Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/L00187X/1
Building understanding of climate variability into planning of groundwater supplies from low storage aquifers in Africa (BRAVE)
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor ECL Black, University of Reading, Meteorology
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor A Verhoef, University of Reading, Geography and Environmental Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor RJ Cornforth, University of Reading, Walker Institute
- Grant held at:
- University of Reading, Meteorology
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Earth
- Freshwater
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Freshwater
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Natural Resource Management
- Science Topics:
- Agricultural systems
- Climate & Climate Change
- Regional & Extreme Weather
- Nat Resources, Env & Rural Dev
- Hydrogeology
- Abstract:
- Africa's population is growing rapidly and is expected to increase by over 150% between 2000 and 2050. This will result in an increased demand for water. Groundwater has been identified as having the potential to meet much of the growing water requirements for domestic use, food production and other productive uses, especially as it is seen as being more resilient to climate variability than surface water resources. However, it is recognised that in large regions of Africa where the groundwater store is relatively small there may be occasions when extended periods of low groundwater recharge result in water shortages. As groundwater is being promoted as a means to address Africa's future water supply needs, further research is crucial to study the potential vulnerability of communities that become more reliant on these low storage aquifers. This will allow better decisions to be made when planning groundwater development. The BRAVE project (Building understanding of climate variability into planning of groundwater supplies from low storage aquifers in Africa) aims to take advantage of recent developments in models of climate, the land surface and groundwater to improve the understanding of how these groundwater resources are affected by climate variability, under present and future climate, and by changes in land use and water demand. A key element of the project is to ensure that the output from the model is in a form that addresses the questions being asked by those making decisions on water resource development. The BRAVE project will use the River Volta Basin (RVB) in West Africa as a case study area, working in Burkina Faso and Ghana. It brings together a strong team of internationally-recognised meteorologists, hydrogeologists, land surface modellers and knowledge exchange experts, with extensive experience of working in Africa, and builds on recent NERC-funded research.
- Period of Award:
- 1 Jul 2013 - 30 Jun 2014
- Value:
- £45,046 Split Award
Authorised funds only
- NERC Reference:
- NE/L00187X/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed - International
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- UPGro
This grant award has a total value of £45,046
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Indirect - Indirect Costs | DA - Investigators | DI - Staff | DA - Estate Costs | DA - Other Directly Allocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £18,332 | £3,905 | £15,197 | £6,993 | £617 |
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