Regional Center on Ground Water Recruitment

Regional Centre on Groundwater Education, Training and Research in Eastern Africa was established as result of Resolution XIX-6 of the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of July 2010 wh... read moreich proposed the establishment of a Category 2 Center within the auspices of UNESCO, to be situated in Nairobi, Kenya. The aim of the Centre is to promote regional cooperation on the ‘Management of Groundwater Systems’, train water professionals, support Member states in addressing regional needs, and contribute to the achievement of Millennium Development Goals(MDGs)now Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)

In February 2013 the Government of Kenya and UNESCO signed an agreement setting out the center. The Agreement spelt out the functions and objectives of the center and the obligations of each of the parties with regard to the center.

The Government of Kenya in its Legal Notice No. 252 of 18th December, 2015 established the center. The Chairman and Board members were appointed thereafter and the center became operational.