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Groundwater resources assessment as a contribution to the TDA, including surface water - groundwater interactions and groundwater dependent ecosystem in the Baikal Basin (UNESCO 1.3)

The scope of this project under the Output 1.3 is to study transboundary groundwater resources in shallow aquifers in the Baikal Basin, with special regard to:

  • Sustainable, integrated management of groundwater and surface water and environmentally sound water protection policy considering ethical, religious and cultural traditions of local societies.
  • Increasing water demand for drinking and other purposes and potential impacts of excessive groundwater exploitation (e.g. groundwater level decline, loss of base flow, land subsidence).
  • Pollution threats to groundwater quality (in close cooperation with Output 1.4).
  • Vulnerability of groundwater and groundwater dependent ecosystems.
  • Advantages of conjunctive use of groundwater and surface water for social and economic development.
  • Influence of the present status of land use and land use planning on groundwater resources quantity and quality.
  • Potential impact of climate variability and change on different type of aquifers (shallow, karstic, deep) and on frequency and extent of natural disasters (floods, droughts, storms, earthquakes).

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