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Sustainability Nexus AID: groundwater

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  • Mohamad Reza Soltanian

    (University of Cincinnati
    University of Cincinnati)

  • Farzad Moeini

    (University of Cincinnati)

  • Zhenxue Dai

    (Jilin University
    Qingdao University of Technology)

  • Audrey H. Sawyer

    (The Ohio State University)

  • Jan H. Fleckenstein

    (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, UFZ-Leipzig)

  • John Doherty

    (Watermark Numerical Computing)

  • Zachary Curtis

    (Hydrosimulatics Inc)

  • Abhijit Chaudhuri

    (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)

  • Gabriele Chiogna

    (GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

  • Marwan Fahs

    (University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ENGEES)

  • Weon Shik Han

    (Yonsei University)

  • Zaina Hussein Mseli

    (University of Dodoma)

  • Francesca Lotti

    (Kataclima S.R.L. / SYMPLE S.R.L)

  • Hee Sun Moon

    (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)

  • Lin Zhu

    (Capital Normal University)

  • Dema Al-Masri

    (Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation)

  • Chuanjun Zhan

    (Qingdao University of Technology)

  • Hussein Hoteit

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST))

  • Mir A. Matin

    (United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (UNU-INWEH))

  • Azin Zarei

    (United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES))

  • Kenneth C. Carroll

    (New Mexico State University)

  • Sarah G. Evans

    (Appalachian State University)

  • Kaveh Madani

    (United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (UNU-INWEH))

Abstract

The Groundwater Module within the Sustainability Nexus Analytics, Informatics, and Data (AID) Programme of the United Nations University (UNU) addresses critical challenges in sustainable groundwater management. Groundwater resources around the world are under increasing stress from overextraction and pollution, threatening water and food security for billions. Groundwater governance is not one-dimensional but multi-faceted, and central to the management of environmental, social, and economic systems worldwide. In line with the Nexus Approach, the goal of the UNU Sustainability Nexus AID Programme's Groundwater Module is improving access to data and information tools that help scientists and decision-makers address interdisciplinary groundwater problems that affect humans and nature. Here, we describe the critical need for a Nexus Approach to groundwater-related issues and highlight current challenges involving data and information gaps and data-model operability. The Groundwater Module can help address these challenges by offering a central hub for data, analytics, and informatics for addressing groundwater-related issues. By integrating dispersed datasets and modeling tools, this module aims to enable analysis and new insights. We showcase some of the tools in the Groundwater Module and discuss future opportunities in the global pursuit to fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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  • Mohamad Reza Soltanian & Farzad Moeini & Zhenxue Dai & Audrey H. Sawyer & Jan H. Fleckenstein & John Doherty & Zachary Curtis & Abhijit Chaudhuri & Gabriele Chiogna & Marwan Fahs & Weon Shik Han & Zai, 2024. "Sustainability Nexus AID: groundwater," Sustainability Nexus Forum, Springer, vol. 32(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sumafo:v:32:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s00550-024-00557-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s00550-024-00557-7
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