Fresh groundwater reserves in 40 deltas under global change

J. van Engelen

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Abstract

Deltas are often areas of high socio-economic importance, hosting one twelfth of the world population. This high population density is accompanied with high industrial and agricultural activity, leading to groundwater depletion, which will become worse with predicted increase in population density. This depletion in turn results in salt water intrusion and land subsidence. Furthermore, climate change (sea level rise, changes in precipitation and evaporation) only adds to the stress that fresh groundwater reserves in deltas already endure today.
At this moment, estimations of fresh groundwater reserves of deltas are restricted to case studies of a few specific deltas, while, given the extent of this problem, an estimation of the current and future fresh groundwater reserves in the major deltas around the world is deemed necessary. This is exactly the goal of this project: estimating current and future fresh groundwater reserves for 40 major deltas around the world.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 6 Jul 2016
EventSalt Water Intrusion Meeting - Cairns, Australia
Duration: 4 Jul 201610 Jul 2016

Conference

ConferenceSalt Water Intrusion Meeting
Abbreviated titleSWIM
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityCairns
Period4/07/1610/07/16

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