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Good practices for sharing groundwater geospatial data

Good practices for sharing groundwater geospatial data

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Newsletters

FREEWAT Newsletter Issue 2 - May 2016

FREEWAT Newsletter Issue 2 - May 2016

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FREEWAT Newsletter Issue 1 - November 2015

FREEWAT Newsletter Issue 1 - November 2015

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Papers

Groundwater quality: global challenges, emerging threats and novel approaches

Groundwater quality: global challenges, emerging threats and novel approaches

Closing the water cycle from observations across scales: where do we stand?

Closing the water cycle from observations across scales: where do we stand?

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Assessing groundwater quality: A global perspective

Assessing groundwater quality: A global perspective

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Groundwater policy and governance

Groundwater policy and governance - thematic papers

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Brief: Population and areal statistics for 199 Transboundary Aquifers

Brief: Population and areal statistics for 199 Transboundary Aquifers

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Sixty years of global progress in managed aquifer recharge

Sixty years of global progress in managed aquifer recharge

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Web-based global inventory of managed aquifer recharge applications

Web-based global inventory of managed aquifer recharge applications

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Quality assessment of deep-well recharge applications in the Netherlands

Quality assessment of deep-well recharge applications in the Netherlands

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A multi-disciplinary approach and tools for comparative and in-depth assessments of transboundary aquifers

A multi-disciplinary approach and tools for comparative and in-depth assessments of transboundary aquifers

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Groundwater in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals: Fundamental Policy Considerations

Groundwater in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals: Fundamental Policy Considerations

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Hydropower and Groundwater in Karst

Hydropower and Groundwater in Karst

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Collecting aggregated groundwater data to identify highly stressed aquifers worldwide

Collecting aggregated groundwater data to identify highly stressed aquifers worldwide

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Global information and Knowledge Sharing on Transboundary Aquifers

Global information and Knowledge Sharing on Transboundary Aquifers

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Saline and brackish groundwater at shallow and intermediate depths: genesis and world-wide occurrence.

Saline and brackish groundwater at shallow and intermediate depths: genesis and world-wide occurrence - Paper IAH 2012

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Papers, Reports

Fluoride in Groundwater: Probability of occurrence of excessive concentration on global scale

Fluoride in Groundwater: Probability of occurrence of excessive concentration on global scale

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Reports

State of Global Water Resources 2022 | Report

State of Global Water Resources 2022 | Report

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Global State of Water Resources 2022 | Quantitative Status of Groundwater - Methodology report

State of Global Water Resources 2022 | Quantitative Status of Groundwater - Methodology report

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UN-Water joint message and call for action groundwater: The invisible resource for sustainable development

UN-Water joint message and call for action groundwater: The invisible resource for sustainable development

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Report - Groundwater in fast growing cities in Western Africa

Report - Groundwater in fast growing cities in Western Africa

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Groundwater for Refugees - Pilot project Burkina Faso

Groundwater for Refugees - Pilot project Burkina Faso

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SADC Framework for Groundwater Data Collection and Management

SADC Framework for Groundwater Data Collection and Management

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SADC Framework for Groundwater Data Collection and Management - Executive Summary

SADC Framework for Groundwater Data Collection and Management - Executive Summary

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Developing a transboundary groundwater model in the water scarce region of Central Asia

Developing a transboundary groundwater model in the water scarce region of Central Asia: a case study of the Pretashkent Transboundary Aquifer

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An investigation of decreasing groundwater levels in hand-dug wells in Ouédo, southern Benin

An investigation of decreasing groundwater levels in hand-dug wells in Ouédo, southern Benin

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Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) - Suitability maps and standardized suitability index, the case study of the Occitanie region (South France)

Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) - Suitability maps and standardized suitability index, the case study of the Occitanie region (South France)

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Groundwater Overview: Making the invisible visible

Groundwater Overview: Making the invisible visible

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GIS-Multi Criteria Decision Analysis to identify the potential for Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) in a Karstic and Semi-Arid region - Case study on Ramotswa Transboundary Aquifer Area (RTAA) (Botswana and South Africa)

GIS-Multi Criteria Decision Analysis to identify the potential for Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) in a Karstic and Semi-Arid region - Case study on Ramotswa Transboundary Aquifer

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TWAP water system information sheet: Pacific Island Countries, Australia and Antarctica

TWAP water system information sheet: Pacific Island Countries, Australia and Antarctica

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TWAP water system information sheet: Eastern and Central Asia

TWAP water system information sheet: Eastern and Central Asia

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TWAP water system information sheet: Southern and Southeastern Asia

TWAP water system information sheet: Southern and Southeastern Asia

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TWAP water system information sheet: Northern Africa and Western Asia

TWAP water system information sheet: Northern Africa and Western Asia

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TWAP water system information sheet: Eastern and Southern Africa

TWAP water system information sheet: Eastern and Southern Africa

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TWAP water system information sheet: Western and Middle Africa

TWAP water system information sheet: Western and Middle Africa

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TWAP water system information sheet: Eastern Europe

TWAP water system information sheet: Eastern Europe

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TWAP water system information sheet: Northern, Western & Southern Europe

TWAP water system information sheet: Northern, Western & Southern Europe

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TWAP water system information sheet: Southern America

TWAP water system information sheet: Southern America

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TWAP water system information sheet: Central America and Caribbean

TWAP water system information sheet: Central America and Caribbean

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TWAP water system information sheet: Northern America

TWAP water system information sheet: Northern America

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TWAP Report - Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States

