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'''[[Atlas Eaux Souterraines Afrique | Lire l'Atlas des eaux souterraines d l'Afrique en français]]'''  [[File: flag_of_france.png  | 50px]]
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==Welcome to the Africa Groundwater Atlas==
==Welcome to the Africa Groundwater Atlas==


This Atlas is an online resource that provides an introduction to the groundwater resources of 51 African countries, and a gateway to further information. The aim of the Atlas is to improve the availability and accessibility of high quality information on groundwater in Africa, to support the safe and sustainable development and use of groundwater resources.  
This Atlas provides a summary of the hydrogeology and groundwater resources of 51 African countries, and a gateway to further information. The aim of the Atlas is to improve the availability and accessibility of high quality information on groundwater in Africa, to support the safe and sustainable development and use of groundwater resources.  


The Atlas includes a summary of the hydrogeology, groundwater status and groundwater management of individual countries, with links to further information through the [https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/index.cfm Africa Groundwater Literature Archive]; and provides supporting information on aspects of hydrogeology at a continental scale.
As well as information on individual countries, Atlas provides links to further information, including through the [https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/index.cfm Africa Groundwater Literature Archive], and also provides supporting information on many groundwater-related issues that affect sustainable groundwater development, management and use.
 
The Atlas provides groundwater information and maps at a national scale, not local, site-specific groundwater information. For site-specific groundwater assessments, such as siting new water boreholes, more detailed information is needed.


==Hydrogeology and groundwater resources by country==
==Hydrogeology and groundwater resources by country==
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===[[Hydrogeology by country | Hydrogeology by country]]===
===[[Hydrogeology by country | Hydrogeology by country]]===


The [[Hydrogeology by country | '''Hydrogeology by country''']] section provides a profile of each of 51 countries in Africa, and a gateway to further information sources. Each country page provides a summary of the geology and hydrogeology of key aquifers, the status of groundwater resources, and groundwater management.
The [[Hydrogeology by country | '''Hydrogeology by country''']] section provides a profile of each of 51 countries in Africa, and a gateway to further information sources. Each country page provides a summary of the geology and hydrogeology of key aquifers, the status of groundwater resources, and groundwater management. For each country there is also [[Supporting environmental information | supporting environmental information]]: climate, major rivers, soils and land cover.


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The country profiles were prepared by the British Geological Survey (BGS) in collaboration with hydrogeologists, geologists and other groundwater experts from across Africa and beyond. The authors are cited on the relevant country pages, and details of all the [[List of Authors | '''contributing authors''' ]] can be found here.
The country profiles were prepared by the British Geological Survey (BGS) in collaboration with hydrogeologists, geologists and other groundwater experts from across Africa and beyond. The authors are cited on the relevant country pages, and details of all the [[List of Authors | '''contributing authors''' ]] can be found here.


===[[Supporting environmental information | '''Supporting environmental information''']]===
==[[Additional resources | Resource pages]]==
 
This section provides a series of pages with additional information on key issues related to hydrogeology, groundwater resources and management in Africa.
 
===[[Supporting environmental information | Supporting geological and environmental information]]===
 
For each country, the Atlas also provides maps and graphs with information on environmental parameters closely related to groundwater: [[Geology  | ''geology'']], [[Climate | ''climate'']], [[Surface water | ''major rivers'']], [[Soil | ''soils'']] and  [[Land cover | ''land cover'']].
 
===[[Groundwater in Africa | Groundwater in Africa]]===
 
Including information on [[Hydrogeology Maps Of Africa | ''maps of groundwater and hydrogeology of Africa'']] and [[Africa Groundwater Atlas Hydrogeology Maps | ''the Africa Groundwater Atlas '''country hydrogeology maps''''']], and information on [[Aquifer properties | ''aquifer properties'']], [[Recharge | ''recharge'']], [[Groundwater quality in Africa | ''groundwater quality'']], and [[Groundwater use | ''groundwater use in Africa'']].
 
===[[Developing Groundwater Resources | Developing groundwater resources]]===
 
Including information on [[Groundwater source types | ''groundwater source types'']] and [[Stages in groundwater exploration | ''stages and techniques for groundwater exploration and development'']], such as [[Siting Boreholes | ''siting boreholes'']], [[Borehole Drilling | ''borehole drilling'']], [[Manual drilling | ''manual drilling'']] and assessing [[Assessing Groundwater Source Yield | ''source yield'']] and [[Assessing Water Quality | ''water quality'']].


For each country, the Atlas provides maps and graphs summarising information on environmental parameters that are closely linked to groundwater, including climate, hydrology, soils and land cover. The [[Supporting environmental information | '''Supporting environmental information''']] section provides more information on the data sources used to develop these maps and graphs.
===[[Groundwater Management | Groundwater management and use]]===


==[[Additional resources | Resource pages]]==
===[[Key Groundwater Issues | Key groundwater issues]]===
 
Including [[Urban groundwater in Africa | ''urban groundwater'']], [[Groundwater irrigation in Africa | ''groundwater and irrigation'']], and [[Transboundary aquifers | ''transboundary aquifers'']].
 
