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Welcome to the Africa Groundwater Atlas.
The Africa Groundwater Atlas is currently under development, so please excuse any empty pages and draft pages, and understand that there may be errors that have not yet been identified. Please do return over the coming months to see extended and improved content.
The Africa Groundwater Atlas is an web resource that provides an introduction to the hydrogeology and groundwater resources of every country in Africa. The aim of the Atlas is to improve the availability and accessibility of robust information on groundwater in Africa, making it available to a wide range of stakeholders, so that the precious resource of groundwater can be developed and used in a safe and sustainable way.
Africa Groundwater Atlas
Hydrogeology by Country
This section provides a gateway to the hydrogeology of every country in Africa. There is a profile of the hydrogeology of each country, with consistent information on the geology and hydrogeology of key aquifers, groundwater status and management, climate, hydrology, soils and land use. Many of the country profiles have been co-written by groundwater experts from that country.
A series of pages providing a summary of hydrogeology and groundwater issues for each country in Africa.
To view a full list of all contributing authors please see here
Overview of Groundwater in Africa
The Atlas also provides an overview of groundwater in Africa at a continental scale, summarising the main hydrogeological environments and some of the key issues related to groundwater use and management, with links to further information and data.
- An Overview of Groundwater in Africa
- A summary of the major Hydrogeological Environments in Africa
- A series of Resource Pages providing an introduction and links to further information on issues related to groundwater in Africa, including:
- - climate
- - soil
- - recharge
Further details on the Africa Groundwater Atlas project can be found here
Africa Groundwater Literature Archive
The 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 These include published and unpublished reports, journal papers, maps, books and academic theses.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.
Further background on this project can be found here. The Africa Groundwater Literature Archive can be accessed | here