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| Title |
Groundwater
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IHP Humid Tropics Programme Series
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| Serial Number |
N° 8
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| Authors |
C. Coughanowr
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| Publication Date |
1995
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| Abstract |
Although average annual rainfall is high in the humid tropics, its distribution in time and space can be highly variable which can temporarily restrict the availability of adequate surface water. More important, the high population densities of this climatic region results in significant surface water contamination, making access to safe drinking water a continuing problem. Consequently, there is considerable reliance on groundwater for sustaining water supply for agricultural, industrial and potable water uses. Nevertheless, groundwater is also subject to degradation from over-exploitation and pollution. This document provides a non-technical overview of groundwater systems and groundwater development within the context of the humid tropics, and includes a discussion of the major causes and consequences of groundwater misuse, and a review of some of the options available fro the rational management of this resource. This is achieved under the following headings: Basic Groundwater Hydrology, Unique Aspects of Groundwater in the Humid Tropics, Groundwater Extraction, Groundwater Problems and Groundwater Management.
(48 pages)
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Available
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English
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Free of charge
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| Keywords |
groundwater, humid tropics, pollution, overexploitation, management
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