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This section provides more background information on many different aspects of groundwater and hydrogeology in Africa, and links to more detailed resources.  
This section provides more background information on many different aspects of groundwater and hydrogeology in Africa, and links to more detailed resources.  


===[[Supporting environmental information | Supporting geological and environmental information]]===


===Groundwater in Africa===
These pages have information on the geological and other environmental maps and graphs on the country pages: how they were developed, and links to original data sources.


:- [[Overview_of_Groundwater_in_Africa| Overview of groundwater in Africa]]
:- [[Geography| Country boundaries and land surface elevation]]


:- [[Hydrogeology Map | Africa hydrogeology maps]]
:- [[Geology  | Geology]]


:- [[Developing An Africa Hydrogeology Map | Developing the Africa Groundwater Atlas Hydrogeology Map]]
:- [[Climate | Climate]]
 
:- [[Land cover | Land cover]]
 
:- [[Soil | Soil]]
 
:- [[Surface water | Surface water]]
 
 
===The hydrogeology of groundwater in Africa===
 
:- [[Overview_of_Groundwater_in_Africa| An overview of groundwater in Africa]]
 
:- [[Hydrogeology Maps Of Africa | Hydrogeology maps of Africa]]
 
:- [[Africa Groundwater Atlas Hydrogeology Maps | The Africa Groundwater Atlas country hydrogeology maps]]


:- [[Aquifer properties | Aquifer properties]]
:- [[Aquifer properties | Aquifer properties]]
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:- [[Recharge | Recharge]]  
:- [[Recharge | Recharge]]  


:- [[Groundwater quality in Africa | Groundwater chemistry]]
:- [[Groundwater quality in Africa | Groundwater quality]]
 
 
===[[Developing groundwater resources | Developing groundwater resources]]===
 
:- [[Groundwater development techniques | Introduction to groundwater development procedures]]
 
:- [[Borehole Drilling | Borehole Drilling]], including professionalising drilling
 
:- [[Manual drilling | Manual drilling]]


:- [[Groundwater use | Groundwater use in Africa]]  
:- [[Siting Boreholes | Siting Boreholes]]


:- [[Siting Boreholes:Reconnaissance | Siting Boreholes:Reconnaissance]]


===Developing groundwater resources===
:- [[Assessing Groundwater Source Yield |Assessing source yield]]


:- [[Groundwater development techniques | Introduction to groundwater development techniques]]
:- [[Assessing Water Quality | Assessing water quality]]




===[[Groundwater Management | Groundwater management]]===
===[[Groundwater Management | Groundwater management and use]]===


:- [[Groundwater management | Resources to support groundwater management]]
:- [[Groundwater management | Resources to support groundwater management]]
:- [[Groundwater use | Groundwater use in Africa]]





Revision as of 09:59, 2 July 2019

Africa Groundwater Atlas >> Resource Pages

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Information resources on groundwater in Africa

This section provides more background information on many different aspects of groundwater and hydrogeology in Africa, and links to more detailed resources.

Supporting geological and environmental information

These pages have information on the geological and other environmental maps and graphs on the country pages: how they were developed, and links to original data sources.

- Country boundaries and land surface elevation
- Geology
- Climate
- Land cover
- Soil
- Surface water


The hydrogeology of groundwater in Africa

- An overview of groundwater in Africa
- Hydrogeology maps of Africa
- The Africa Groundwater Atlas country hydrogeology maps
- Aquifer properties
- Recharge
- Groundwater quality


Developing groundwater resources

- Introduction to groundwater development procedures
- Borehole Drilling, including professionalising drilling
- Manual drilling
- Siting Boreholes
- Siting Boreholes:Reconnaissance
- Assessing source yield
- Assessing water quality


Groundwater management and use

- Resources to support groundwater management
- Groundwater use in Africa


Key Groundwater Issues

A series of pages covering key issues relating to groundwater in Africa.

- Urban groundwater in Africa
- Groundwater and irrigation in Africa
- Transboundary aquifers


Case studies

- A series of case studies that illustrate different groundwater understanding and management issues across Africa.


Groundwater Data

Information on and links to sources of groundwater data in Africa.


Groundwater Research in Africa

Information on key current and past groundwater research themes and projects in Africa.


Educational Resources

Information and resources to help explain groundwater issues and hydrogeology.


Groundwater Organisations in Africa

Links to some of the many professional networks and organisations offer support to those working in groundwater and hydrogeology in Africa.




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