===[[Case studies | Case studies]]===
 
===[[Groundwater Data | Groundwater Data]]===
 
===[[Groundwater Research in Africa | Groundwater Research in Africa]]===
 
===[[Groundwater Educational Resources | Educational Resources]]===


This section provides a series of [[Additional resources|'''resource pages''']] with information on key issues related to hydrogeology, groundwater use and management - such as climate, recharge and groundwater quality, and background on the datasets used to develop the Atlas.
===[[Groundwater Organisations in Africa | Groundwater Organisations in Africa]]===


==[https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/archive.cfm Africa Groundwater Literature Archive]==
==[https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/archive.cfm Africa Groundwater Literature Archive]==


The [https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/archive.cfm '''Africa Groundwater Literature Archive''']  
The [https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/archive.cfm '''Africa Groundwater Literature Archive''']  
is is an online database containing bibliographic references for thousands of items of literature related to groundwater in Africa. These include published and unpublished reports, journal papers, maps, books and academic theses. The full archive can be searched by country and thematic keywords; selected items can be searched by detailed location; and, where possible, links to full-text documents are provided. More information on the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive project is available [[Africa Groundwater Literature Archive description | '''here''']].  
is is an online library of documents about groundwater in Africa - a searchable database holding bibliographic references for thousands of items of literature related to groundwater in Africa. The documents include published and unpublished reports, journal papers, maps, books and academic theses.  


Search the Archive by:
:-  '''location''' - search for all documents for a particular country; or for many of the documents, search for their detailed location on a map.
:- thematic '''keyword''' - for example, search for documents about ''aquifer characterisation'', ''groundwater quality'', or ''socio-economics''
The Archive gives full bibliographic references and, whereever possible, links to full-text documents.
[[Africa Groundwater Literature Archive description | '''Background information about the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive project''']].
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==Background to the Africa Groundwater Atlas==
==Background to the Africa Groundwater Atlas==
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If you would like further information about the Africa Groundwater Atlas, or have groundwater information you would like to see added to the Atlas, please contact us at [mailto:AfricaGWAtlas@bgs.ac.uk  AfricaGWAtlas@bgs.ac.uk].
If you would like further information about the Africa Groundwater Atlas, or have groundwater information you would like to see added to the Atlas, please contact us at [mailto:AfricaGWAtlas@bgs.ac.uk  AfricaGWAtlas@bgs.ac.uk].


==[[Wikipedia edit-a-thon | Wikipedia edit-a-thon]]==
'''Helping create the first Hydrogeology of Africa pages in Wikipedia!'''
At the 2019 IAH Congress we ran a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to transfer content from the Africa Groundwater Atlas into Wikipedia, making hydrogeology information for Africa more visible and accessible to a wider audience.
[[Wikipedia edit-a-thon | Background information about the event]]


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   Lire l'Atlas des eaux souterraines d l'Afrique en français  


Welcome to the Africa Groundwater Atlas

This Atlas provides a summary of the hydrogeology and groundwater resources of 51 African countries, and a gateway to further information. The aim of the Atlas is to improve the availability and accessibility of high quality information on groundwater in Africa, to support the safe and sustainable development and use of groundwater resources.

As well as information on individual countries, Atlas provides links to further information, including through the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive, and also provides supporting information on many groundwater-related issues that affect sustainable groundwater development, management and use.

The Atlas provides groundwater information and maps at a national scale, not local, site-specific groundwater information. For site-specific groundwater assessments, such as siting new water boreholes, more detailed information is needed.

Hydrogeology and groundwater resources by country

Hydrogeology by country

The Hydrogeology by country section provides a profile of each of 51 countries in Africa, and a gateway to further information sources. Each country page provides a summary of the geology and hydrogeology of key aquifers, the status of groundwater resources, and groundwater management. For each country there is also supporting environmental information: climate, major rivers, soils and land cover.

Contributing authors

The country profiles were prepared by the British Geological Survey (BGS) in collaboration with hydrogeologists, geologists and other groundwater experts from across Africa and beyond. The authors are cited on the relevant country pages, and details of all the contributing authors can be found here.

Resource pages

This section provides a series of pages with additional information on key issues related to hydrogeology, groundwater resources and management in Africa.

Supporting geological and environmental information

For each country, the Atlas also provides maps and graphs with information on environmental parameters closely related to groundwater: geology, climate, major rivers, soils and land cover.

Groundwater in Africa

Including information on maps of groundwater and hydrogeology of Africa and the Africa Groundwater Atlas country hydrogeology maps, and information on aquifer properties, recharge, groundwater quality, and groundwater use in Africa.

Developing groundwater resources

Including information on groundwater source types and stages and techniques for groundwater exploration and development, such as siting boreholes, borehole drilling, manual drilling and assessing source yield and water quality.

Groundwater management and use

Key groundwater issues

Including urban groundwater, groundwater and irrigation, and transboundary aquifers.

Case studies

Groundwater Data

Groundwater Research in Africa

Educational Resources

Groundwater Organisations in Africa

Africa Groundwater Literature Archive

The Africa Groundwater Literature Archive is is an online library of documents about groundwater in Africa - a searchable database holding bibliographic references for thousands of items of literature related to groundwater in Africa. The documents include published and unpublished reports, journal papers, maps, books and academic theses.

Search the Archive by:

- location - search for all documents for a particular country; or for many of the documents, search for their detailed location on a map.
- thematic keyword - for example, search for documents about aquifer characterisation, groundwater quality, or socio-economics

The Archive gives full bibliographic references and, whereever possible, links to full-text documents.

Background information about the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive project.

Background to the Africa Groundwater Atlas

Further project information

Further information on the Africa Groundwater Atlas project.

Terms of use

Terms of use for information provided in the Atlas.

Contact us

If you would like further information about the Africa Groundwater Atlas, or have groundwater information you would like to see added to the Atlas, please contact us at AfricaGWAtlas@bgs.ac.uk.

Wikipedia edit-a-thon

Helping create the first Hydrogeology of Africa pages in Wikipedia!

At the 2019 IAH Congress we ran a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to transfer content from the Africa Groundwater Atlas into Wikipedia, making hydrogeology information for Africa more visible and accessible to a wider audience.

Background information about the event