Monitoring strategies of microbial groundwater processes
By Dr. Lara Stelmaszyk from the department Water Microbiology at DVGW Technology Center Water in Karlsruhe, Germany
Man made soils: The Technosol
by Prof. Dr. Stefan Norra
Water-Soil-Plant transfer of Inorganic Pollutants with Focus on Se (Selenium) and As (Arsenic)
by PD Dr. Elisabeth Eiche
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Between the 11.03.2025 and the 23.03.2025, the second field campaign within the WaMiSAR project took place at two contrasting mining areas in Namibia.
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Sofia, Bulgaria,
9th – 11th June, 2025.
Organized by the Commission 3.5 of the International Union of Soil Sciences
Soil degradation control, remediation and reclamation” in the Journal of Soils and Sediments
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On March 27, 2025, Prof. Kai Witthueser, Associated Professor at the Institute for Groundwater Studies at the University of Free State and project partner, will be giving a lecture on: “Hydrogeology of Mine Residue Deposits (MRDs)."
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On 27 February 2025, Dr. Florian Eichinger (CEO of the company Hydroisotop GmbH) will give a lecture on the topic ‘Isotopes in the environmental studies – Valuable tools for the evaluation of processes’.
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The University of Potsdam is offering a PhD opportunity, with key responsibilities including conducting fieldwork for crop and soil data collection at various mining sites in Namibia and South Africa, supporting the development of low-cost soil moisture sensors and developing and implementing concepts for greening mine residue deposits under diverse climates in the Southern African Region
Applications by January 6th!
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On October 17, Prof. C. Külls (Lübeck University of Applied Sciences) gave a lecture on "Environmental Tracers and Compartment Modeling - Using Water Quality to Explore Groundwater Flow Systemst".
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The WaMiSAR team conducted a series of sampling activities in Namibia in September. These field campaigns followed the WASA kick-off meeting in Stellenbosch, South Africa, where the WaMiSAR project was presented to German and African government representatives and stakeholders.
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From 14.06.2024 to 21.06.2024, Dr. Flavia Digiacomo from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Rosa Sengl from the University of Potsdam (UP) and Lena-Sophie Kuhr from Impact Catalyst carried out the first sampling in South Africa.
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During the first MiWaNet meeting, the WaMiSAR project was presented to the participants by Prof. Norra and the MiWaEduNet program was also introduced in detail.
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The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the WaMiSAR joint project for the "Water Security in Africa" (WASA) funding measure as part of the federal "Water: N" program. Water: N is part of the BMBF's "Research for Sustainability (FONA)" strategy.
Link to the research program: WASA
Find out more about the definition phase of the project: "WaMiNa - Sustainable and climate adapted water management in mining of Namibia and neighbouring countries".
Here you can download all reports and baseline studies.
