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
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, …
Stakeholder analysis in Soa
The associated partner NGO of the project, Association Ciel Bleu, established initial contact in the pilot area of Soa with various actors in the water sector in close cooperation and coordination with FiW.
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