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Shared aquifers, border hotspots: Cooperation should follow where groundwater is pumped, scientists say

Groundwater depletion and groundwater-dependent irrigation tend to concentrate close to international borders within aquifers shared by two or more countries, where pumping on one side is more likely to affect users on the other, according to a publication by the United Nations University Institute...

Shared aquifers, border hotspots: Cooperation should follow where groundwater is pumped, scientists say
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Groundwater depletion and groundwater-dependent irrigation tend to concentrate close to international borders within aquifers shared by two or more countries, where pumping on one side is more likely to affect users on the other, according to a publication by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH).

Originally published at Phys.org

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