Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.creatorPavelic, Paul
dc.creatorVillholth, Karen G.
dc.creatorVerma, Shilp
dc.date2023-05-08
dc.date2023-06-29T21:58:34Z
dc.date2023-06-29T21:58:34Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:30:46Z
dc.descriptionThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of the benefits and challenges of intensifying groundwater irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for improving smallholder agrarian livelihoods. Only about 3% of the groundwater resources of Sub-Saharan Africa are used for irrigated agriculture despite the subcontinent’s relative abundance of groundwater. The majority of the region’s smallholders are highly dependent on seasonal dryland cropping, making them extremely vulnerable to uncertain weather patterns and droughts. Improved irrigation capabilities through sustainable groundwater development could unleash smallholder farming and make it a major driver of economic growth, poverty reduction, climate resilience, and improved food security. So, why is groundwater so underused? Tapping into groundwater requires a major shift in farming practices and it has its own challenges and requirements – smallholder access to land and finance for irrigation infrastructure and equipment, gendered and equitable adoption options. This whole list is framed in terms of what the smallholder farmers need. Hence, this should also be put in this context, supply chains, energy access, resource availability, and institutional support. The chapters in this book present a picture that is not only heterogeneous across the region, but also hold some common denominators. They serve to enrich the discourse and help better understand the barriers along the pathways toward the sustainable and transformative adoption of groundwater irrigation. The scientific information provided herein would be of interest to researchers, practitioners, decision makers and planners with interest in the region. This book was originally published as a Special Issue of Water International journal.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130948
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/158073
dc.languageen
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourcePavelic, Paul; Villholth, K. G.; Verma, Shilp. (Eds.). 2023. Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. 222p. (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance). https://www.routledge.com/Sustainable-Groundwater-Development-for-Improved-Livelihoods-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa/Pavelic-Villholth-Verma/p/book/9781032391939
dc.subjectgroundwater irrigation
dc.subjectgroundwater potential
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectlivelihoods
dc.subjectwater resources
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectsmall-scale irrigation
dc.subjectirrigated farming
dc.subjectrainfed farming
dc.subjectpumps
dc.subjectwells
dc.subjectboreholes
dc.subjectwater availability
dc.subjectwater balance
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectgroundwater recharge
dc.subjectaquifers
dc.subjectprediction
dc.subjectwater table
dc.subjectgroundwater extraction
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjecthydrogeology
dc.subjecttechnology adoption
dc.subjectenergy
dc.subjectinstitutions
dc.subjectwater policies
dc.subjectwater governance
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectsocioeconomic aspects
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectland tenure
dc.subjectmarkets
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjectsupply chains
dc.subjectcost benefit analysis
dc.subjectcredit
dc.subjectfinancing
dc.subjectsubsidies
dc.subjectevapotranspiration
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjectdry season
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.titleSustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeBook

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