by
Marcus Moench
Jacob Burke
and
Yarrow Moench
FAO in collaboration with the
Institute for Social and Environmental Transition
Boulder, Colorado
United States of America
Water Reports 24
ISSN 1020-1203
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2003
Cover photo: Drilling for groundwater emplaced 3000-4000 years ago in the Batinah coastal plain, Oman/J.J. Burke/FAO
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Groundwater issues have important implications for food security, but effective responses require a change in perspective
Adaptation is occurring and presents opportunities
A strategic approach including adaptation is required
Chapter 2 - The links between groundwater and food security
Resource availability and production
Entitlements and food security
Environmental data and environmental myth
Chapter 3 - Understanding the dynamics of groundwater resources
Nature and limitations of available data
Groundwater in ChinaProblems in accessing groundwater data
Implications for food security
The viability of groundwater managementGroundwater monitoring in India
Analytical methods and the role of groundwater data in development finance
Recharge estimation
Abstraction estimation
Methodological improvements
Data collection and quality
Variability
Water-level fluctuations
Implications
Evaluation summary
Implications for the analysis of food security
Widening the Malthusian perspectiveThe standard management paradigm
‘Clumsy’ approaches
The significance of adaptive approaches in groundwater management
Rethinking the approach to groundwater management
Basic research
Groundwater monitoring and data collection, dissemination and access
Integrated management in strategic locations
Laying the foundations for management in complex locations
Disseminating global lessons