Groundwater for Sustainable Livelihoods and Equitable Growth [Hardcover]

This unique collection of 19 studies captures experiences of groundwater making a difference in 16 countries in Africa, South America and Asia. Such studies are rarely documented and this book provides a rich new collection of interdisciplinary analysis. The book is published in colour and includes many original diagrams and photographs.

Introduction: Groundwater, sustainable livelihoods and equitable growth
1. Gunungsewu Karst Area, Indonesia
2. Case Study of Niger
3. Techiman Municipality of Ghana
4. Lom? urban area in Togo
5. Contribution of groundwater towards urban household water security
6. The experience of Sum?
7. Stubble burning in northwestern India
8. The case of Upper Tekeze River Basin, Northern Ethiopia
9. The northern part of the Lake Chad basin
10. Al Jabal Al Khader region (North East Libya)
11. Periurban areas in Brazil
12. The case of Malawi
13. The arid region of Kachchh
14. Mato Grosso do Sul State, Midwest of Brazil
15. The Upper Great Ruaha River Catchment of Tanzania
16. Conjunctive use of surface and groundwater: operational and water management strategies to build resilience, water security and adaptation
17. The case of six villages of Taunggyi District, Southern Shan State, Myanmar
18. Groundwater-driven paddy farming in West Bengal
19. Small-scale groundwater irrigation in Lao PDR

Groundwater for Sustainable Livelihoods and Equitable Growth explores how groundwater, often invisibly, improves peoples lives and livelihoods. This unique collection of 19 studies captures experiences of groundwater making a difference in 16 countries in Africa, South America and Asia. Such studies are rarely documented and this book provides a rich new collection of interdisciplinary alƒX