IWMI Groundwater Governance in the Arab World (GW-MENA)
IWMI USAID-funded regional project on groundwater governance in the Arab world, providing downloadable country reports, case studies, aquifer dialogues and policy white books on MENA groundwater.
gw-mena.iwmi.org
At a glance
- Region
- MENA (regional) (Middle East)
- Coverage
- Regional
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research Institute
- Last updated
- 2024
What's inside
- Groundwater
- Governance
- Country reports
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Trend hotspots
Find where water tables are falling year after year.
Because it has: Groundwater
- 02
Recharge planning
Site recharge structures and new borewells with evidence.
- 03
Water budgets
Estimate draft and recharge for a block, district or basin.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Gap filling
Rebuild missing well readings from neighbours, rainfall and season.
- 02
Level forecasts
Forecast pre- and post-monsoon levels well by well.
- 03
Stress mapping
Combine wells with satellite gravity and rainfall to map aquifer stress.
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