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
A framework is developed incorporating public participation as a mandatory clause in water supply projects. Read more...
Sustainable groundwater use is more likely in Indian villages if farmers, other village community members and NGOs work together with researchers and... Read more...
Groundwater in the Caribbean Islands, a major drinking water source, is becoming increasingly polluted. The groundwater quality was such that it... Read more...
A tube well near Koudougou in Burkina Faso was accidentally polluted. Several causes of the faecal pollution are discussed. Read more...
The climate of Southern Mali consists of primarily two seasons: a dry season, dominated by the dry Saharan wind (Harmattan), and a rainy season where... 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...