Assessment of the sensitivity of water resources in the intertropical zone: a bibliographical study with perspectives
Study of the vulnerability of water resources contributing to consumer health in the inter-tropical zone. The aim of this paper is to present the state of the art on the protection of water resources in the inter-tropical zone in order to identify gaps in knowledge that improve drinking water supply...
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| author | Franck Fabrice Mba Emile Temgoua Boris Merlain Djousse Kanouo Lauric Tontsa Ramces Takoubo Wowinwo Cerge Natheu Kamhoua |
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| description | Study of the vulnerability of water resources contributing to consumer health in the inter-tropical zone. The aim of this paper is to present the state of the art on the protection of water resources in the inter-tropical zone in order to identify gaps in knowledge that improve drinking water supply. To achieve this, a documentary search online was carried out to assess the progression of work over time. What emerges from this literature review is that the method for assessing intrinsic and specific vulnerability in bedrock areas is practically non-existent. A discrepancy exists and reflects the difference in a coincidence of the level of vulnerability when several methods of determining vulnerability are used in the same study site. The issue of validation is still problematic, as it lies in the fact that a property that is not precisely defined cannot be unambiguously deduced from the measured quantity. The characterisation of specific pollutants and their propagation in the saturated or groundwater zone are not taken into account. All the different components of the water cycle are not always taken into account during a groundwater vulnerability study, yet each water resource is part of a closely related component of the water cycle.
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The aim of this paper is to present the state of the art on the protection of groundwater that improve drinking water supply.;
Several indices have been identified in the literature.;
However, these indices reveal that groundwater vulnerability assessment procedures are not well understood, are poorly used, and remain a challenge for underdeveloped countries.;
There is an urgent need to apply effective corrections to the methods of protecting water resources in the intertropical zone for drinking water supply.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-caedc694af0242c2b1ec9ddbbd3499482023-06-08T05:46:06ZengIWA PublishingWater Supply1606-97491607-07982023-05-012352062208010.2166/ws.2023.099099Assessment of the sensitivity of water resources in the intertropical zone: a bibliographical study with perspectivesFranck Fabrice Mba0Emile Temgoua1Boris Merlain Djousse Kanouo2Lauric Tontsa3Ramces Takoubo Wowinwo4Cerge Natheu Kamhoua5 Research Unit in Water Management, Department of Rural Engineering, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, BP: 222, Dschang, West Cameroon Research Unit in Water Management, Department of Rural Engineering, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, BP: 222, Dschang, West Cameroon Research Unit in Water Management, Department of Rural Engineering, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, BP: 222, Dschang, West Cameroon Science and Technology Research Unit, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang city, Cameroon Research Unit in African Literature and Culture, Department of African Studies and Modialisation, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Dschang, Dschang city, Cameroon Upper-Nkam Divisional Delegation of the Ministry of Water Resources and Energy, Bafang city, Cameroon Study of the vulnerability of water resources contributing to consumer health in the inter-tropical zone. The aim of this paper is to present the state of the art on the protection of water resources in the inter-tropical zone in order to identify gaps in knowledge that improve drinking water supply. To achieve this, a documentary search online was carried out to assess the progression of work over time. What emerges from this literature review is that the method for assessing intrinsic and specific vulnerability in bedrock areas is practically non-existent. A discrepancy exists and reflects the difference in a coincidence of the level of vulnerability when several methods of determining vulnerability are used in the same study site. The issue of validation is still problematic, as it lies in the fact that a property that is not precisely defined cannot be unambiguously deduced from the measured quantity. The characterisation of specific pollutants and their propagation in the saturated or groundwater zone are not taken into account. All the different components of the water cycle are not always taken into account during a groundwater vulnerability study, yet each water resource is part of a closely related component of the water cycle. HIGHLIGHTS The aim of this paper is to present the state of the art on the protection of groundwater that improve drinking water supply.; Several indices have been identified in the literature.; However, these indices reveal that groundwater vulnerability assessment procedures are not well understood, are poorly used, and remain a challenge for underdeveloped countries.; There is an urgent need to apply effective corrections to the methods of protecting water resources in the intertropical zone for drinking water supply.;http://ws.iwaponline.com/content/23/5/2062bedrock zonegroundwaterhydrogeologyinter-tropical zonesensitivitytracer |
| spellingShingle | Franck Fabrice Mba Emile Temgoua Boris Merlain Djousse Kanouo Lauric Tontsa Ramces Takoubo Wowinwo Cerge Natheu Kamhoua Assessment of the sensitivity of water resources in the intertropical zone: a bibliographical study with perspectives Water Supply bedrock zone groundwater hydrogeology inter-tropical zone sensitivity tracer |
| title | Assessment of the sensitivity of water resources in the intertropical zone: a bibliographical study with perspectives |
| title_full | Assessment of the sensitivity of water resources in the intertropical zone: a bibliographical study with perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the sensitivity of water resources in the intertropical zone: a bibliographical study with perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the sensitivity of water resources in the intertropical zone: a bibliographical study with perspectives |
| title_short | Assessment of the sensitivity of water resources in the intertropical zone: a bibliographical study with perspectives |
| title_sort | assessment of the sensitivity of water resources in the intertropical zone a bibliographical study with perspectives |
| topic | bedrock zone groundwater hydrogeology inter-tropical zone sensitivity tracer |
| url | http://ws.iwaponline.com/content/23/5/2062 |
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