Unlike many global regions, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has yet to undergo a groundwater
revolution. In this paper we confirm that for most SSA countries current groundwater use …

The coastal aquifer systems of Africa are comprised of various geological formations. These
aquifer systems consist of either folded, continental or alluvial deposits. Groundwater …

Although water resources managers speak of a water crisis in Africa, the management of
ground water has to date not featured strongly in national and regional African water …

In contrast to its strategic role as essential resource to help achieve community development
and poverty alleviation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) …

Background and Significance of the topic: Water security is one of the greatest health,
ecological, environmental, and human rights challenges of our time. Africa sits at the …

Groundwater plays a vital role in both human life and ecosystem. All over the world,
industrial development, agriculture and human existence and health depend on the …

Over 300 towns, and a far higher number of villages and rural settlements, depend solely on
groundwater, but there is little monitoring and management to ensure abstraction does not …

Groundwater is one of the most important sources for drinking water, livestock water, and
irrigation in Africa. It is of vital importance in meeting the Millennium Development Goals …

Water research in most Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries is
focused more on water resource management and modeling. Keywords such as …

The sustainable and efficient management of water resources became one of the priorities
of the SADC to ensure water supply security for the future. River basin organizations (RBO) …