TWAP Report - Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States

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Conceptual Model, Hydraulic Properties, and Model Dataset Support Progress Report for the Development of Subsurface Mapping for the Transboundary Ramotswa Aquifer, that is part of the Limpopo River Basin, using Airborne Geophysics

RESILIM Ramotswa Geophysics Report

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World Water Development Report 2017 - Wastewater, the untapped resource

World Water Development Report 2017 - Wastewater, the untapped resource

Assessing Groundwater Stress: An approach of measuring groundwater stress based on sub-national statistical data

Assessing Groundwater Stress: An approach of measuring groundwater stress based on sub-national statistical data

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Groundwater and Global Change: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges

Groundwater and Global Change: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges

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TWAP - Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States (Status and Trends)

TWAP Summary for Policy Makers- Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States (Status and Trends)

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GGRETA - Main Achievements and Key Findings

GGRETA - Main Achievements and Key Findings

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GGRETA Case study assessment report Pretashkent

GGRETA Case study assessment report Pretashkent

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GGRETA Case study assessment report Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System (STAS)

GGRETA Case study assessment report Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System (STAS)

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GGRETA Case study assessment report Trifinio Aquifer

GGRETA Case study assessment report Trifinio Aquifer

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A Global Assessment of Nitrate Contamination in Groundwater

A Global Assessment of Nitrate Contamination in Groundwater

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Appropriate Groundwater Management for Sub-Saharan Africa - in face of demographic pressures, climate variability and hydrogeologic uncertainty

Appropriate Groundwater Management for Sub-Saharan Africa - in face of demographic pressures, climate variability and hydrogeologic uncertainty

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Urban Groundwater Use Policy - balancing the benefits and risks in developing nations

Urban Groundwater Use Policy - balancing the benefits and risks in developing nations

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Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater: Towards a more effective operational response

Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater: Towards a more effective operational response

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Groundwater Quality Protection - A guide for utilities, municipal authorities and environment agencies

Groundwater Quality Protection - A guide for utilities, municipal authorities and environment agencies

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India - Lucknow City - Groundwater Resource use and strategic planning needs (GW-MATE Case Study)

India - Lucknow City - Groundwater Resource use and strategic planning needs (GW-MATE Case Study)

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India - Groundwater use in Aurangabad (GW-MATE Case Study)

India - Groundwater use in Aurangabad (GW-MATE Case Study)

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Thailand - Controlling GW abstraction and related environmental degradation in metropolitan Bangkok (GW-MATE Case Study)

Thailand - Controlling GW abstraction and related environmental degradation in metropolitan Bangkok (GW-MATE Case Study)

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Bangladesh - Managing the sustainable development of groundwater for arsenic-safe water supplies (GW-MATE Case Study)

Bangladesh - Managing the sustainable development of groundwater for arsenic-safe water supplies (GW-MATE Case Study)

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Brazil - GW use in Metropolitan Fortaleza: evaluating its strategic importance and potential hazard (GW-MATE Case Study)

Brazil - GW use in Metropolitan Fortaleza: evaluating its strategic importance and potential hazard (GW-MATE Case Study)

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Kenya - The role of groundwater in the water supply of Greater Nairobi (GW-MATE Case Study)

Kenya - The role of groundwater in the water supply of Greater Nairobi (GW-MATE Case Study)

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Nepal - Approach to mitigation of GW arsenic contamination including new groundwater legislation (GW-MATE Case Study)

Nepal - Approach to mitigation of GW arsenic contamination including new groundwater legislation (GW-MATE Case Study)

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India - Tamil Nadu: resolving the conflict over rural GW use between drinking water and irrigation supply (GW-MATE Case Study)

India - Tamil Nadu: resolving the conflict over rural GW use between drinking water and irrigation supply (GW-MATE Case Study)

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Argentina - Mitigation of groundwater drainage problems in the Buenos Aires Conurbation (GW-MATE Case study)

Argentina - Mitigation of groundwater drainage problems in the Buenos Aires Conurbation (GW-MATE Case study)

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Natural Groundwater Quality Hazards: avoiding problems and formulating mitigation strategies (GW-MATE)

Natural Groundwater Quality Hazards: avoiding problems and formulating mitigation strategies (GW-MATE)

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Urban Wastewater as Groundwater Recharge: evaluating and managing risks and benefits (GW-MATE)

Urban Wastewater as Groundwater Recharge: evaluating and managing risks and benefits (GW-MATE)

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Groundwater Monitoring Requirements: for managing aquifer response and quality threats (GW-MATE)

Groundwater Monitoring Requirements: for managing aquifer response and quality threats (GW-MATE)

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Groundwater Quality Protection: defining strategy and setting priorities (GW-MATE)

Groundwater Quality Protection: defining strategy and setting priorities (GW-MATE)

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Groundwater resource management in the St. Bonaventure Township Lusaka

Groundwater resource management in the St. Bonaventure Township Lusaka

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IGRAC Global MAR Inventory Report

IGRAC Global MAR Inventory Report

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Karst Without Boundaries

Karst without Boundaries Proceedings

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Global Overview of Saline Groundwater Occurrence and Genesis

Global Overview of Saline Groundwater Occurrence and Genesis - Report

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Fluoride in groundwater: Overview and evaluation of removal methods

Fluoride in groundwater: Overview and evaluation of removal methods

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Arsenic in groundwater: Overview and evaluation of removal methods

Arsenic in groundwater: Overview and evaluation of removal methods

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Arsenic in Groundwater: A World Problem

Arsenic in Groundwater: A World Problem

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Arsenic in Groundwater: Probability of occurrence of excessive concentration on global scale

Arsenic in Groundwater: Probability of occurrence of excessive concentration on global scale

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