30.08.2012

New brochure on water storage presented on 30 August 2012 during the World Water Week in Sweden.

Germany's Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe – BGR) presented the brochure „Make a Profit out of Storage“ for the first time on 30 August 2012 in the seminar „Upscaling Water Storage Solutions: The Economic Potential“ at the Stockholm World Water Week (Sweden). It aims to assist the future implementation of water storage projects in affected regions.
Irregular rainfalls and droughts repeatedly lead to harvest losses and famines, especially in Africa. In the Sahel zone alone, millions of people are currently threatened by such a disaster. Storing water during rainy periods could be a way to avoid such catastrophes.

This is the third brochure in the series “Managing the Water Buffer”, being developed with support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and international partners such as the consultant companies MetaMeta and Acacia Water of The Netherlands.

The publication presents methods suitable to enrich groundwater and to store and re-utilise water. Whereas the first two brochures in the series dealt with the technical aspects of water storage in arid and humid regions, this third issue addresses the economic potentials. 14 examples of successful water storage projects all over the world illustrate how investment costs compare to the benefits achieved.

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