Former IRC Associate
Bertha has over 16 years post qualification experience as a Civil Engineer with specialization in water supply and sanitation engineering. She is a professional engineer (P.E) and member of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (Civil Division). She is currently part of a team developing a national solid waste management model. Bertha recently led the development of an Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building programme for the GAMA Sanitation and Water project under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
This case study looks at district-based associations of hand pump mechanics in Uganda as a supporting mechanism for improved functionality. Presented... Read more...
External Support Agencies each choosing different hand pumps for their projects can lead to great difficulties for Village Level Operation and... Read more...
Short descriptions with illustrations are given of the following manually operated pumps which are suitable for small-scale irrigation: the rower... Read more...
The authors describe a piped water supply programme in 44 small towns in West-Java, Indonesia. Read more...
This series illustrates the importance of water in the Bahr al Ghazal province of the Sudan. Read more...
The Step Draw-Down Pumping Test (SDT) was developed by Jacob to determine aquifer transmissivity and well properties in cases where the standard... Read more...
Despite the increased attention international organizations now pay to water supply and sanitation, the overall water supply situation in many... Read more...