INTEWAR
Welcome to the homepage of the research project INTEWAR. The joint project "INTEWAR - Innovative Technologies for the containment of Water Associated Diseases" is dedicated to the issues of floods and drought in the African country of Cameroon, which often have catastrophic effects on human health as well as on the economic and ecological values there.
The research project
The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) on the guideline “IKARIM – International Disaster and Risk Management” as part of the Federal Government’s “Research for Civil Security” program.
INTEWAR contributes to the research themes “Disaster preparedness and mitigation” and “Disaster management and recovery”.
The pilot areas
The investigations carried out within the framework of the project focus on several pilot areas, which differ significantly from a water management perspective –
Consequently, the disaster scenarios to be examined also differ. These differences, and thus measures adapted to the circumstances, enhance the transferability of the findings to other regions in sub-Saharan Africa.
Key areas of work
- Basic data research and collection. Preparation and evaluation of data.
- Hydrodynamic modelling
- Development of guidelines
- Technical flood protection and decentralised drinking water supply
- Raising awareness, communication and training
Successful INTEWAR closing conference in Cameroon
The German-Cameroonian consortium of the BMBF-funded INTEWAR project successfully organised its final con-ference in Yaoundé in mid-November after three years of project work.
INTEWAR Final Conference on 14.11.2024 in Yaoundé
On Tuesday, 14.11.2024, the final conference of the INTEWAR project will take place in Yaoundé. Further in-formation will follow shortly…
Flood Hazard Map for Douala – Methodology
Part of the developed INTEWAR concept includes the production of representative flood hazard and flood risk maps for the respective pilot regions…
Household Survey Successfully Completed in Ngousso, and Sampling Initiated!
In Ngousso, the project partners from the University of Yaoundé I successfully conducted a household survey to assess risk perception and collect health data.
Working together for clean water: Successful 5th project trip to Cameroon
In June, the fifth project trip of the BMBF-funded INTEWAR project took place, in which another water treat-ment plant was handed over to a Cameroonian community.
Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Occupational, Social, and Environmental Medicine at the University Hospital of RWTH Aachen
The Institute of Occupational, Social, and Environmental Medicine at the University Hospital of RWTH Aachen (IASU) is delighted to welcome Mr. Carot Lemo from the Centre Pasteur Yaoundé for further training…
Flood hazard maps SOA
One of the goals of the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management (IWW) at RWTH Aachen University is the creation of flood hazard maps on the basis of a hydraulic runoff model for the project regions…
Results of water and soil analyses
The Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine (IASU) of the University Hospital Aachen is investigating the contamination of water and soil with chemical substances in the INTEWAR project…
Drone survey of Yaoundé successfully finished
The Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management (IWW) of RWTH Aachen University is responsible in the project for the creation of digital terrain models of the project areas in Cameroon …
Fourth project trip to Cameroon
As part of the 4th project trip, a six-member delegation from the INTEWAR project travelled to Cameroon between 26 October and 4 November. The team consisted of two staff members each from FiW e.V., IHPH and IWW. On site, the delegation was joined by staff from…
Installation of the PAULA water treatment plant at the health center in Soa
In cooperation with the Cameroonian company AURA Cameroun Sarl, Lena Löchte from PAULA Water GmbH has installed the first PAULA water treatment plant in Cameroon,…
Design and construction of a pilot plant for decentralised wastewater treatment started
As part of the INTEWAR project, the Wastewater Research Unit (WRU) of the University of Yaoundé 1 has started designing and building a pilot plant for decentralised wastewater treatment…
First water sample analysis available
For the first time, IASU has analyzed a water sample from the drinking water intake in Soa. The sample was taken at the Health Center in Soa…
World Water Forum in Dakar
The 9th World Water Forum (WWF) was held under the topic “Water Security for Peace and Development” and was hosted for the first time in Senegal…
Second project trip to Cameroon
Between February 17 and 27, a six-member delegation of the INTEWAR project travelled to Cameroon for the second time within the project period…
Flood hazard maps for SOA produced
The Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management (IWW) at RWTH Aachen University has reached an important milestone by completing the first flood hazard maps for the project area Soa…
Cameroonian-German cooperation intensified
In addition to many new insights, the first trip to Cameroon has also intensified the cooperation between the Cameroonian and German project partners. Since October, the partners have been regularly exchanging information…
First trip to Cameroon
After more than a year of digital coordination meetings in the German consortium and with the Cameroonian partners, FiW and IHPH made a first successful trip to Cameroon. For eleven days, the team visited potential pilot sites for the construction of decentralized drinking water treatment plants, presented…
First aerial photographs received from Cameroon
In May of this year, the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management (IWW) at RWTH Aachen University commissioned a Cameroonian partner company, SOGEFI (Société de Géomatique et d’Expertise Foncière à l’International),…
Launch household survey in Soa
The IHPH at the University Hospital Bonn will record the drinking water supply structure, georeference water sources and conduct microbiological analyses in the study areas. Essential components of the IHPH’s work…
Drone survey subcontracted
In the project, the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management (IWW) of RWTH Aachen University is responsible for the preparation of digital terrain models of the project areas in Cameroon, …
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