News – RAIN

17.02.2021 – RAIN: Third Measuring Campaign in Pilot Areas17/02/2021
The samples of the third measuring campaign were examined regarding their pollution load and the diluting influence of the rainy season, just like the first two campaigns before. The results obtained will be compared to those of the first and second measuring campaigns, which took place from April to May and June to July 2020,…
28.09.2020 – Cooperation with Ghanaian Students: Dissertations and Master Theses on Ghanaian Flood Management, Early Warning Systems and Water Management28/09/2020
The content of the BMBF-funded joint project RAIN will be the basis for six final theses, which will be worked on by Ghanaian students on dissertation and master thesis level. Supervision of these theses will be carried out by FiW and the Institute for Environmental and Sanitary Studies (IESS) of the University of Ghana (GU) in…
24.09.20 – Student Theses support our Work in Ghana24/09/2020
Final Theses on Water Balance Models and Rainwater Management Plans in Ghana Since the start of the BMBF-funded joint project RAIN, three students have already completed their final thesis within this project. The content of the theses dealt with the development of water balance models for rural and urban regions in Ghana, as well as…
22.09.20 – Second Measuring Campaign in the Pilot Areas in Accra, Ghana22/09/2020
After the beginning of the rainy season in Ghana and the resulting filling of the natural rainwater retention basins in the pilot regions of Accra, our partner Envaserv started the second measuring campaign. For this purpose, water samples were taken at the end of July from the four permanent water retention areas sampled in the…
27.05.2020 – Joint Project RAIN to be continued despite Corona Crisis27/05/2020
Due to the global corona pandemic, many project activities cannot be carried out as planned at present. Ghana and Germany are severely restricted by the strict protection measures of their governments. In this context, various measures have been taken in the joint project RAIN from the Client II funding measure of the German Federal Ministry…
17-27.02.2020 – Second Workshop in Ghana18/03/2020
Within the framework of the joint project RAIN from the Client II funding measure of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), a delegation of two research assistants from FiW and Ruhr University Bochum travelled to Ghana in the last two weeks of February. It was the second trip to the target area after…
05.03.2020 – Interview with Project Coordinator Sajjad Tabatabaei at the Client II Conference 201905/03/2020
Our project coordinator Sajjad Tabatabaei was interviewed at the Client ll Conference 2019. He talked about what the RAIN Project is actually about, which local challenges have to be faced and the importance of networking activities with local partners. Watch the whole interview now:
13.12.2019 – Presentation of the RAIN Project at the UN Climate Change Conference 2019 (COP)13/12/2019
During a side event at the UN climate summit, experts presented innovative methods and technologies for adapted water management in Africa and Asia.
12.12.2019 – Presentation of the RAIN Project at the Institute Colloquium of FiW12/12/2019
At the yearly Institute Colloquium of FiW, we presented the opportunities and goals of the RAIN project. Our attentive listeners and fellow colleagues were excited to hear about the details of the project.
04-12.11.2019 – Kick-Off Workshop with all Partners, Ghana (Accra und Kumasi)15/11/2019
The joint project RAIN from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) program CLIENT II is about flood prevention and rainwater utilisation in Ghana. It aims for an innovative holistic concept, which includes technical climate change adaption as well as capacity building. In the beginning of November 2019 a delegation of twelve experts…