
Water Science & Technology Vol 51 No 8 pp 165165 © IWA Publishing 2005
Workshop 7b (synthesis): sustainable groundwater management in rural areas
T. Shah*, K. Cederwall** and B. Egboka***
*International Water Management Institute, Elecon, Vallabh Vidyanagar 388120 Gujerat, India, (E-mail: t.shah@cgiar.org)
**KTH, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden
***Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Sustainable groundwater management strategies should be based on adequate assessment of the specific resource characteristics and human reliance on these resources. Disturbed groundwater balance reduces safe yield and degrades groundwater quality. Keywords Agriculture; groundwater; water resources
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