Adelana / MacDonald Applied Groundwater Studies in Africa

IAH Selected Papers on Hydrogeology, volume 13
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-203-88949-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 518 Seiten

Reihe: IAH - Selected Papers on Hydrogeology

Groundwater is Africa’s most precious natural resource, providing reliable water supplies for many people. Further development of groundwater resources is fundamental to increasing access to safe water across the continent to meet coverage targets and reduce poverty. There is also an increasing interest in the use of groundwater for irrigated agriculture as the climate becomes more variable. Sustainable development of the resource is not a trivial task and depends crucially on an understanding of the hydrogeology and people with the skills to make informed decisions on how groundwater can best be developed and managed in a sustainable fashion. Despite these obvious needs, however, little attention has been paid to the systematic gathering of information about groundwater resources in the past few decades, with the result that data are patchy, knowledge is limited and investment is poorly targeted.
This book was written to start to bridge the knowledge gap. The 29 chapters are written by a combination of practitioners and researchers mainly from within Africa using experience from recent and ongoing projects. The chapters highlight the complexity and variety of issues surrounding the development and management of groundwater resources across Africa, and provide a snapshot of groundwater research and application in the early 21st century. Chapters range from strategic discussions of the role of groundwater in development and poverty reduction, to case studies on techniques used to develop groundwater, and modelling methods for managing groundwater systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adelana, Segun

MacDonald, Alan

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Hydrologie, Hydrogeologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geomorphologie, Erosion, Glaziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Groundwater Research Issues in Africa, S.M.A. Adelana and A.M. MacDonald
Groundwater in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Strategic Overview of Developmental Issues, S.S.D. Foster, A. Tuinhof, and H. Garduño
Groundwater Development and Management in Africa
Groundwater Development for Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa, R.C. Carter & J.E. Bevan
A GIS-Based Flow Model for Groundwater Resources Management in the Development Areas in the Eastern Sahara, Africa, W. Gossel, A.M. Sefelnasr, P.Wycisk, and A.M. Ebraheem
Water Resources Management in the Lake Chad Basin: Diagnosis and Action Plan, B. Ngounou Ngatcha, J. Mudry, and C. Leduc
The Benefits of a Scientific Approach to Sustainable Development of Groundwater in Sub-Saharan Africa, J.E. Cobbing and J. Davies
Sustainable Groundwater Development in Nigeria, A. Onugba and O.O. Yaya
A Remedial Approach for Soil and Groundwater Impacted by Crude Oil in the Niger Delta, G.A. Bolaji
Groundwater and Rural Water Supply
African Hydrogeology and Rural Water Supply, A.M. MacDonald, J. Davies, and R.C. Calow
Groundwater as a Vital Resource for Rural Development: An Example from Ghana, P. Gyau-Boakye, K. Kankam-Yeboah, P.K. Darko, S. Dapaah-Siakwan, and A.A. Duah
An Overview of the Geology and Hydrogeology of Nigeria, S.M.A. Adelana, P.I. Olasehinde, R.B. Bale, P. Vrbka, A.E. Edet, and I.B. Goni
The Occurrence of Groundwater in Northeastern Ghana, W.A. Agyekum and S. Dapaah-Siakwan
Application of Remote-Sensing and Surface Geophysics for Groundwater Prospecting in a Hard Rock Terrain, Morocco, S. Boutaleb, M. Boualoul, L. Bouchaou, and M. Oudra
Urban Groundwater
Urban Groundwater Management and Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa, S.M.A. Adelana, T.A. Abiye, D.C.W. Nkhuwa, C. Tindimugaya, and M.S. Oga
Urban Groundwater and Pollution in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, T.A. Abiye
Groundwater Mining: A Reality for the Lusaka Urban Aquifers? N.H. Mpamba, D.C.W. Nkhuwa, I.A. Nyambe, C. Mdala, and S.Wohnlich
Impact of the Casablanca Municipal Landfill on Groundwater Resources (Morocco), A. Fekri, A. Benbouziane, C. Marrakchi, and M.Wahbi
Groundwater Chemistry and Recharge
Groundwater in Africa – Palaeowater, Climate Change and Modern Recharge, W.M. Edmunds
Estimating Groundwater Recharge in the Southwestern Sector of the Chad Basin Using Chloride Data, I.B. Goni
Groundwater in North and Central Sudan, P. Vrbka, R. Bussert, and O.A.E. Abdalla
Hydrochemical and Stable Isotopes Compositions of Saline Groundwaters in the Benue Trough, Nigeria, M.N. Tijani
Hydrochemical and Isotopic Characteristics of Coastal Groundwater Near Abidjan (southern Ivory Coast), M.S. Oga, C. Marlin, L. Dever, A. Filly, and R. Njitchoua
Hydrogeochemistry of a Fractured Aquifer in the Ogoja/Obudu Area of SE Nigeria, A. Edet and B. Ekpo
Salinity Problems in Coastal Aquifers: Case Study from Port Harcourt City, Southern Nigeria, A.E. Ofoma, O.S. Onwuka, and S.A. Ngah
Modelling Approaches to Groundwater Issues
Groundwater Flow and Transport Modeling in Semi-Arid Africa: Salt Accumulation in River-Fed Aquifers, P. Bauer-Gottwein, S. Zimmermann, and W. Kinzelbach
Three-Dimensional Modelling of a Coastal Sedimentary Basin of Southern Benin (West Africa), M. Boukari, P. Viaene, and F. Azonsi
Groundwater Modelling and Implication for Groundwater Protection: Case Study of the Abidjan Aquifer, Côte d’Ivoire, K.J. Kouame, J.P. Jourda, J. Biemi, and Y. Leblanc
Geostatistical Assessment of the Transmissivity of Crystalline Fissured Aquifer in the Bondoukou Region, North-Eastern Cote d’Ivoire, T. Lasm, M. Razack, and M. Youan Ta
Technical Note: Hydrogeological Mapping in Africa, W. Struckmeier