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Groundwater: critical for sustainable development.

author(s) Villholth, Karen G. - Signs, Mia
from CGIAR - Research Programs and Platforms
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  • Southern Asia
  • Asia
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Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice, 2019. Groundwater: critical for sustainable development. GRIPP infographic. International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 16p.
Groundwater: critical for sustainable development.

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Abstract

Groundwater represents close to 99% of all unfrozen fresh water in the world. Groundwater makes up one
third of all water being used, provides almost half of the world’s population with domestic water1, and is
the source of almost half of the water used for irrigation worldwide.

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