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1 Lahlou, M.; Colyer, D. 2000. Water conservation in Casablanca, Morocco. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 36(5):1003-1012.
Water conservation ; Water scarcity ; Developing countries ; Water demand ; Water supply ; Water use ; Forecasting ; Water management ; Water policy ; Decision making / Morocco / Casablanca
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H027246)
2 Adelana, S.; MacDonald, A. (Eds.) 2008. Applied groundwater studies in Africa. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. 507p. (IAH Selected Papers on Hydrogeology 13)
Groundwater development ; Groundwater management ; Remote sensing ; GIS ; Models ; Water supply ; Geology ; Hydrogeology ; Mapping ; Rural development ; Climate change ; Groundwater recharge ; Water quality ; Salinity ; Aquifers / Africa / Africa South of Sahara / Nigeria / Ghana / Morocco / Ethiopia / Sudan / Ivory Coast / Lake Chad Basin / Niger Delta / Addis Ababa / Lusaka / Casablanca / Port Harcourt City / Abidjan Aquifer / Bondoukou region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9104 G100 ADE, e-copy SF Record No: H041761)
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.
3 Yousoufi, E. El M.; Hammani, A.; Kuper, M.; Bouarfa, S.; Vallee, D. 2023. Water accounting in the Berrechid Plain (Morocco): a process approach. Irrigation and Drainage, 18p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2858]
Water scarcity ; Water governance ; Water resources ; Water demand ; Water balance ; Stakeholders ; Water use ; Aquifers ; Evaporation ; Infiltration ; Rainwater ; Wastewater treatment ; Irrigated farming / Morocco / Casablanca / Endorheic Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052009)
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Water scarcity is a growing challenge to the governance of water resources and to multiple water uses. Dealing with water scarcity requires a better-shared understanding of water supply and demand dynamics on the part of the different stakeholders who contribute to and/or suffer the consequences of water scarcity. This study highlights the importance of establishing a water accounting system for groundwater management in the Berrechid plain (Morocco) and the conditions under which such accounting may help solve current water issues. The plain is under considerable water stress, and stakeholders are struggling to implement aquifer management plans to ensure groundwater sustainability. The study identified and quantified various components of the water balance and estimated annual groundwater overexploitation for the period 2001–2018 to be 32 million m3. Fractional analysis of the water balance showed that the reason for aquifer water stress was a rapid increase in irrigated land and current intensive agricultural and irrigation practices, which threaten both the sustainability of water resources and economic activities in the plain. To improve water governance, a system of water accounting is required that promotes responsible use and ensures that all stakeholders are answerable and accountable for their water consumption along with any actions that may affect water flows.
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