Hidden Crisis Project, Survey 2 dataset: hand pump borehole diagnostic tests in Ethiopia, Uganda and Malawi
| Dataset title | Hidden Crisis Project, Survey 2 dataset: hand pump borehole diagnostic tests in Ethiopia, Uganda and Malawi |
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| Dataset creators | UPGro |
| Dataset theme | Geoscientific Information |
| Dataset abstract | This dataset provides a detailed physical science dataset to the groundwater resource and engineering properties of 150 handpumped borehole supplies (HPBs) across Ethiopia, Malawi and Uganda, surveyed in 2017 as part of the UPGro Hidden Crisis project. The dataset includes measurements of aquifer resource potential, groundwater quality, downhole construction and condition of handpump components, and borehole construction. Detailed social science data were also collected as part of the second survey phases of the Hidden Crisis project. However, these data are reported as a separate (associated) dataset to the physical science Survey 2 dataset – and are available from Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UK Data Service (UKDS). The UPGro Hidden Crisis project (2015-20) was an international research project aimed at developing a robust evidence base and understanding of the complex and multi-faceted causes which underlie the current high failure rates of many new groundwater supplies in Africa. The project was jointly funded by: DFID, NERC and ESRC as part of the UPGro programme (Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor). The project carried out the research work in three countries - Ethiopia, Malawi and Uganda – to examine functionality and performance of groundwater supplies in a range of hydrogeological, climatic and social, institutional and governance environments in East Africa. The work focused specifically on examining the functionality of HPBs – these being the main form of improved community water supply across rural Africa. The Survey 2 dataset, is major dataset developed by the project. |
| Dataset content dates | 11/04/2017 - 21/02/2018 |
| Dataset spatial coverage | Ethiopia extent bounding coordinates (WGS84): 33.755, 3.684; 45.296, 3.443 Uganda extent bounding coordinates (WGS84): 30.68, 3.774; 33.92, -1.003 Malawi extent bounding coordinates (WGS84): 33.092, -9.659; 35.788, -16.919 |
| Dataset supply format | Access Database |
| Dataset language | English-United Kingdom |
| Dataset discovery metadata record | Discovery Link to the dataset's BGS Discovery Metadata record |
| Dataset publisher | British Geological Survey |
| Dataset publication date | 9th March 2022 |
| Dataset digital object identifier(DOI) | 10.5285/cdbca137-0bb3-4281-b872-399a4df8e946 |
| Dataset citation text | UPGro (2022): Hidden Crisis Project, Survey 2 dataset: hand pump borehole diagnostic tests in Ethiopia, Uganda and Malawi. British Geological Survey. (Dataset). https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/cdbca137-0bb3-4281-b872-399a4df8e946 |
| Constraints and terms of use | This data set is available under Open Government Licence, subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying any reproduced materials: "Contains data supplied by permission of the Natural Environment Research Council [YEAR]". |
| Access the dataset | https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item133705 |
| Further information | https://upgro.org/consortium/hidden-crisis2/ Social science datasets relating to the UPGro Hidden Crisis project deposited with UK Data Service: |