Around 27% of aquifers in Tunisia are being overexploited. Groundwater extractions is mainly for the irrigation sector, where more than 40% of the water used for irrigation comes from GW sources. The objective of this study is to critically review and analyze GW management instruments adopted in ...
Frija, Aymen
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Dhehibi, B.
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Chebil, A.
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Villholth, Karen G.
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[Performance evaluation of groundwater management instruments: the case of irrigation sector in Tunisia]
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Performance evaluation of groundwater management instruments: the case of irrigation sector in Tunisia
An integrated hydrogeological modelling approach applicable to hard-rock aquifers in semi-arid data-scarce Africa was developed using remote sensing, rainfall-runoff modelling, and a three-dimensional (3D) dynamic model. The integrated modelling approach was applied to the Hout catchment, Limpopo...
Ebrahim, Girma Yimer
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Villholth, Karen G.
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Boulos, M.
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[Integrated hydrogeological modelling of hard-rock semi-arid terrain: supporting sustainable agricultural groundwater use in Hout catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa]
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Integrated hydrogeological modelling of hard-rock semi-arid terrain: supporting sustainable agricultural groundwater use in Hout catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Groundwater is an important resource for multiple uses in South Africa. Hence, setting limits to its sustainable abstraction while assuring basic human needs is required. Due to prevalent data scarcity related to groundwater replenishment, which is the traditional basis for estimating groundwater...
Ebrahim, Girma Yimer
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Villholth, Karen G.
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[Estimating shallow groundwater availability in small catchments using streamflow recession and instream flow requirements of rivers in South Africa]
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Estimating shallow groundwater availability in small catchments using streamflow recession and instream flow requirements of rivers in South Africa
Cooperative management of transboundary river basins is widely recognized as important. Emphasis on joint management of shared aquifers has also grown in recent years. Perhaps surprisingly, despite abundant focus on transboundary surface water and growing focus on shared groundwater, there is sca...
Lautze, Jonathan
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Holmatov, B.
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Saruchera, D.
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Villholth, Karen G.
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[Conjunctive management of surface and groundwater in transboundary watercourses: a first assessment]
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Conjunctive management of surface and groundwater in transboundary watercourses: a first assessment
Groundwater quantity and quality may be affected by climate change through intricate direct and indirect mechanisms. At the same time, population growth and rapid urbanization have made groundwater an increasingly important source of water for multiple uses around the world, including southern Af...
McGill, B.M.
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Altchenko, Yvan
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Hamilton, S.K.
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Kenabatho, P.K.
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Sylvester, S.R.
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Villholth, Karen G.
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[Complex interactions between climate change, sanitation, and groundwater quality: a case study from Ramotswa, Botswana]
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Complex interactions between climate change, sanitation, and groundwater quality: a case study from Ramotswa, Botswana
Study region : Transboundary aquifers (TBAs) of Africa.
Study focus: Review of work on TBAs in Africa, including an overview of assessments and management efforts that have taken place over the last half century.
New hydrological insights : Seventy-two TBAs have been mapped in Africa. They underl...
Nijstena, G-J.
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Christelis, G.
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Villholth, Karen G.
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Braune, E.
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Gaye, B.C.
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[Transboundary aquifers of Africa: Review of the current state of knowledge and progress towards sustainable development and management]
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Transboundary aquifers of Africa: Review of the current state of knowledge and progress towards sustainable development and management