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Groundwater Governance: key challenges in applying the Global Framework for Action

verfasst von: Stephen Foster, Jac van der Gun

Erschienen in: Hydrogeology Journal | Ausgabe 4/2016

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Ever-increasing pressures on the groundwater resource base mean that groundwater governance is a critical issue requiring worldwide attention. This belief triggered the Global Environment Facility (GEF) project Groundwater Governance – A Global Framework for Action, which was implemented during 2011–2015 by the FAO, UNESCO-IHP (International Hydrological Programme), World Bank and International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH). Groundwater governance comprises the promotion of responsible collective action to ensure socially sustainable utilisation, control and protection of groundwater resources for the benefit of humankind and dependent ecosystems. The purpose of this essay is first to introduce the new GEF Global Framework for Action on Groundwater Governance and second to highlight some key issues likely to be encountered in its practical application. …

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Titel: Groundwater Governance: key challenges in applying the Global Framework for Action
verfasst von: Stephen Foster
Jac van der Gun
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2016
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Hydrogeology Journal / Ausgabe 4/2016
Print ISSN: 1431-2174
Elektronische ISSN: 1435-0157
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-016-1376-0

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