Curious about the water-focused learning and research? Explore the freshest insights straight from the voices of our participants and partners.
MUWUG and SWASH research projects are getting ready for an engaging stakeholder workshop at the Danish Embassy in Accra
Urban water systems in Ghana.
Danida-funded CONSUS Research Project
With a drive for more liveable, healthy, equitable, biodiverse, and resilient cities, the main objective of CONSUS is to facilitate a sustainable transformation of urban blue-green spaces in South Africa together with local communities and government actors.
Danida-funded CARIS Project Kick-Off in Uganda
The project aims to analyse and develop gender-responsive climate change resilience solutions for the hydrological, agricultural, and environmental conditions in the West Nile region of Uganda. It’s a powerful collaboration that brings together multiple disciplines, local insight, and a shared commitment to sustainable water management.
The Danida Fellowship Projects Multiple Waterscapes in Urban Ghana (MUWUG) and Sustainable Wastewater Systems for Ghana (SWASH) meet up!
ECAS 2025 in Prague. Sharing insights about water and wastewater challenges in urban Africa, and not least, taking care of valuable friendships and developing collegiality and synergies across research projects.
News from the Danida-funded research project MUWUG
The Multiple Waterscapes in Urban Ghana – MUWUG – project visits the PRAAD archives in Cape Coast as part of developing our interdisciplinary approach.
A new Danida-funded research project: Ethio-Nature
The kick-off of – — a five-year project funded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and managed by Danida Fellowship Centre, focusing on sustainable groundwater management in Ethiopia.
“’Groundwater fluoride and salinity vs. equity in arid regions: Obtaining inclusive and sustainable resource management”
13 million Kenyans face significant challenges in accessing clean water. But it does not have to stay that way. In a new 10 million DKK project, researchers aim to tackle critical groundwater challenges in Turkana County, Kenya, where only 50 % of the population has access to potable water, and where high fluoride levels and salinity threaten drinking water safety.
“PEPP II Conference 2025: Advancing Sustainable Maritime Development in Africa”
Last week, the PEPP II research project hosted the PEPP II Conference 2025 in Accra, Ghana, which also brings us to the end of PEPP II.
“No More Fish in the Sea”
In Ghana, more than 3 million people live off fishing, but the fish are disappearing and with it the livelihoods of millions of people. This is due to a deadly cocktail of pollution, climate change and overfishing. Listen to this 5-episode “Lyden af Videnskab” season (in Danish) examining how the different ingredients in this deadly cocktail affect the marine environment in the Gulf of Guinea. Torkel Gissel Nielsen is a professor at DTU Aqua, and lead of the Danida-funded “HOTSPOT” research project. Read more
Advanced Water Cycle Management
10 August – 23 August 2025: Didn’t you believe me when I said min rejse (my journey) here was just getting started? Read more
Advanced Water Cycle Management Summer School
10 August – 23 August 2025: Welcoming the Next Generation of Water Leaders! Read more
Advanced Water Cycle Management Summer School
10 August – 23 August 2025: We are course participants, academic lecturers, water professionals from industry and utilities from 15 countries in Asia, Africa, South America and Europe. Read more
Wastewater Management
24 March – 11. April 2025: This course provides an overview of all existing solutions for water treatment and valorisation, tools for the evaluation of the different solutions for given scenarios, and an understanding of how the different actors interact and support the development of new sustainable solutions. Read more
Advanced Water Cycle Management
11 August – 24 August 2024: The course will provide the participants with an essential knowledge about groundwater mapping and management, and knowledge on how to minimize
water loss from the distribution system. Read more
