This book, through its 19 chapters, provides cases and experience gained from applications of groundwater recharge enhancement and rainwater harvesting through manmade interventions in developing countries, aimed to resolve the water crises and address climate change. The benefits of these approaches are supplementing potable water supply and water for livelihoods, reducing the intensity of groundwater overexploitation, securing water storage, enhancing storm water management, intensifying grey water reuse, and improving groundwater quality and other ecosystem services, including environmental flows and overall, they strongly support climate change resilience. The chapters deal with local-scale experimentation and management, government schemes adopted, community involvement, private sector engagement, socioeconomic angles, and policy issues.
The book congregates contributions from 15 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and other developing countries, namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Guatemala, India, Jordan, Morocco, Nigeria, Palestine, Qatar, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Tunisia. The contributions have been made by researchers, government departments, civil societies, non-governmental organizations, policymakers, and practitioners.
This book places in front of the readers, the strives being undertaken in developing countries to sustainably manage water resources and adapt to climate change through traditional and innovative groundwater recharge, water harvesting and water storage methods. It also takes a broader outlook on the prospects of these methods to enhance long-term socioeconomic development for millions of communities globally.
The Role of Groundwater Aquifers Artificial Recharge in Water Resources
Management in Egypt.- Water Conservation and Artificial Recharge Efforts in
India.- Groundwater Recharge, Rainwater Harvesting and Regulations for
Sustainable Water Resources Development in Nigeria.- Farm Ponds in Semiarid
Hard Rock Terrain of India: Are they Increasing Dependency on Groundwater?.-
Rainfall Recharge Wells for Groundwater Sustainability in Qatar.- Managed
Aquifer Recharge in a Semi-arid Basin: A Case study from the Souss Aquifer,
Morocco.- Managed Aquifer Recharge in Chile: A Promising Alternative to
Enhance Water Security.- From Managed Aquifer Recharge to Managing Aquifer
Recharge: Developing a Strategic Approach to Artificial Recharge in India.-
Managed Aquifer Recharge Projects in the Western Karoo, South Africa:
Progress and Challenges.- Artificial Recharge of Groundwater in Tunisia: A
Long and Fruitful Experience.- Artificial Groundwater Recharge in Santa Marta
and Bogata, Colombia.- Groundwater Artificial Recharge in Jordan- Case
Studies and Potential Areas.- Groundwater Artificial Recharge in the Marj
Sanour Watershed-Palestine.- Rainwater Harvesting for Groundwater Recharge:
Experience from Sri Lanka.- Groundwater Recharge in the Kabul Plain
(Afghanistan) through Rainwater Harvesting.- Combating Urban Water logging
with Support from an Underlaying Overexploited Aquifer- A Case Study from
India.- Guatemala: Water harvesting and Managed Aquifer Recharge to Combat
Water Scarcity in a Country of Apparent Water Abundance.- Scope of Induced
Recharge to River Bank Aquifers in Bangladesh.- Epilogue Managed Groundwater
Recharge and Rainwater Harvesting for Sustainable Management: Research,
Practices and Policies from Developing Countries.
Dr. Dipankar Saha holds a Doctorate degree in Groundwater Management from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Dhanbad, India, and has worked in the Central Ground Water Board, Government of India for about 33 years before being superannuated as Member (Head Quarters). He has authored more than 50 publications in international journals, Co-editor of two books published by Springer Nature, and a special volume of the Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. He has rendered consulting services to IAEA, Vienna and IWMI, Colombo, and remained as advisor in the SDC funded projects in India. Presently, he is the Chair Professor at the Centre of Advance Water Technology and Management at Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS) Faridabad, India. He is also Chairing the Accreditation Committee for Ground Water Consultant Organisation in NABET, Quality Council of India and a Board Member of Water for People: India.
Dr. Karen G. Villholth holds a Ph.D. in Hydrogeology and Groundwater Quality from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and a M.Sc. in Civil and Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, USA and DTU, respectively. She has worked as Principal Researcher at the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka and South Africa and has chaired the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), a global partnership of 30 international organizations supporting sustainable development, use and management of groundwater. She has a professional experience of more than 25 years. She is the Editor of more than 10 books and special issues and Author of more than 100 peer-reviewed international journal articles. She has provided consulting services to UNESCO, the World Bank, FAO, and many others. Presently, she is Director of Water Cycle Innovation (Pty) Ltd.
Dr. Mohamed Shamrukh is a retired Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at the Minia University, Egypt. He is also appointed as Environmental Consultant at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Qatar and as External Consultant at the United Nations Environment Programme. He acquired his Ph.D. degree from the Minia University, Egypt, under a joint system with Texas A&M University, USA. He was Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Visiting Scholar at Texas A&M University, USA/Qatar. In 2006, he was awarded the Junior Scientist Visit Development Grant from Egypt to USA. In his career, he has also served as panel member for the development of the National Development Strategy (NDS), Qatar. He is Author of more than 45 papers published in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences.
