A combined approach to assess groundwater resources depletion in data-scarce areas: a case study in Wadi Zabid, Yemen

Abstract

Farming is thus an especially significant driver of groundwater depletion, compared to domestic and industrial usages.In many countries, groundwater regulation and management is insufficient. Policies with a bearing on groundwater, such as incentives for and constraints to groundwater exploitation, imposing water allocation limits, licensing for and drilling of wells, issuance of water rights and abstraction controls, and monitoring of polluting activities, have many times proven In order to develop scenarios and strategies for sustainable groundwater use, in-depth study is required, examining the extent of current depletion, drivers of depletion (both natural and human-induced, including the role of decision-making related to water, agriculture and water allocation), and links between groundwater depletion and socio-economic status/livelihoods.