Implications of Climate Change for Fresh Groundwater Resources in Coastal Aquifers in Bangladesh

The objective of this study is to improve understanding of the implications of climate change for the groundwater systems in coastal Bangladesh. This is achieved by: (a) obtaining available geologic, hydrologic, and geochemical information on coast...

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Published: World Bank, Dhaka 2017
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GAS
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SEA
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spelling okr-10986-274892021-04-23T14:04:42Z Implications of Climate Change for Fresh Groundwater Resources in Coastal Aquifers in Bangladesh World Bank ACCRETION ADSORPTION AGRICULTURAL WATER AQUATIC RESOURCES AQUIFER ARSENIC AUGMENTATION BAY BRACKISH WATER CALIBRATION CARBON CHANNELS CHEMISTRY CHLORIDE CLAY CLAY CONTENT CLIMATE CHANGE COAST COASTAL AREA COASTAL COMMUNITIES COASTAL DEVELOPMENT COASTAL FISHERIES COASTAL PLAIN COASTAL REGION COASTAL RESOURCES COASTAL ZONE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT COASTLINE COLLOIDS COMPACTION CONDUCTIVITY CONFLUENCE CONSTRUCTION COVERING CRABS CROP IRRIGATION CROP YIELDS DEEP WELLS DELTA DIFFUSION DISCHARGE DOMESTIC USE DOMESTIC WATER DRAINAGE DRINKING WATER EMISSIONS ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION EROSION EVAPORATION EVAPOTRANSPIRATION EXPORT FARMERS FARMING FISHERIES FLOOD IRRIGATION FLOODING FLOODS FLOW REGIMES FLUVIAL EROSION FORESTRY FRESHWATER FRESHWATER FLUX FRESHWATER RESOURCE GAS GRAVEL GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION GROUNDWATER PUMPING GROUNDWATER QUALITY GROUNDWATER RECHARGE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES HEAT HIGH SEA HUMIDITY HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY HYDROGEOLOGY HYDROLOGY ICE INFILTRATION INTAKES IRON IRRIGATION IRRIGATION WATER ISLAND LAND DEGRADATION LAND SURFACE LAND USE LEAKAGE LOW PERMEABILITY LOW TIDE MANGANESE MANGROVE MARINE FISHERIES MEAN SEA LEVEL MEASUREMENTS METEOROLOGY MINERAL RESOURCES MINERALS MONITORING PROGRAM NATURAL RESOURCES OBSERVATION WELL OCEANS PARTICULATE PARTICULATE MATTER PARTNERSHIP PERMEABILITY PH PIPED WATER POLLUTION PONDS POPULATION DENSITY POROSITY PRECIPITATION PRESSURE PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUMPING PUMPING RATE PUMPING WELLS PUMPS QUALITY OF WATER RAINFALL RIVER FLOW RIVERS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFE WATER SALINE CONDITIONS SALINE WATER SALINITY SALT TRANSPORT SALTWATER INTRUSION SAND SEA SEA LEVEL SEAWATER SEDIMENT SEDIMENTATION SEDIMENTS SHALLOW WELLS SHRIMP SILT SPRINGS STORM SURGE SUBSIDENCE SUBSURFACE WATER SURFACE WATER SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TECTONICS THERMAL ENERGY TIDE TOPOGRAPHY TRANSMISSIVITY TSUNAMI UNSATURATED ZONE WATER BODY WATER ELEVATION WATER LEVEL WATER MANAGEMENT WATER NEEDS WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES PLANNING WATER SUPPLY WATER TABLE WATER TABLE AQUIFERS WATER USE WATER WELLS WATERS WELL DRILLING WELLS WETLANDS WIND SPEED The objective of this study is to improve understanding of the implications of climate change for the groundwater systems in coastal Bangladesh. This is achieved by: (a) obtaining available geologic, hydrologic, and geochemical information on coastal aquifers of Bangladesh; (b) developing groundwater flow and salt transport models representing general features and conditions along the coast of Bangladesh; and (c) simulating potential changes in the groundwater systems due to various aspects of human activity and climate change. The simulation analysis will focus on both the pattern and response time of the saltwater-freshwater distribution in subsurface aquifers, with a view towards sustainability of current and future water use under stress due to climate change. The study is aimed at understanding processes and rates of change for systems representative of a range of conditions in coastal Bangladesh, but it is expected that regional and local differences occur. Thus, only general conclusions and guidance should be drawn from this work. 2017-06-30T15:32:19Z 2017-06-30T15:32:19Z 2010-02-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/764491468014462155/Implications-of-climate-change-for-fresh-groundwater-resources-in-coastal-aquifers-in-Bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27489 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Dhaka Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia Bangladesh
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topic ACCRETION
ADSORPTION
AGRICULTURAL WATER
AQUATIC RESOURCES
