The Management of non-renewable Groundwater
BGR -Policy Advice Groundwater - Groundwater in IWRM - Non-renewable Groundwater :
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Satellite image from the desert of Saudi Arabia.
The green circles are areas that are irrigated
by using groundwater. Due to missing precipitation
no groundwater is recharged and the increased
irrigation causes dropping groundwater tables
Source: USGS
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Little or non-renewable groundwater has become an important resource for water supply in several countries, especially in North Africa and the Middle East. As theses resources receive only a minimal recharge through precipitation and infiltration, this situation leads to ever decreasing (ground)water levels.
The project developed a concept paper which analyses the conditions under which the sustainable utilisation of non-renewable groundwater can be achieved.
Further publications on this issue:
Briefing Paper of the World Bank Groundwater-Management and Advisory Team (GW-MATE)
UNESCO publication with several case studies “Non-Renewable Groundwater Resources. A guidebook on socially-sustainable management for water policy makers” .pdf
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