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SUMMARY:ZEF public lecture: Rethinking Groundwater Security
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DESCRIPTION:Climate change is intensifying water-related extremes\, exposi
 ng communities to devastating floods and prolonged water shortages. Yet be
 neath our feet lies an often-overlooked opportunity: aquifers can capture 
 and store freshwater when it is abundant at the surface. Drawing on resear
 ch in Bangladesh\, Tanzania and Niger\, this lecture explores how groundwa
 ter abstraction and seasonal flooding can enhance aquifer replenishment an
 d strengthen water and food security. The Bengal Water Machine illustrates
  this potential while also revealing important environmental trade-offs. T
 he lecture challenges conventional narratives of groundwater depletion and
  asks how we can harness nature’s underground storage more sustainably i
 n a changing climate.
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URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/zef-public-lecture-rethinking-gro
 undwater-security
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