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Global Land Outlook
… the near-surface sedimentary layers and associated groundwater reserve, the plant and animal populations … in gold extraction69 leads to the pollution of surface and groundwater.70 Renewable energy production also impacts land … 70 Ezeh, H.N. 2010. Assessment of Cu, Pb, Zn, and Cd in groundwater in areas around the derelict Enyigba Mines, south …
FAO's work on Climate Change
… the amount of rainfall, and variations in river runoff and groundwater recharge. Irrigated agriculture provides … water sources or evacuate early when disaster looms. Most groundwater sources in the country have salinity levels above … use as low energy costs have led to overabstraction of groundwater and low efficiency. These knock-on effects should …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… growth and a decline in mobile herding strategies causing groundwater depletion, land degradation and inequity in water … areas of Kenya 58% of water demand is met by utilizing groundwater in districts where only about 20% of the area has good groundwater potential57. During droughts this means there is …
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security
… such as community forests, pasture, ponds, riverbanks and groundwater, with negative medium- and long-term consequences … These might include, among others, surface and groundwater depletion and contamination, increased soil … in storage facilities, combined with increased salinity of groundwater to unsafe levels (Government of Marshall Islands, …