Groundwater in Rural Development: Facing the Challenges of Supply and Resource Sustainability

Identifies appropriate technical and institutional approaches for improving the operational reliability of waterwells and the sustainability of groundwater resources as a whole. The paper emphasizes action to reduce the growth in groundwaterMoreIdentifies appropriate technical and institutional approaches for improving the operational reliability of waterwells and the sustainability of groundwater resources as a whole. The paper emphasizes action to reduce the growth in groundwater abstraction and to constrain subsurface contaminant load.