Abstract

FOSTER, Stephen; TUINHOF, Albert  and  STEENBERGEN, Frank van. Managed groundwater development for water-supply security in Sub-Saharan Africa: investment priorities. Water SA [online]. 2012, vol.38, n.3, pp.359-366. ISSN 1816-7950.

In numerous countries of Sub-Saharan Africa the strategic agenda of the water-sector is undergoing substantial change because of demographic pressure, climate change and economic transformation. Two new policy questions are arising from the need to make better use of available groundwater storage to improve water-supply security:

Keywords : Sub-Saharan Africa; groundwater development; groundwater management; groundwater governance.

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