Assessment of groundwater challenges & opportunities in support of sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa (English)

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 significant potential to support human and economic development in SSA, as it has...

DETAILS

Author

Wijnen,Marcus Marinus Petrus;

Barghouti,Shawki;

Cobbing,Jude Edmund;

Hiller,Bradley Todd;

Torquebiau,Raphael;
Document Date
2018/08/01
Document Type
Report
Report Number
129390
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2018/08/10
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Assessment of groundwater challenges & opportunities in support of sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Keywords
groundwater

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

1W-Water Resources Management -- P146400

Major Sector

FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

Theme

FY17 - Water Resource Management,FY17 - Disaster Risk Management,FY17 - Adaptation,FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform,FY17 - Climate change,FY17 - Disaster Preparedness

Sector

FY17 - Other Water Supply, Sanitation and Waste Management,FY17 - Public Administration - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

TF No/Name

TF015965-WA Indicator for Sustainable Water Use,TF016343-WA - Staff costs TF015515 - Climate Uncertainty in WR Decision Tree,TF016687-WA - Staff costs TF015965 - WA Indicator for Sustainable Water Use acti,TF017973-DRM-Informing DRM Decision Making (Initiation of the WPP and GFDRR Join,TF018054-DRM - Staff costs TF017973 - Informing DRM Decision Making,TF0A3073-DRM-INFORMING DRM DECISION MAKING-Phase 2,TF0A4127-AFR-Knowledge base for Africa Groundwater Strategy,TF015515-WA -Climate Uncertainty in WR Decision Tree

Topics

Drought,Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy,Groundwater Management,Water,Water Scarcity,

Historic Topics

Environment, Water Resources, Water Supply and Sanitation,

Historic SubTopics

Global Environment, Groundwater, Hydrology, Natural Disasters, Water Supply and Systems,

Unit Owning

Water WPP Program (GWAWP)

Originating Unit

Water West Africa region (SAWW1)

Version Type

Final

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics

DOWNLOADS

COMPLETE REPORT

Official version of document (may contain signatures, etc)

Official PDF
TXT*
Total Downloads** : 3420
Download Stats
*The text version is uncorrected OCR text and is included solely to benefit users with slow connectivity.

Citation

Wijnen,Marcus Marinus Petrus; Barghouti,Shawki; Cobbing,Jude Edmund; Hiller,Bradley Todd; Torquebiau,Raphael.

Assessment of groundwater challenges & opportunities in support of sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/420291533931251279

Assessment of groundwater challenges & opportunities in support of sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa (English)

DETAILS

DOWNLOADS

COMPLETE REPORT

Citation

RELATED LINKS

SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL ALERTS