The Development of Groundwater Monitoring Systems in Strategic Aquifers in Southern Africa
Challenges to sustainable management and utilization of aquifers emanate from a limited understanding of the aquifers due to limited or inadequate groundwater monitoring data within the Member States. To increase understanding of the aquifers, and their sustainability and promote their effective management and utilisation, it is critical to develop groundwater monitoring systems in these aquifers.
The current project aims to identify aquifers from three typologies that can be used as “pilot” projects to develop groundwater monitoring systems in southern African countries. These monitoring systems will enable a review of the success and challenges encountered and draw lessons learned that can be used to improve groundwater monitoring data collection and better understanding and management of aquifers in southern African countries.
The project focuses on three typology aquifers:- Fractured/karst transboundary (TBA) aquifer.
- Coastal aquifer
- Island State aquifer