Science-Practitioner Partnerships

Over the last decade, we have worked to reduce social inequalities through long-term and interdisciplinary research to address enduring challenges of river water security in urban Asia, climate resilience in Africa and results-based funding for safe drinking water in rural Africa and Asia.

We aim to make 10 million poor people in Africa and Asia water secure by 2024, and advance thinking on rural water finance to provide reliable water services for 100 million people by 2030.

Our research

REACH

100 million initiative

Training the next generation of water professionals

The Smith School contributes to teaching on the MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management and the MSc in Sustainability Enterprise and the Environment.

The school also has an outstanding cohort of PhD/DPhil scholars. This includes partnership with the NEWAVE International Training Network co-led by Dr Dustin Garrick.

NEWAVE – Water Governance website

HIGHLIGHT

Investing in professional maintenance for drinking water infrastructure in rural Kenya

Repairing rural water infrastructure quickly through professionalised maintenance can reduce costs and increase social and economic returns, with benefits for low income households and women.

Read the online report