24th July 2023: Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB) technical staff involved in the isotope hydrology project, along with a university professor and an International Atomic Energy Agency expert, Robert Kalin, have conducted a three-day field visit in Musanze, Nyabihu, and Rubavu in line with the ongoing capacity building under the Isotope Hydrology Project RWA7001 funded by IAEA.

The aim of this project is to facilitate the integration of isotopes in hydrological practices in developing tools for better understanding specific hydrological processes of the volcano flood water and improving understanding between groundwater and surface interaction;

Professor Robert Kalin and Rwanda Water Resources Board technical team collected some samples on Bihinga Lake, Cyunyu Lake, Rwankeri Springs, and sinkholes, to identify the connectivity between surface and groundwater in the volcano region.

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