The failure of borewell drilling can often be avoided if data on rural water sources are collected and kept in an accessible format. A landmark project in Malawi demonstrates the value of data gathering
and is doing this through involvement with local communities, technical consultants, contractors and the ministry.

Waking a sleeping giant: Realizing the potential of groundwater in Sub-Saharan Africa

Cobbing, Jude

Hiller, Bradley

World Development, Vol. 122 (2019), Iss. P.597

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.06.024 [Citations: 25]

Meteorological automated weather station data application for plant water requirements estimation

Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska, Renata

Żarski, Jacek

Dudek, Stanisław

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Vol. 88 (2012), Iss. P.44

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2012.07.002 [Citations: 15]

Ground Water Security and Drought in Africa: Linking Availability, Access, and Demand

Calow, Roger C.

MacDonald, Alan M.

Nicol, Alan L.

Robins, Nick S.

Ground Water, Vol. 48 (2010), Iss. 2 P.246

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2009.00558.x [Citations: 132]

Sustainable Groundwater Resources in Africa

A low tech approach to evaluating vulnerability to pollution of basement aquifers in sub- Saharan aquifer

Robins, N

2009

https://doi.org/10.1201/9780203859452-c9 [Citations: 0]

The changing role of hydrogeology in semi-arid southern and eastern Africa

Robins, N. S.

Davies, J.

Farr, J. L.

Calow, R. C.

Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 14 (2006), Iss. 8 P.1483

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-006-0056-x [Citations: 18]

Groundwater supply and demand from southern Africa’s crystalline basement aquifer: evidence from Malawi

Robins, Nick

Davies, Jeffrey

Farr, John

Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 21 (2013), Iss. 4 P.905

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-013-0956-5 [Citations: 10]

Quantifying available water supply in rural Mali based on data collected by and from women

Shonsey, Cara

Gierke, John

Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 60 (2013), Iss. P.43

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.02.013 [Citations: 5]