Towards a policy for sustainable use of groundwater by non-governmental organisations in Afghanistan

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 377-392

  Banks, David ^a,b   Soldal, Oddmund ^a,c  

^a Norwegian Church Aid   (Norway)

^b Holymoor Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^c PO Box 6875 Rodelokka   (Norway)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Arid conditions; Groundwater management; Groundwater quality; Over abstraction; Salinization

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFGHANISTAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141726709     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-002-0203-y     Document Type: Article

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