Water first

Ruden Water’s mission is to enable the access and use of conventional and unconventional water resources, to ultimately enhance climate resilience and improve food security. While more and more countries are experiencing drought and water shortages, several of these countries have suitable hydrogeological settings to hold large amounts of low-salinity water in deep aquifers.

Ruden Water has over 40 years of experience with water exploration. Its roots lie in humanitarian and development water projects in Africa and other places in the world. We are recognized as a science and technology driven company with a dose of idealism, today working on water projects in all sizes from local to national scale.

In 2023 we established the Sustainable Deep Groundwater Foundation to create a more comprehensive multipartner framework for sustainable development of water projects.

Somalia - Exploring for deep groundwater

Ruden Water's unique approach enables exploring for fresh water aquifers way deeper than traditional hydrogeology. Where traditional hydrogeology explores to a maximum of 300m depth, are we not afraid to look deeper than 1000m! We are currently working on a unique project in Somalia, where we are mapping the whole country for the occurrence of deep groundwater.

Tanzania - The discovery of the Kimbiji Aquifer

The combination of using well data and seismic lines previously acquired by the oil industry, with applied hydrogeology, and innovative drilling techniques resulted in the discovery the Kimbiji aquifer. This data and techniques enabled the decision to drill to 600m depth to target a Neogene aquifer.

Kenya - No food security without water

Ruden AS is currently in close dialogue with the National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK) to establish a collaboration framework to repurpose oil exploration data for the identification of groundwater resources for irrigation. Coincidentally, the driest parts of Kenya have the best quality subsurface data that can be used to identify hidden groundwater resources.

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Vitising partners in Kenya and Somalia

The team of Ruden Water is continuing its endeavours to enable more access to water in the Horn of Africa. Recently, Elizabeth and Helene travelled to Nairobi to meet with NOCK (National Oil Corporation of Kenya) and the Ministry of Water of Kenya. They also traveled to Mogadishu in Somalia to discuss the continuation of the Somalia Deep Groundwater Project.

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World Water Day 2024

The 22nd of March was World Water Day 2024. Every year on the 22nd or March the day is marked to reflect and spur action on the global water crisis. This years theme is "Leveraging Water for Peace". How can we unite around water and use water for peace, laying the foundations of a more stable and prosperous tomorrow?

Fridtjov joined the seminar at the University library of Ås University, to talk about Water, War and Peace.

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Ruden finalist for the Water Changemaker Innovation Awards 2023

Ruden is extremely proud to be amongst the 30 finalists for the Water Changemaker Innovation Awards 2023. Water Changemaker Awards2023 is a global initiative that aims to recognise high-level commitment and leadership for climate resilient water investments and showcase the most promising climate resilient innovations with the greatest potential for scale, replication, and further investment to support a water-secure world.

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Ruden Water's participation at the UN Water Conference 2023

In March, almost 7000 people attended this first global water conference in almost half a century. The conference offered a good opportunity to engage and meet with various stakeholders and to discuss the preliminary results of the deep groundwater mapping in Somalia.