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Bolivien2018

Groundwater protection between the priorities economy and sustainabilit


 

Partner:
  • Universidad Mayor de San Andres (UMSA) en La Paz Bolivia, Professor Dr. Roberto Mobarec
Sponsor:
  • German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Duration:
  • 1 year
Short description:

The planned project „Groundwater in the field of tension between sustainability and economy” deals with the groundwater resources. This is a significant, albeit slightly vulnerable source of water for a number of conditions of use, ranging from irrigation agriculture to water supply for industry and settlement areas. Natural groundwater reservoirs play a central role in the embossing and preservation of specific ecosystem. They regulate the soil water balance with the local climate. In the case of soil contamination by mining, heavy industry or intensive agriculture, organic and inorganic toxic substances can penetrate into the groundwater and change it negatively by the impairment of water quality. The natural flow of groundwater transports these substances over long distances, thus contaminating previously intact areas of the groundwater body. Extreme exploitation of groundwater due to excessive water extraction can reduce the groundwater excessively and as a consequence cause a number of other problems such as soil setting and saltwater intrusion. The Water Framework directive and the Groundwater Directive present strict rules for the protection and monitoring of the groundwater in Europe. Such a legal framework is lacking in Latin America. The result is a strong qualitative and quantitative impairment of groundwater bodies in all Latin American countries.

 

 

 

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