Groundwater Management & Climate Resilience – Sughd Region, Tajikistan
In 2023, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) commissioned Dropstone to conduct a scoping study on groundwater management in the Sughd region of northern Tajikistan. The objective was to assess current practices and identify opportunities to strengthen the role of hydrogeology in climate change adaptation strategies. Located in the rapidly growing Fergana Valley, […]
Developing Tailor-Made Project Management Databases
DROPSTONE has developed skills in designing and constructing databases for the management of information related to water supply and sanitation projects, borehole drilling campaigns, hydrogeology, geochemestry, but also the management of specialized libraries or engineering projects. We are working together with a team of IT specialists, data analysts and computer scientists and are dedicating an […]
Securing Water Supply for 170,000 People in Maiduguri
Optimizing the Alhamduri Well Field under complex humanitarian conditions Project Overview Dropstone was mandated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 2021 to assess the groundwater production potential of the Alhamduri Well Field (AWF) in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. The objective was to determine whether the existing groundwater infrastructure could sustainably increase water […]
Drilling Campaign and Pumping Tests – Geneva
The Industrial Services of Geneva (SIG) commissioned our firm to carry out two exploratory boreholes in Thônex, Geneva State, including pumping tests to define the aquifer characteristics. This work made it possible to refine the understanding of the local geology and hydrogeology, which until then had remained largely unknown below the shallow aquifer horizon. The […]
Migrant Crisis – WASH Emergency Mission – Lesbos, Greece
On the night of 8 September, 2020, a huge fire broke out in the Moria refugee camp, the largest migrant and asylum seeker camp in Europe. The Swiss Government offered their assistance to the Greek authorities immediately after the incident. The offer was accepted on 9 September, based on which humanitarian experts and material were […]
Institutional Strategy Development – CSP-Vaud
Dropstone has animated during two days in Leysin an intensive workshop for 60 staff and committee members. The CSP is an important Swiss organization working for the disatvantaged people of the Canton of Vaud. Dropstone provided the methodology to formulate the Vision, Missions, and Values. Critical points were discussed during SWOT sessions. As a team, […]