found an answer to the question of how to safely manage human waste of cities that have grown without a fully covering sewer system. The rapid development of these cities’ population, largely dependent on onsite systems such as pit latrines and septic tanks, is increasing pressure on authorities, researchers, NGOs, companies and other stakeholders worldwide to find solutions for this unresolved issue. While urban faecal sludge management has largely been ignored during the last decades, the global community does now seem to have realised its urgent importance, hence more money is made available for research. As accessibility of resources is increasing ongoing research, work and data duplication are becoming a relevant issue. Efficient research and project management must therefore include finding ways to contribute to the current state of knowledge, rather than wasting time and money. This requires being flexible enough to constantly adapt the research during the ongoing project.
Final post
by Justus and Thijs
The final week has started for us. The report is being finished and the final presentation prepared. In the last weeks we have been busy collecting the last data and writing the report. We have done the volume analyses of the sewer system and we spent a day at the WWTP. Finally, last week we gave a presentation at the Dutch embassy about our findings. They were very interested and it was rewarding to share the information we obtained. Continue reading
One month in Mozambique
by André
My second period of one month in Mozambique has just finished and I now take some time to write about the highlights of this second trip.
Weeks 6 and 7
by Justus and Thijs
Bom dia,
In the last two weeks we gathered information and worked a lot on our report and in the meanwhile André arrived. We had meetings with CRA and with the municipality of Maputo.
Week 5
by Justus and Thijs
Last weekend we had a two day trip to Inhaca, a beautiful island in Maputo Bay. We had time to rest, to snorkel and to enjoy the weather. It is bizarre that you can swim in schools of fish without scaring them away. Also the nature there was absolutely beautiful. Continue reading