Sustainable groundwater resources exploration and management in a complex geological setting as part of a humanitarian project (Mahafaly Plateau, Madagascar)

• Published in: Environmental earth sciences 2018-11, Vol.77 (21), p.1-16, Article 734
• Main Authors: Carrière, Simon Damien, Chalikakis, Konstantinos, Ollivier, Chloé, Heath, Tom, Mangin, Marie, Kempf, Jean, Randriatsitohaina, Jacques Bablon, Gillon, Marina, Razakamanana, Théodore, Lapègue, Jean
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aquifers; Arid regions; Arid zones; Biogeosciences; Boreholes; Chemical analysis; Climate monitoring; Coastal aquifers; Contamination; Drilling; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Environment and Society; Environmental Science and Engineering; Environmental Sciences; Exploitation; Exploration; Exploratory drilling; Geochemistry; Geology; Geophysical surveys; Geophysics; Global Changes; Groundwater; Groundwater availability; Groundwater resources; Hot spots (geology); Hydrogeology; Hydrology/Water Resources; NGOs; Nongovernmental organizations; Organizations; Polls & surveys; Resource exploration; Resource management; Saline water intrusion; Salt water intrusion; Seawater; Seawater intrusion; Semi arid areas; Semiarid lands; Soundings; Surveying; Sustainability; Terrestrial Pollution; Thematic Issue; Vulnerability; Water analysis; Water resources; Water shortages; Water stress; Water Sustainability: A Spectrum of Innovative Technology and Remediation Methods
• ISSN: 1866-6280; 1866-6299
• DOI: 10.1007/s12665-018-7909-1

Southwestern Madagascar is a semi-arid region and a hot-spot of global change. On the Mahafaly plateau, people live with quasi-permanent water stress and groundwater, the only available resource, is difficult to exploit due to a complex hydrogeological environment. A methodology (suitable for humanitarian projects;