Building resilience through sustainable groundwater use

Using groundwater for agricultural production has the potential to build resilience in food insecure regions of the world. Use of groundwater can boost agricultural production, improve rural incomes and strengthen farmers’ ability to withstand climate shocks and water variability. However, for groun...

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Autor principal: CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Water Management Institute 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82612
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description Using groundwater for agricultural production has the potential to build resilience in food insecure regions of the world. Use of groundwater can boost agricultural production, improve rural incomes and strengthen farmers’ ability to withstand climate shocks and water variability. However, for groundwater to contribute to sustainable intensification of agriculture, it is essential to know where to invest in groundwater development and how to sustainably manage groundwater resources. WLE has identified potentially usable groundwater resources in Africa, supported important policy changes to enhance the sustainable use of groundwater in eastern India, and has developed maps and new tools that can be used to implement new policies supporting sustainable use of groundwater.
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spelling CGSpace826122025-11-07T08:31:36Z Building resilience through sustainable groundwater use CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems community management solar energy energy generation aquifers policy making income environmental flows resource depletion intensification farmers food insecurity food production agricultural production international waters groundwater recharge groundwater sustainability Using groundwater for agricultural production has the potential to build resilience in food insecure regions of the world. Use of groundwater can boost agricultural production, improve rural incomes and strengthen farmers’ ability to withstand climate shocks and water variability. However, for groundwater to contribute to sustainable intensification of agriculture, it is essential to know where to invest in groundwater development and how to sustainably manage groundwater resources. WLE has identified potentially usable groundwater resources in Africa, supported important policy changes to enhance the sustainable use of groundwater in eastern India, and has developed maps and new tools that can be used to implement new policies supporting sustainable use of groundwater. 2017 2017-06-28T15:01:41Z 2017-06-28T15:01:41Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82612 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 2017. Building resilience through sustainable groundwater use. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 12p. (WLE Towards Sustainable Intensification: Insights and Solutions Brief 1). doi: 10.5337/2017.208
spellingShingle community management
solar energy
energy generation
aquifers
policy making
income
environmental flows
resource depletion
intensification
farmers
food insecurity
food production
agricultural production
international waters
groundwater recharge
groundwater
sustainability
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
Building resilience through sustainable groundwater use
title Building resilience through sustainable groundwater use
title_full Building resilience through sustainable groundwater use
title_fullStr Building resilience through sustainable groundwater use
title_full_unstemmed Building resilience through sustainable groundwater use
title_short Building resilience through sustainable groundwater use
title_sort building resilience through sustainable groundwater use
topic community management
solar energy
energy generation
aquifers
policy making
income
environmental flows
resource depletion
intensification
farmers
food insecurity
food production
agricultural production
international waters
groundwater recharge
groundwater
sustainability
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