An ancient system that could bring water to dry areas
Some of Africa’s dry areas face serious water shortages due to minimal rainfall. An ancient system of drawing water from aquifers, the “qanat system”, could hel…
Africa’s underground water resources are under pressure from climate change – how to manage them
All countries have a variety of water resources – some are on the surface, like rivers, and some are beneath the ground. This groundwater provides almost 50% of…
Africa’s aquifers hold 20 times the water stored than its lakes, but not answer to water scarcity
Discoveries of aquifers – underground earth formations that hold water – often create excitement around their ability to ease water scarcity in a region. For in…
Wetlands do the job of expensive technology, if we let them
The world’s freshwater supplies are at risk. This is a threat to all life on the planet. It’s therefore no surprise that water purification has turned into a mu…
How we can “bank” water underground for use later on
Groundwater has often been seen as the underground resource that never runs out. This “out of sight out of mind” attitude means wells and boreholes are indiscri…