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




===Groundwater in Africa===
===[[Supporting environmental information | Supporting geological and environmental information]]===


:- [[Overview_of_Groundwater_in_Africa| Overview of 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.


:- [[Hydrogeology Map | Africa hydrogeology maps]]
:- [[Geography| Country boundaries and land surface elevation]]


:- [[Developing An Africa Hydrogeology Map | Developing the Africa Groundwater Atlas Hydrogeology Map]]
:- [[Geology  | Geology]]
 
:- [[Climate | Climate]]
 
:- [[Land cover | Land cover]]
 
:- [[Soil | Soil]]
 
:- [[Surface water | Surface water]]
 
 
===[[Groundwater in Africa | Background on the hydrogeology of Africa]]===
 
:- [[Overview_of_Groundwater_in_Africa | An overview of groundwater in Africa]]


:- [[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]]
 
 
===[[Hydrogeology Maps Of Africa | OVerview of Groundwater and Hydrogeological Maps of Africa]]===
 
:- [[Hydrogeology Maps Of Africa | Groundwater and Hydrogeological maps of Africa]]
 
:- [[Africa Groundwater Atlas Hydrogeology Maps | The Africa Groundwater Atlas Country Hydrogeology Maps]]
 
 
===[[Developing groundwater resources | Developing groundwater resources]]===


:- [[Groundwater use | Groundwater use in Africa]]  
:- [[Groundwater development techniques | Introduction to groundwater development procedures]]


:- [[Borehole Drilling | Borehole Drilling]], including professionalising drilling


===Developing groundwater resources===
:- [[Manual drilling | Manual drilling]]


:- [[Groundwater development techniques | Introduction to groundwater development techniques]]
:- [[Siting Boreholes | Siting Boreholes]]


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


===Groundwater management===
:- [[Assessing Groundwater Source Yield |Assessing source yield]]


:- [[Groundwater management | Resources to support groundwater management]]
:- [[Assessing Water Quality | Assessing water quality]]


:- [[Urban groundwater in Africa | Urban groundwater in Africa]]


:- [[Groundwater irrigation in Africa | Groundwater and irrigation in Africa]]
===[[Groundwater Management | Groundwater management]]===
 
:- [[Groundwater management organisations | Groundwater management organisations]]


:-[[Transboundary aquifers | Transboundary aquifers]]
:- [[Groundwater monitoring | Groundwater monitoring]]


:- [[Long term groundwater datasets | Long term groundwater datasets]]
:- [[Groundwater use | Groundwater use in Africa]]


===[[Key Groundwater Issues | Key groundwater issues]]===


===Key Groundwater Issues===
:- [[Urban groundwater in Africa | Urban groundwater in Africa]]


A series of pages covering key issues relating to groundwater in Africa, such as urban groundwater, irrigation, rural water supply, transboundary aquifers, climate and other environmental changes, groundwater quality and health, and groundwater and poverty.
:- [[Groundwater irrigation in Africa | Groundwater and irrigation in Africa]]


:-[[Transboundary aquifers | Transboundary aquifers]]


===Case studies===
===Case studies===
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===Groundwater Research in Africa===
===[[Groundwater Data | Groundwater Data]]===
 
Information on and links to sources of groundwater data in Africa.
 
 
===[[Groundwater Research in Africa | Groundwater Research in Africa]]===


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




===Educational Resources===
===[[Groundwater Educational Resources | Educational Resources]]===


Information and resources to help explain groundwater issues and hydrogeology.
Information and resources to help explain groundwater issues and hydrogeology.




===Groundwater Organisations in Africa===
===[[Groundwater Organisations in Africa | 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.


:-[[Groundwater links | Links to African groundwater organisations and other resources]]





Revision as of 14:40, 4 March 2022

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


Background on the hydrogeology of Africa

- An overview of groundwater in Africa
- Aquifer properties
- Recharge
- Groundwater quality


OVerview of Groundwater and Hydrogeological Maps of Africa

- Groundwater and Hydrogeological maps of Africa
- The Africa Groundwater Atlas Country Hydrogeology Maps


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

- Groundwater management organisations
- Groundwater monitoring
- Groundwater use in Africa

Key groundwater issues

- 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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