Groundwater Relief, a UK charity, have been contracted by Médecins Sans Frontières – Operational Centre Amsterdam (MSF-OCA) to undertake a desk-based hydrogeological assessment of the Dollo Zone, in the Horn of Africa. The purpose of this work is to assess long term solutions to water scarcity and advocate to other actors and authorities working within the Somali region of Ethiopia, particularly the Dollo Zone, for drought preparedness.

CASP is supporting Groundwater Relief by providing maps and publications on the geology of Ethiopia to assist with the desk study. This support has been a great time saving to the project team, particularly because CASP were able to supply digital resources that hugely benefitted their remote project team.

CASP look forward to future opportunities to assist Groundwater Relief in their humanitarian endeavours.

About Groundwater Relief:

Groundwater Relief are a UK registered charity, based in Devon. The charity was founded in 2012 and has since completed 112 projects in 27 countries. Their mission is to prevent and relieve poverty by providing technical support to the humanitarian and development sector to ensure everyone has access to clean water and groundwater resources are sustainably managed.

They achieve this by working with a global membership of over 400 experts to help authorities manage groundwater infrastructure and resources, and to build the capacity of groundwater professionals.

19 July 2022