Groundwater in Developing Countries

This book comprehensively discusses different scientific approaches, including groundwater sustainability, numerical modeling, index approach, isotope hydrology, environmental Isotopes, and advanced GRACE satellite data from different regions in developing countries globally, to help understand the groundwater system for strategic management of freshwater resources. This would help estimate an accepted logistic framework that might help control, and evaluate the significance of predicted climatic and anthropogenic impacts on groundwater resources.

The book presents and discusses unique case studies from Asia (Turkey, Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan), MENA (Middle East and North Africa), particularly focussing on Algeria, Egypt New Delta, and KSA and West Africa (Nigeria) and has chapters covering most of the other MENA countries. The book presents a comprehensive investigation of the methods employed for groundwater utilization, with a dual focus on elucidating existing issues and confronting contemporary challenges. The findings are significant as they provide a deeper understanding of the complex issues surrounding groundwater utilization. Approaches for enhancing and rationalizing water extraction from Saharan aquifers are discussed to promote regional advancement and preserve long-term sustainability. The book will be of great help to numerous researchers and academicians, and will be an important account for stakeholders.

1. Groundwater in southern Algeria provinces :provinces: Challenges and strategies. - 2. Groundwater Mapping of the New Delta Region (West of Nile Delta Region) using Geographic Information Systems and Satellite Images. - 3. Challenges faced by closed basins from the perspective of water resources: Case studies from Türkiye. - 4. Issues and challenges in sustainable usage of groundwater resources in Afghanistan. - 5. Optimization of the location of groundwater intakes for irrigation and melioration purposes in in a typical intermountain Chu Valley, Kyrgyzstan: analytical and model approaches. - 6. Fluoride Exposure and Health Risks in Groundwater Dependent Communities in the Developing Countries. - 7. Hydrochemistry and water quality of shallow groundwater in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. - 8. Hydrochemical assessment of groundwater of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) based on deterministic and integrated-weight water quality index (IWQI) models. - 9. Groundwater development within the Nigerian basement and sedimentary aquifers: challenges and opportunities. - 10. Lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), arsenic (As), and chromium (Cr) contamination in Nigerian groundwater systems: Sources, potential impacts, and removal techniques. - 11. Groundwater Sustainability in Arid Regions using Environmental Isotopes Hydrology Cursors. - 12. Groundwater Storage Variations in the MENA Transboundary Aquifer Systems Using GRACE: Response to Global Climate Change. - 13. Groundwater Management and Governance in MNENA Region.