Managed Groundwater Recharge and Rainwater Harvesting

The Role of Groundwater Aquifers Artificial Recharge in Water Resources Management in Egypt.- Water Conservation and Artificial Recharge Efforts in India.- Groundwater Recharge, Rainwater Harvesting and Regulations for Sustainable Water Resources Development in Nigeria.- Farm Ponds in Semi-arid Hard Rock Terrain of India: Are they Increasing Dependency on Groundwater?.- Rainfall Recharge Wells for Groundwater Sustainability in Qatar.- Managed Aquifer Recharge in a Semi-arid Basin: A Case study from the Souss Aquifer, Morocco.- Managed Aquifer Recharge in Chile: A Promising Alternative to Enhance Water Security.- From Managed Aquifer Recharge to Managing Aquifer Recharge: Developing a Strategic Approach to Artificial Recharge in India.- Managed Aquifer Recharge Projects in the Western Karoo, South Africa: Progress and Challenges.- Artificial Recharge of Groundwater in Tunisia: A Long and Fruitful Experience.- Artificial Groundwater Recharge in Santa Marta and Bogata, Colombia.- Groundwater Artificial Recharge in Jordan- Case Studies and Potential Areas.- Groundwater Artificial Recharge in the Marj Sanour Watershed-Palestine.- Rainwater Harvesting for Groundwater Recharge: Experience from Sri Lanka.- Groundwater Recharge in the Kabul Plain (Afghanistan) through Rainwater Harvesting.- Combating Urban Water logging with Support from an Underlaying Overexploited Aquifer- A Case Study from India.- Guatemala: Water harvesting and Managed Aquifer Recharge to Combat Water Scarcity in a Country of Apparent Water Abundance.- Scope of Induced Recharge to River Bank Aquifers in Bangladesh.- Epilogue Managed Groundwater Recharge and Rainwater Harvesting for Sustainable Management: Research, Practices and Policies from Developing Countries.

Dr. Dipankar Saha holds a Doctorate degree in Groundwater Management from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Dhanbad, India, and has worked in the Central Ground Water Board, Government of India for about 33 years before being superannuated as Member (Head Quarters). He has authored more than 50 publications in international journals, Co-editor of two books published by Springer Nature, and a special volume of the Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. He has rendered consulting services to IAEA, Vienna and IWMI, Colombo, and remained as advisor in the SDC funded projects in India. Presently, he is the Chair Professor at the Centre of Advance Water Technology and Management at Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS) Faridabad, India. He is also Chairing the Accreditation Committee for Ground Water Consultant Organisation in NABET, Quality Council of India and a Board Member of Water for People: India.  




Dr. Karen G. Villholth holds a Ph.D. in Hydrogeology and Groundwater Quality from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and a M.Sc. in Civil and Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, USA and DTU, respectively. She has worked as Principal Researcher at the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka and South Africa and has chaired the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), a global partnership of 30 international organizations supporting sustainable development, use and management of groundwater. She has a professional experience of more than 25 years. She is the Editor of more than 10 books and special issues and Author of more than 100 peer-reviewed international journal articles. She has provided consulting services to UNESCO, the World Bank, FAO, and many others. Presently, she is Director of Water Cycle Innovation (Pty) Ltd.




Dr. Mohamed Shamrukh is a retired Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering