Assessment of transboundary aquifer resources in Asia: Status and progress towards sustainable groundwater management

Lee, Eun-Hee; Jayakumar, R.; Shrestha, Sangam; Han, Zhiwei

doi:10.1016/j.ejrh.2018.01.004

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“…Despite their importance, management of TBAs at the international level often receives poor attention. This is mostly due to difficulties to undertake shared cooperation among policy-makers belonging to the countries involved [68]. As an example, in Africa, only seven aquifers, out of more than 70, are subject to agreements on joint research, monitoring and governance [69].…”

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Spatial Data Management and Numerical Modelling: Demonstrating the Application of the QGIS-Integrated FREEWAT Platform at 13 Case Studies for Tackling Groundwater Resource Management

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Because of the spatial nature of groundwater-related data and their time component, effective groundwater management requires the application of methods pertaining to the Information and Communication Technologies sector, such as spatial data management and distributed numerical modelling. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the QGIS-integrated FREEWAT platform and an approach combining spatial data management and numerical models to target groundwater management issues. FREEWAT is a free and open source platform integrated in a Geographic Information System environment and embedding tools for pre-and post-processing of Water 2020, 12, 41 2 of 31 spatial data and integrating numerical codes for the simulation of the hydrological cycle, with a main focus on groundwater. To this aim, this paper briefly presents the FREEWAT platform, introduces the FREEWAT approach, and showcases 13 case studies in European and non-European countries where the FREEWAT platform was applied. Application of the FREEWAT platform to real-world case studies is presented for targeting management of coastal aquifers, ground-and surface-water interaction, climate change impacts, management of transboundary aquifers, rural water management and protection of groundwater-dependent ecosystems. In this sense, compared to other existing software suites, FREEWAT allows data analysis and visualization to accomplish each step of the modelling workflow, i.e., from data analytics, to conceptual model definition, to numerical modelling and reporting of results. The presented experiences demonstrate that improved access to data and the portability of models and models' results can help to promote water sustainability from the localto the basin-scale. Furthermore, FREEWAT may represent a valuable tool to target the objective of increasing the capabilities of public authorities and private companies to manage groundwater resources by means of up-to-date, robust, well-documented and reliable software, without entailing the need of costly licensing, nowadays seldom affordable by public water authorities. Based on the strengths highlighted, the FREEWAT platform is a powerful tool for groundwater resources management, and for data collection, sharing, implementation and comparison of scenarios, for supporting planning and decision-making.

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Spatial Data Management and Numerical Modelling: Demonstrating the Application of the QGIS-Integrated FREEWAT Platform at 13 Case Studies for Tackling Groundwater Resource Management

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Pouliaris

Kahuda

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“…The amount of extraction of underground water in Asia represents the majority, around 72%, of the global use number, caused by intensive agricultural activity and explosive population growth in the region [3]. Despite the intensive use of these resources, they still need greater attention from the government and the scientific community, and also, due to the complexity of these waters, the legal administrative frameworks are little significant [4]. In cases of Africa and Asia it can be noted a bigger generation of data and knowledge as of studies by ISARM in these continents, as well as TWAP has also been important in the information systematization and mapping of Asian and…”

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“…The left 3% are above all constituted by superficial waters (lakes, rivers and swamps) and by the humidity above the soil surface. The use of this resource is growing and, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [3], the aquifers represent 25% from the total of the water used in Asia [4].…”

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“…The hydric theme has been focus of attention and agreements between the Chinese and their neighbors, but the groundwater has been little discussed. The lack of legal and institutional instruments is a representation not only of the few global mechanisms for the theme, but also of the few policies for water in the region[4] [18]. According toLee et al (2018) [4] andHe (2017) [18], the current climate changes, plus theintensive exploitation by underground waters irrigation demand from Asia a cooperative board emphasizing efficient governance and management mechanisms.…”

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“…The lack of legal and institutional instruments is a representation not only of the few global mechanisms for the theme, but also of the few policies for water in the region[4] [18]. According toLee et al (2018) [4] andHe (2017) [18], the current climate changes, plus theintensive exploitation by underground waters irrigation demand from Asia a cooperative board emphasizing efficient governance and management mechanisms. Africa's case is not different from Asia's, because there are 72 mapped aquifers in Africa, from which only 11 have gone further in terms of study since 2000, despite the acknowledgment of the important role of groundwater.…”

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It is a huge reserve in South America region and it is considered one of the largest sources of groundwater on the planet. The GAS has strategic value for its countries, especially in a context of increasing scarcity. Its size, its physical and political complexity, as well as its "invisibility" and insufficient treatment in the international scenario, constitute some of the challenging elements for management. The article will, in the first instance, summarize the management cases for transboundary aquifers in the world. Subsequently, a physical and political characterization of the GAS will be made, so that, finally, the existing challenges for the management of this resource will be presented. In order to carry out this work, a bibliographical review of the articles and documents published in recent years concerning the management of transboundary aquifers in the world was carried out, as was done with respect to the Guarani Aquifer and its international framework.

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Assessment of transboundary aquifer resources in Asia: Status and progress towards sustainable groundwater management

Cited by 32 publications

References 36 publications

Spatial Data Management and Numerical Modelling: Demonstrating the Application of the QGIS-Integrated FREEWAT Platform at 13 Case Studies for Tackling Groundwater Resource Management

Spatial Data Management and Numerical Modelling: Demonstrating the Application of the QGIS-Integrated FREEWAT Platform at 13 Case Studies for Tackling Groundwater Resource Management

The Guarani Aquifer System (Gas) and the Challenges for Its Management

The changing characteristics of groundwater sustainability in Pakistan from 2002 to 2016

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