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  • Leading Organization:
    UNU-EHS
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    UNU, UNESCO
    Summary:
    Project Components:

    The GWAHS-CS project was launched by UNU-EHS, UNESCO-IHP (International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO) and UNU-INWEH (International Network on Water, Environment and Health) to study the relationship between groundwater (both as an opportunity and a threat) and human security. The UN-Water Programme on Capacity Development later joined the initiative.

    Expected Outputs:

    The overall objective of the project is to address the threats to human security and well-being currently posed by water scarcity and water quality degradation in developing countries and the role of groundwater management and protection in alleviating such threats.

    The main objective of the research project is to adapt and apply vulnerability assessment methods to determine the vulnerability of communities who face freshwater supply problems, with an emphasis on groundwater. Groundwater can play a major positive role for the livelihoods of communities facing water supply shortages but can also be a threat when the resource becomes degraded.

    Contacts:

    Dr Fabrice Renaud
    Tel.: + 49-228-815-0211
    e-mail: renaud@ehs.unu.edu

    Project Status:
    Under implementation
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    Resources:
    GWAHS-CS UNU-EHS Website
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    File(s):
    Groundwater and Human Security – Case Studies.pdf
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