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Groundwater Resources

Nebraska's Natural Resources Districts: An Assessment of a Large-Scale Locally Controlled Water Governance Framework

Published: 
March 1, 2015
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
A report produced by the Water for Food Global Institute on the development and structure of Nebraska's Natural Resources Districts, a unique groundwater management institution based on local governance.Read more
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United StatesNorth America

From the Gulf to the Nile: Water Security in an Arid Region

Published: 
March 1, 2017
Report on water-related challenged in the Nile/Guld region. Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.

The Social-Environmental Justice of Groundwater Governance

Published: 
July 2, 2021
Groundwater is but one component of the hydrological cycle. It interacts with and is dependent on how the other components of the hydrological cycle are managed. The rationale for sharing or allocating groundwater is guided by the principle of equitable and reasonable utilization. There is no...Read more
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Global

Environmental justice organizing as commoning practice in groundwater reform: Linking movement and management in the quest for more just and sustainable rural futures

Published: 
July 22, 2021
Despite the commons being a site of conflict, the role of social movements in resource management has been under addressed. By exploring the role of environmental justice organizing during California’s groundwater reform process as a commoning practice, this article seeks to fill this gap and...Read more
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United States

Hydrogeologic Framework and Simulation of Predevelopment Groundwater Flow, Eastern Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Published: 
July 22, 2021
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Environment Agency—Abu Dhabi cooperated on an investigation to integrate existing hydrogeologic information and to answer questions about regional groundwater resources in Abu Dhabi by developing a numerical groundwater flow model. The flow model simulates steady-...Read more

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