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Understanding Dependency
Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems
Vital characteristicsQuantity of water
Quality of water
Timing of water
Aquifers moderate water supply to the environment…
Aquifer Storage
Biogeochemical processes
Aquifers sustain environmental services
& livelihoods
Competition with people….
Who can dig
deepest & fastest?
Balance people’s
needs for water
and the
environment.
Understand consequences of actions..
Optimal beneficial use
Impacts of abstractions
Stakeholder trade-offs
Informed decisions
Urgent action required to..
Recognise groundwater dependent ecosystems Start understanding links Monitor ecological health Seek informed decisions Allocate groundwater to the environment