The report confirms that groundwater, if managed sustainably, can be an important development resource across the Sub …-Saharan Africa (SSA) region. The report presents data related to groundwater resource characteristics and highlights the … opportunities and challenges presented in promoting sustainable and resilient groundwater development in the region. Groundwater has …

discharge is neglected. Eight scenarios were simulated to test the influence of rainfall dynamics and groundwater abstraction …

Adaptation to climate impacts on groundwater resources in developed and developing countries has not received adequate … attention. This reflects the often poorly understood impacts of climate change, the hidden nature of groundwater and the general … neglect of groundwater management. Many developing countries are highly reliant on groundwater. Given expectations of reduced …

in their efforts to confront excessive groundwater resource exploitation for agricultural irrigation. Special emphasis is … and social measures, in the main selected through use of a 'pragmatic framework' for groundwater resource management, have … been introduced with agreement of stakeholders in an attempt to promote more sustainable groundwater use in agricultural …

the report is that almost all the significant sources of groundwater in the SGR are 'fossil' or 'non-renewable', meaning … aquifers tend to cause a drop in the groundwater levels above them. The report proposes practical steps by which water … data. A more detailed picture of the distribution and quantity of the groundwater would give planners first, a better idea …

Strategic Report on Groundwater Quality" (Ravenscroft and Lytton 2022a). This report and "A Practical Manual on Groundwater … Quality Monitoring" (Ravenscroft and Lytton 2022b) describe the types of contaminants in groundwater, tools and resources for …

This is a companion volume to "Seeing the Invisible: A Strategic Report on Groundwater Quality," which explains why … groundwater quality is so important to managers of development programs in the World Bank and elsewhere. Its purpose is to provide … managers and their teams with practical guidance on how to set up and manage a groundwater quality monitoring program. It …