Africa droughts prompt calls to start pumping untapped groundwater

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Submitted by lalit on Fri, 2016-08-19 11:59

As drought sweeps many countries in Africa, an initiative led by water NGOs supports the use of underground aquifers. But the idea is controversial

thesaurus: 
Natural Disasters
Droughts
Africa
Groundwater
Groundwater Recharge
Surface Water
Irrigation
Main Topic: 
Water Resources
Name of the Newspaper: 
Guardian (UK)
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
External URL: 
https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/aug/18/africa-drought-untapped-groundwater-aquifers-water-stress-ngo-partnership-ethiopia
Publication Date: 
19/08/2016