"Groundwater Relief undertakes highly professional work in some of the world’s most challenging places, and its beneficial impact on those most in need of reliable water services is undeniable..."

As well as working throughout Africa as a hydrogeologist, she has been a Member of the South African Council for Geosciences Board, is currently an advisor to the South African Minister for Water Affairs and Environment and is an expert advisor to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Ramsar convention on the protection on wetlands from mining.

Richard Carter and Associates Ltd specialises in groundwater resources and supply, sanitation, and hygiene in low-income countries. Former positions included that of Professor of International Water Development at Cranfield University and Head of the Technical Support Unit at the charity WaterAid. He is a former Chair of the Executive Steering Committee of the Rural Water Supply Network.

Here's what Richard says about Groundwater Relief:
"Over the years I have seen Groundwater Relief fill a really important niche, advising organisations which might otherwise forego high quality advice and support in this specialist area, and going willingly where others might fear to tread. Groundwater Relief undertakes highly professional work in some of the world’s most challenging places, and its beneficial impact on those most in need of reliable water services is undeniable." (May, 2022)

In addition to his consultancy role, Richard is Co-Editor of the journal Waterlines; Senior Research Associate at the Overseas Development Institute; Visitor in the Cambridge University Engineering Department; and on the Boards of two development charities.

He is a strong proponent of the professionalisation of both conventional and manual drilling for groundwater abstraction. He puts high priority on the monitoring of groundwater, and the evaluation of groundwater resources. His work has focused mainly on sub-Saharan Africa, although he has also worked in South Asia and Central America. He has published widely in the field of water management and community water supply and sanitation. He was given the IAH Applied Hydrogeology Award in 2016.

Alan is also Chair of the International Association of Hydrogeologists Burdon Network. Alan has spent significant time working in Africa including 3 years in Nigeria with WaterAid.

He is an author of two books on African groundwater including: Developing Groundwater, A guide to rural water supply (2005). Alan has published more than 50 scientific papers and recently led a project to develop the first quantitative maps of groundwater resources in Africa.

Richard has 40 years of professional experience as a hydrogeologist and engineer. He has particular expertise in water resources management; assessing the impacts of groundwater abstraction; borehole design, construction and test pumping; small-scale rural water supplies; and the development and delivery of technical training courses. Richard has extensive international experience, with a strong focus on Africa.

Richard has worked in a variety of senior technical and managerial positions including: Water Resources Manager for Tullow Kenya; Regional Manager for Europe and Africa, for Schlumberger Water Services (formerly Water Management Consultants); Principal Hydrogeologist for Southern Water; and Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham.

He now operates as a self-employed, independent consultant and after 10 years still supports Groundwater Relief's mission.

He is also a Research Associate at the University of Calgary, where he directs water projects in Latin America. David has worked in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Bolivia, Malawi, and Ghana on hydrogeology, water resource management, urban/rural water supply, water contamination studies and rural sanitation projects. David has worked as a technical expert for the

International Development Research Centre, the International Atomic
Energy Agency and the World Bank. David is also involved with the
development of the CARA Network in Latin America.