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Infrastructure/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//a>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//h2>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t<p><p>Floods and droughts cause significant negative socio-economic, agricultural, and ecological impacts across the UK and are predicted to become more frequent and intense from rapid changes in climate, land use and water demand.</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t<a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//www.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//groundwater/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//flooding-and-drought/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//the-floods-and-droughts-research-infrastructure-fdri-project/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/" >Find out more</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//a>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//section>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n<section class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/"><div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/"container/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/"><div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/"row/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/"><div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/"col-12/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n<h2 class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/"wp-block-heading/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/">International groundwater drought</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//h2>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n<p>In semi-arid countries groundwater is often the only option for a secure water supply throughout drought.&nbsp; BGS has worked in many countries in Africa and South Asia helping to uncover the 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data-src=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//www.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//groundwater/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//wp-content/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//uploads/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//2022/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//03/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//WWD_PPL_Mario_Macilau.jpg/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/" /groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//a>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t<div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/"info-wrap/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t<div 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resilience</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//a></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//h4>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t<p>21/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//03/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//2022</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t<p>Most African countries have enough groundwater reserves to face at least five years of drought, new research reveals</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t<a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//www.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//news/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//bgs-and-wateraid-publish-new-research-on-groundwater-resilience/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/" >Show 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Africa</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//a></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//h4>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t<p>24/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//03/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//2026</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6372/t<p>A new BGS-led study has revealed crucial insights into the longstanding challenges affecting the reliability and performance of rural water supply infrastructure in sub-Saharan 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