The first-ever international meeting to discuss the role of groundwater in improving livelihoods in Africa under conditions of rapid development and climate change and one of the first conferences in the world to discuss the impacts of development and climate variability and change on groundwater resources recently concluded.

“Groundwater and Climate in Africa – an International Conference” took place from 24-27 June 2008, in Kampala, Uganda, and was organized by the University College London (UK), the Directorate of Water Development of Uganda and UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme. The Conference brought together over 300 water scientists, managers and policy makers from 23 African countries and 14 countries from the rest of the world, and featured 96 presentations and over 20 hours of discussion, including two round-table discussions. The outcomes of the Conference include a synthesis of the discussions, to be known as “The Kampala Statement – Groundwater and Climate in Africa,” which will be made available on the Conference website.
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