Behailu Birhanu

Addis Ababa University . African Fellow in Groundwater Management #REACH-water security for the poor. Affiliate Member of #AAS. SW-GW Modeling.Water.

[Behailu Birhanu @BehailBirhan]

Happening right now #REACH International Conference, @ the Sheldonian Theatre.

'Science without policy is just science & policy without science is gambling'
Prof. Irene Tracey
Vice Chancellor, University of Oxford

[Behailu Birhanu @BehailBirhan]

Happy to meet the #REACH family again @Oxford for the international conference (https://t.co/Djt8XcxW0w). Wait for more...

[AAU SES Graduates @AAUSESGraduates]

ADD-ON 2nd ICDP Workshop

Session III - Societal Relevance

Hydrogeology in the Afar: Water Resources, Pollution and Groundwater Resources by @BehailBirhan

The workshop took place at Ambassador Hotel in the Bole District of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 28-31 August 2023

[May Sule @May_Sule]

Media Alert!! Excited to share latest @GlobalHealth_TV
featuring me @AGUDec2022 on #watersecurity #health #climatechange @oxfordgeography @cranfieldwater @oxfordwater @AddisAbabaUnive @uonbi @katrinacharles @SaskiaNowicki @tanui_florence @BehailBirhan
https://t.co/3fhRhn3qrr

[🇪🇹Seifu Kebede🇿🇦 @Sefwater]

Water quality changes bn source & point of use in urban piped water systems =f(pipewater residence time (RT),source water compositional stability, & -ve pressure in networks). 222Rn is shown to be a promissing new tool to estimate pipe water RT. &more⬇️

https://t.co/SsIhvBztuM

[Meron Teferi Taye @mteferit]

📢New paper alert: output from FLAIR project on "Estimation of shallow groundwater abstraction for irrigation and its impact on groundwater availability in the Lake Tana sub-basin"
https://t.co/iAjnAUCzkB
@TamiruAlemseged @BehailBirhan @IWMI_

[REACH @reachwater]

Groundwater plays a key role towards #climateresilience - but it needs to be understood, protected & managed.

Read insights from REACH's exciting GW research in Kenya & Ethiopia in this piece by @florencetanui @BehailBirhan, Prof Dan Olago & @Sefwater.

https://t.co/UeY6x2tpLX

[Elliot Rooney @elliotrooney]

A highlight from @BehailBirhan yesterday: forthcoming @reachwater work uses stable isotopes to identify abstraction source of tapwater. In the graphic top left, strongest red shows highest concentration of water abstracted from groundwater sources; green, surface water

[Elliot Rooney @elliotrooney]

For me - I wonder if, when new surface water supplies come online (in short-term, Sibilu + Gerbi), is it possible to route new transmission lines into these areas first, to directly supersede groundwater dependence for high-use households?

[Elliot Rooney @elliotrooney]

.@BehailBirhan emphasised the need to transition towards a role for groundwater sources as backfill in times of shortage - 'conjunctive use' with surface water so that both are managed sustainably

[Alemseged Tamiru Haile @TamiruAlemseged]

Day-1 of second workshop of Addis Ababa Adaptation Network (AAAN) on #watersupply challenges and opportunities. Thank you @BehailBirhan for sharing the @reachwater research and draft policy brief. 26-02-2023
@UKRI @GCRF @GCRFWaterHub @IWMI_
@AAWSA
Photo: @Mekdes_P

[Behailu Birhanu @BehailBirhan]

Glad to present a policy brief by #REACH/#WLRC on AA city water supply challenges @ #AAAN Workshop. We had fruitful discussion with diverse representations #AAWSA, #IWMI, #MoWE, #AAU, #AACRA ,#UNHabitat, #ACEWM. Important feedback noted to improve the draft policy brief.

[REACH @reachwater]

Watch this space!

Over the next few months, we'll be sharing our REACH Stories of Change where you will find key findings from our @FCDOResearch funded work and how it is delivering #impact, changing policy & practice and improving people's lives.

First one out tomorrow!

[🇪🇹Seifu Kebede🇿🇦 @Sefwater]

Marking the end of the international year of (gw) groundwater (2022) with Hydrogeologists in Ethiopia. They came together to revitalize their association & form a local IAH chapter. The gw year ends today. GW will continue to serve Ethiopia's endever to meet SDGs.

[Behailu Birhanu @BehailBirhan]

Enjoying #AGU22- Chicago: Science builds the future
Present our works #REACH
Meet #Ethiopian friends
Expand professional network!

[Oxford Water Network @oxfordwater]

The deadline to submit your abstracts to this fantastic session at the @theAGU fall meeting is still open. If your work centres around 'water, health and climate', this is the place to submit your work!
Submission deadline: 3 Aug
@oxfordgeography @reachwater @TheSmithSchool

[REACH @reachwater]

Exciting to see the REACH Ethiopia team meet after many months of virtual collaboration!

@WLRC_Eth @AddisAbabaUnive @oxfordwater @CatGrasham @katrinacharles @solomongy @Sefwater @BehailBirhan

[SIWI @siwi_water]

Meet @Sefwater 👋

He sees groundwater as a hidden treasure. "wisely used it can support Africa's rural economic transformation. Hydrogeology knowledge is the key to unlock this treasure"

He works tirelessly to advocate for good #groundwater governance in sub-saharan Africa

[Behailu Birhanu @BehailBirhan]

@siwi_water @Sefwater I am one of the luckiest who got the chance to work with Prof. Seifu. I never forget the moments when his passion pours talking about the hidden treasure. He is my mentor, boss and role model. As Ethiopian Early Career Hydrogeologist, it makes me proud to be supervised by him.

[Behailu Birhanu @BehailBirhan]

@thewatercyclist @UPGroResearch @reachwater I am one of the luckiest who got the chance to work with Prof. Seifu. I never forget the moments when his passion pours talking about the hidden treasure. He is my mentor, boss and role model. As Ethiopian Early Career Hydrogeologist, it makes me proud to be supervised by him.