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==Managing Groundwater Sustainably== | ==Managing Groundwater Sustainably== | ||
Sustainable management of groundwater resources is critical to ensuring the long-term supply of good quality groundwater supplies. | Sustainable management of groundwater resources is critical to ensuring the long-term supply of good quality groundwater supplies. Groundwater management is a huge topic and there are many organisations who produce information and guidance on managing water resources, including groundwater, both in Africa and more generally. This page lists some of these organisations and their outputs, but there are many more. | ||
===The [https://www.groundwatergovernance.org Groundwater Governance' project=== | |||
This project aims to influence political decisions thanks to better awareness of the paramount importance of groundwater resources and their sustainable management in averting the impending water crisis. | |||
===The [https://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/ RWSN]=== | |||
The Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) produces many resources that support groundwater management. For example, the following report that addresses sustainable groundwater development: | |||
Furey, S.G. & Danert, K. 2014. [https://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources-top/details/371 Sustainable Groundwater Development: use, protect and enhance]. RWSN Publication 2014-9, 1, Skat/SDC/UNICEF/DFID, DEW Point, RWSN, St Gallen. | |||
The | ===The [https://www.agw-net.org/ Africa Groundwater Network]=== | ||
[https://www. | The Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net) has produced a training manual, [https://www.agw-net.org/literature.htm The Integration of Groundwater Management into Transboundary Basin Organizations in Africa], in both English and French. The manual is designed to support the international river basin organisations in Africa to manage their transboundary groundwater issues. AGW-Net carries out a range of other activities relating to its key aims of increasing awareness of the potential and value of groundwater across Africa, and contributing to capacity building in the groundwater sector in Africa. [https://www.agw-net.org/home.htm AGW-Net] promotes communication within the African groundwater community, with active participation from across the continent. | ||
===[https://upgro.org/ UPGro]=== | |||
The UPGro programme (Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor_ is funded in the UK by DFID and NERC. Research is being carried out under the UPGro programme that combines a social and natural science approach in order to better support sustainable use of groundwater for the benefit of the poor in Africa. | |||
===[https://www.un-igrac.org/ IGRAC]=== | |||
The UN International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) facilitates and promotes international sharing of information and knowledge required for sustainable groundwater resources development and management, and produces a number of resources, including this report: | |||
Tuinhof, A., Foster, S., van Steenbergen, F., Talbi, A. & Wishart, M. 2011. [https://www.un-igrac.org/dynamics/modules/SFIL0100/view.php?fil_Id=205 Appropriate Groundwater Management Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa in face of demographic pressure and climatic variability]. Strategic Overview Series, No. 5, GW-MATE/World Bank/GWP/Water Partnership Program. | |||
===[https://www.wateraid.org/uk WaterAid]=== | |||
WaterAid produces information on managing water resources, including groundwater. This recent [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9BB0XdRxEA video] gives an example of managing groundwater resources to reduce the vulnerability of communities to water stress. Other WaterAid publications can be found on its [https://www.wateraid.org/uk/what-we-do/our-approach/research-and-publications website]. | |||
===The [https://iah.org/ International Association of Hydrogeologists]=== | |||
The International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) works to raise awareness of groundwater issues, and works with national and international agencies to promote the use of groundwater. IAH publishes academic research through the [https://link.springer.com/journal/10040 Hydrogeology Journal] and the [https://iah.org/iah-book-series IAH Book Series]. | |||
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Managing Groundwater Sustainably
Sustainable management of groundwater resources is critical to ensuring the long-term supply of good quality groundwater supplies. Groundwater management is a huge topic and there are many organisations who produce information and guidance on managing water resources, including groundwater, both in Africa and more generally. This page lists some of these organisations and their outputs, but there are many more.
The [https://www.groundwatergovernance.org Groundwater Governance' project
This project aims to influence political decisions thanks to better awareness of the paramount importance of groundwater resources and their sustainable management in averting the impending water crisis.
The RWSN
The Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) produces many resources that support groundwater management. For example, the following report that addresses sustainable groundwater development:
Furey, S.G. & Danert, K. 2014. Sustainable Groundwater Development: use, protect and enhance. RWSN Publication 2014-9, 1, Skat/SDC/UNICEF/DFID, DEW Point, RWSN, St Gallen.
The Africa Groundwater Network
The Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net) has produced a training manual, The Integration of Groundwater Management into Transboundary Basin Organizations in Africa, in both English and French. The manual is designed to support the international river basin organisations in Africa to manage their transboundary groundwater issues. AGW-Net carries out a range of other activities relating to its key aims of increasing awareness of the potential and value of groundwater across Africa, and contributing to capacity building in the groundwater sector in Africa. AGW-Net promotes communication within the African groundwater community, with active participation from across the continent.
UPGro
The UPGro programme (Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor_ is funded in the UK by DFID and NERC. Research is being carried out under the UPGro programme that combines a social and natural science approach in order to better support sustainable use of groundwater for the benefit of the poor in Africa.
IGRAC
The UN International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) facilitates and promotes international sharing of information and knowledge required for sustainable groundwater resources development and management, and produces a number of resources, including this report:
Tuinhof, A., Foster, S., van Steenbergen, F., Talbi, A. & Wishart, M. 2011. Appropriate Groundwater Management Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa in face of demographic pressure and climatic variability. Strategic Overview Series, No. 5, GW-MATE/World Bank/GWP/Water Partnership Program.
WaterAid
WaterAid produces information on managing water resources, including groundwater. This recent video gives an example of managing groundwater resources to reduce the vulnerability of communities to water stress. Other WaterAid publications can be found on its website.
The International Association of Hydrogeologists
The International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) works to raise awareness of groundwater issues, and works with national and international agencies to promote the use of groundwater. IAH publishes academic research through the Hydrogeology Journal and the IAH Book Series.
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