semiarid, arid, and coastal areas. As agriculture is the main source of livelihood for
the people of these regions of India, impacts of future climate change will be severe
there because of the scarcity of water. Proper understanding of the groundwater
dynamics in relationship to the future climate change scenario and economic,
demographic, and sociocultural aspects of human society is very much a challenging
issue for scientific communities to establish effective guidelines for sustainable
management of this precious resource, maintaining parity between economic performance and ecological balance.
In this context, the policy on participatory groundwater management is an urgent
measure for conserving this age-old resource of the Earth by involving a collaborative approach among government departments, researchers, NGOs, and community
members. Among all the programs, awareness campaigning for mobilizing the local
community will be an effective path toward the conservation of groundwater.
Otherwise, in future we may find ourselves faced with an environmental catastrophe
of our own making. So, the viable solution of today is the practicing of restricted or
limited use of this natural resource. Certainly, it will be acknowledged by future
generations instead of only creating theoretical moral politics.
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2012.03.028
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based on a simple model: a study of four karstic aquifers in SE Spain. Environ Geol 57
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the people of these regions of India, impacts of future climate change will be severe
there because of the scarcity of water. Proper understanding of the groundwater
dynamics in relationship to the future climate change scenario and economic,
demographic, and sociocultural aspects of human society is very much a challenging
issue for scientific communities to establish effective guidelines for sustainable
management of this precious resource, maintaining parity between economic performance and ecological balance.
In this context, the policy on participatory groundwater management is an urgent
measure for conserving this age-old resource of the Earth by involving a collaborative approach among government departments, researchers, NGOs, and community
members. Among all the programs, awareness campaigning for mobilizing the local
community will be an effective path toward the conservation of groundwater.
Otherwise, in future we may find ourselves faced with an environmental catastrophe
of our own making. So, the viable solution of today is the practicing of restricted or
limited use of this natural resource. Certainly, it will be acknowledged by future
generations instead of only creating theoretical moral politics.
References
Adiat KAN, Nawawi MNM, Abdullah K (2012) Assessing the accuracy of GIS-based elementary
multi criteria decision analysis as a spatial prediction tool—a case of predicting potential zones
of sustainable groundwater resources. J Hydrol 440:75–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.
2012.03.028
Aguilera H, Murillo J (2009) The effect of possible climate change on natural groundwater recharge
based on a simple model: a study of four karstic aquifers in SE Spain. Environ Geol 57
(5):963–974
Aizebeokhai AP, Oyeyemi KD, Adeniran A (2017) An overview of the potential impacts of climate
change on groundwater resources. J Inform Math Sci 9(2):437–453
Anupam K, Shinjiro K (2013) Climate change and groundwater: vulnerability, adaptation and
mitigation opportunities in India. Int J Environ Sci Dev 4(3):272–276. https://doi.org/10.7763/
IJESD.2013.V4.352
Aribisala JO, Awopetu MS, Ademilua OI, Okunadel EA, Adebayo WO (2015) Effect of climate
change on groundwater resources in Southwest Nigeria. J Environ Earth Sci 5(12):2224–3216
Arkoprovo B, Adarsa J, Prakash SS (2012) Delineation of groundwater potential zones using
satellite remote sensing and geographic information system techniques: a case study from
Ganjam district, Orissa, India. Res J Recent Sci 1(9):59–66
Attri SD, Tyagi A (2010) Climate profile of India. Met monograph no. Environment Meteorology01/2010, India Meteorological Department
Barthel R, Sonneveld BGJS, Goetzinger J, Keyzer MA, Pande S, Printz A, Gaiser T (2009)
Integrated assessment of groundwater resources in the Oueme basin, Benin, West Africa.
Phys Chem Earth 34(4–5):236–250
CGWB (2011) Dynamic ground water resources of India. Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of
Water Resources, Government of India, New Delhi
CGWB (2017) Report of the Ground Water Resource Estimation Committee (GEC-2015). Central
Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR, Government of India, New
Delhi
6 Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater Resource of India: A Geographical. . .
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