Social adoption of groundwater pumping technology and the development of groundwater cultures. Governance at the point of abstraction
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Global Environmental Facility (GEF), International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH), UNESCO-International Hydrological Programme (IHP), World Bank. January 2012
- This thematic paper examines the historic and ongoing development of water lifting technologies and the governance problems and solutions that have arisen from controlled or uncontrolled groundwater abstraction. It also examines legislation to improved pump efficiency and the economics and life cycle costing of borehole pumps.
- Geographical coverage: Global
- Main themes: Groundwater, Irrigation, Legal aspects, Technology, Water governance, Water management
- Main target audience: Decision makers, Policy makers
- Main purpose: Reporting on project findings/outputs
- Type of resource: Thematic paper
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