Code
13v16724-34
Duration
01 September 2024 → 31 August 2025
Funding
Federal funding: VLIR-UOS
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Hydrogeology
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Engineering and technology
- Water resources management
Keywords
Groundwater
managed aquifer recharge
sustainable water management
Project description
In a previous project, we showed saltwater intrusion along the Luy River is global, making groundwater inappropriate for irrigation. A catchment-scale water management plan is thus needed to sustain agriculture. We identified a dune system as a possible groundwater resource if it is exploited in a sustainable way. We wish implement a sustainable irrigation water distribution plan by combining groundwater extraction with artificial infiltration of excess rain-water to sustain irrigation.