Exploring Water and Energy Challenges in Kenya: A Call for Collaborative Research Between Kenya and France

6 oct. 2025, 10:50 → 8 oct. 2025, 18:00 Africa/Nairobi

The workshop on "Exploring Water and Energy Challenges in Kenya: A Call for Collaborative Research Between Kenya and France" will be held in Mtito Andei on 6-8 October 2025. It builds on the success of the WATCH project, a French and Kenyan scientific collaboration on the "Assessment Water resources using muon Tomography in the Chyulu Hills", combining continuous muographic measurements with geophysical, hydro-meteorological and socio-environmental surveys. 

The objectives of the workshop include: discussing common scientific interests, developing a work plan for a period of approximately five years, leveraging ties between France and Kenya to form a consortium open to other countries, and paving the way for a future application to a European or international call for proposals.

lun. 6 octobre

10:50 → 11:50 Arrival and check-in

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:30 → 13:40 Welcome address

13:40 → 14:00 The WATCH project

14:00 → 15:15 Session: Presentations by the participants

WS_oct2025_WATCH summary.pptx

14:00 Regional Centre for Groundwater Resources

Orateurs: Agnes Mbugua (Regional Centre for Groundwater Resources), Cynthia Wacuka (Regional Centre for Groundwater Resources), Patrick Murunga (Regional Centre for Groundwater Resources)

RCGW Presentation_Groundwater Assessment in Kilimanjaro_October 2025.pdf

14:20 Chrono-Environnement

Presentation of the hydrogeology & geophysics activities in Chrono-Environnement lab, UMLP/CNRS

Orateurs: Prof. Hélène Celle, Dr Julie Albaric

WS_oct2025_CE_JAHC-2.pptx

14:40 Dedan Kimathi University of Science and Technology

Orateurs: Patrick Kariuki (Dedan Kimathi University of Technology), Njenga Mburu (School of Engineering, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology)

DeKUT presentation Revised October 5th 2025.pptx

15:00 Géosciences Montpellier

Orateurs: STEPHANIE GAUTIER (Geosciences Montpellier), Christel Tiberi (CNRS)

WS-oct2025-GM.pdf

15:15 → 15:45 Tea and coffee break

15:45 → 17:25 Session: Presentations by the participants

WS_oct2025_WATCH summary.pptx

15:45 University of Nairobi Department of Earth and Climate Science

Orateurs: Dr Daniel Dennis Odhiambo Waga (University of Nairobi, Department of Earth and Climate Sciences), Prof. Charles Maina Gichaba (University of Nairobi, Department of Earth and Climate Sciences), Dr Josphat Mulwa (University of Nairobi, Department of Earth and Climate Sciences)

WATCH GEO PROJECT.pdf

16:05 CNRS Nuclei&Particles: IP2I-LPNHE: muography

Overview of particles & cosmology physics and their applications to societal challenges. Muography may be one of them...

Orateurs: Jacques MARTEAU (Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon / IN2P3), Lydia Roos (CNRS/IN2P3 - LPNHE), Dr Matias Tramontini (Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon / IN2P3)

WS-oct2025-physics-2-infinities.pdf

16:25 Universiy of Nairobi Department of Physics & LPNHE

Orateurs: Ian Kaniu (University of Nairobi), Lydia Roos (CNRS/IN2P3 - LPNHE)

Mtito Andei Meeting_6.10.2025.pdf

16:45 Environnment Ville Société

Orateurs: Dr François Mialhe (Environnement Ville Société), Dr Oldrich Navratil (Environnement Ville Société), Prof. Yanni Gunnel (Environnement Ville Société), Yaël Barré-Rolland (Environnement Ville Société)

EVS Lab.pdf

17:05 Technical University of Kenya

Orateurs: Dr Stanley Chasia (Technical University of Kenya), Dr Lydia Olaka (Technical University of Kenya)

Exploring Water and Energy Challenges in Kenya_TUK_20251001.pptx

17:25 → 18:00 Discussion

19:00 → 20:00 Dinner

mar. 7 octobre

08:00 → 10:00 Discussion: breakout session

08:00 Branstorming 1

08:30 Brainstroming 2

09:00 Brainstorming 3

09:30 Brainstorming 4

10:00 → 10:30 Tea and coffee break

10:30 → 11:15 Discussion: summary of breakout sessions

10:30 Topic #1

10:40 Topic #2

10:50 Topic #3

11:00 Topic #4

11:15 → 12:00 Discussion: towards a common research project

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 18:00 Field visit in Tsavo West

19:00 → 20:00 Dinner

mer. 8 octobre

08:00 → 10:00 Discussion: wrap-up and preparation of the debriefing meeting

10:15 → 10:30 Walk to Mtito Andei SGR station

11:21 → 14:10 Mtito Andei to Nairobi SGR Terminal

14:10 → 15:00 Transfer to Chiromo campus

16:00 → 18:00 Session: Debriefing meeting

WS_oct2025_WATCH summary.pptx