Ground water security and drought in Africa: Linking availability, access, and demand

Ground Water

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 246-256

  Calow, Roger C ^a   MacDonald, Alan M ^a   Nicol, Alan L ^b   Robins, Nick S ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; EARLY DETECTION; ETHIOPIA; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SECURITY; HYDROGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; KNOCK-ON EFFECT; MECHANICAL FAILURES; MONITORING SYSTEM; RAINFALL VARIABILITY; RURAL COMMUNITY; RURAL LIVELIHOOD; RURAL WATER SUPPLY; SAFE WATER; SHALLOW WATERS; SOUTH AFRICA; USER DEMANDS; VULNERABLE AREA; WATER INSECURITY; WATER SECURITY; WATER SHORTAGES; WATER USE;

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPETITION; DROUGHT; FOOD SUPPLY; GROUNDWATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

FRESH WATER;

CLIMATE VARIATION; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FOOD SECURITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; WATER FLOW;

AFRICA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DROUGHTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

AFRICA;

EID: 77950290823     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2009.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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