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Change, Challenge And Opportunity – Some Reflections On Hydrogeology Education, The Sustainable Development Goals And Global Change

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This keynote paper addresses several issues central to the conference theme of “Change, Challenge and Opportunity”. For hydrogeologists to exert greater influence on groundwater management globally, proper education and training is essential. Universities play a key role in educating hydrogeologists in the fundamental principles of groundwater science through taught Masters and other degree programmes.

A Groundwater Database For Cape Town And Environs - A Vision To Optimise Groundwater Management And Education Of The Public

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It has been shown over many years that the efficient management of water resources is almost impossible without a database containing historical and up-to-date information and data of high integrity. When it comes to groundwater the situation is even worse as groundwater was often not seen as a viable resource, and if it was used, then in many cases, it was poorly managed due to the lack of monitoring and poor data collection. This has changed in recent years as groundwater now forms a large part of the used water resources in several communities, towns and metros.