AQUIFER
ARSENIC
AUGMENTATION
BAY
BRACKISH WATER
CALIBRATION
CARBON
CHANNELS
CHEMISTRY
CHLORIDE
CLAY
CLAY CONTENT
CLIMATE CHANGE
COAST
COASTAL AREA
COASTAL COMMUNITIES
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT
COASTAL FISHERIES
COASTAL PLAIN
COASTAL REGION
COASTAL RESOURCES
COASTAL ZONE
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
COASTLINE
COLLOIDS
COMPACTION
CONDUCTIVITY
CONFLUENCE
CONSTRUCTION
COVERING
CRABS
CROP IRRIGATION
CROP YIELDS
DEEP WELLS
DELTA
DIFFUSION
DISCHARGE
DOMESTIC USE
DOMESTIC WATER
DRAINAGE
DRINKING WATER
EMISSIONS
ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
EROSION
EVAPORATION
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
EXPORT
FARMERS
FARMING
FISHERIES
FLOOD IRRIGATION
FLOODING
FLOODS
FLOW REGIMES
FLUVIAL EROSION
FORESTRY
FRESHWATER
FRESHWATER FLUX
FRESHWATER RESOURCE
GAS
GRAVEL
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION
GROUNDWATER PUMPING
GROUNDWATER QUALITY
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
HEAT
HIGH SEA
HUMIDITY
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
HYDROGEOLOGY
HYDROLOGY
ICE
INFILTRATION
INTAKES
IRON
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION WATER
ISLAND
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND SURFACE
LAND USE
LEAKAGE
LOW PERMEABILITY
LOW TIDE
MANGANESE
MANGROVE
MARINE FISHERIES
MEAN SEA LEVEL
MEASUREMENTS
METEOROLOGY
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINERALS
MONITORING PROGRAM
NATURAL RESOURCES
OBSERVATION WELL
OCEANS
PARTICULATE
PARTICULATE MATTER
PARTNERSHIP
PERMEABILITY
PH
PIPED WATER
POLLUTION
PONDS
POPULATION DENSITY
POROSITY
PRECIPITATION
PRESSURE
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PUMPING
PUMPING RATE
PUMPING WELLS
PUMPS
QUALITY OF WATER
RAINFALL
RIVER FLOW
RIVERS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SAFE WATER
SALINE CONDITIONS
SALINE WATER
SALINITY
SALT TRANSPORT
SALTWATER INTRUSION
SAND
SEA
SEA LEVEL
SEAWATER
SEDIMENT
SEDIMENTATION
SEDIMENTS
SHALLOW WELLS
SHRIMP
SILT
SPRINGS
STORM SURGE
SUBSIDENCE
SUBSURFACE WATER
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
TECTONICS
THERMAL ENERGY
TIDE
TOPOGRAPHY
TRANSMISSIVITY
TSUNAMI
UNSATURATED ZONE
WATER BODY
WATER ELEVATION
WATER LEVEL
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER NEEDS
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
WATER SUPPLY
WATER TABLE
WATER TABLE AQUIFERS
WATER USE
WATER WELLS
WATERS
WELL DRILLING
WELLS
WETLANDS
WIND SPEED
spellingShingle ACCRETION
ADSORPTION
AGRICULTURAL WATER
AQUATIC RESOURCES
AQUIFER
ARSENIC
AUGMENTATION
BAY
BRACKISH WATER
CALIBRATION
CARBON
CHANNELS
CHEMISTRY
CHLORIDE
CLAY
CLAY CONTENT
CLIMATE CHANGE
COAST
COASTAL AREA
COASTAL COMMUNITIES
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT
COASTAL FISHERIES
COASTAL PLAIN
COASTAL REGION
COASTAL RESOURCES
COASTAL ZONE
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
COASTLINE
COLLOIDS
COMPACTION
CONDUCTIVITY
CONFLUENCE
CONSTRUCTION
COVERING
CRABS
CROP IRRIGATION
CROP YIELDS
DEEP WELLS
DELTA
DIFFUSION
DISCHARGE
DOMESTIC USE
DOMESTIC WATER
DRAINAGE
DRINKING WATER
EMISSIONS
ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
EROSION
EVAPORATION
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
EXPORT
FARMERS
FARMING
FISHERIES
FLOOD IRRIGATION
FLOODING
FLOODS
FLOW REGIMES
FLUVIAL EROSION
FORESTRY
FRESHWATER
FRESHWATER FLUX
FRESHWATER RESOURCE
GAS
GRAVEL
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION
GROUNDWATER PUMPING
GROUNDWATER QUALITY
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
HEAT
HIGH SEA
HUMIDITY
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
HYDROGEOLOGY
HYDROLOGY
ICE
INFILTRATION
INTAKES
IRON
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION WATER
ISLAND
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND SURFACE
LAND USE
LEAKAGE
LOW PERMEABILITY
LOW TIDE
MANGANESE
MANGROVE
MARINE FISHERIES
MEAN SEA LEVEL
MEASUREMENTS
METEOROLOGY
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINERALS
MONITORING PROGRAM
NATURAL RESOURCES
OBSERVATION WELL
OCEANS
PARTICULATE
PARTICULATE MATTER
PARTNERSHIP
PERMEABILITY
PH
PIPED WATER
POLLUTION
PONDS
POPULATION DENSITY
POROSITY
PRECIPITATION
PRESSURE
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PUMPING
PUMPING RATE
PUMPING WELLS
PUMPS
QUALITY OF WATER
RAINFALL
RIVER FLOW
RIVERS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SAFE WATER
SALINE CONDITIONS
SALINE WATER
SALINITY
SALT TRANSPORT
SALTWATER INTRUSION
SAND
SEA
SEA LEVEL
SEAWATER
SEDIMENT
SEDIMENTATION
SEDIMENTS
SHALLOW WELLS
SHRIMP
SILT
SPRINGS
STORM SURGE
SUBSIDENCE
SUBSURFACE WATER
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
TECTONICS
THERMAL ENERGY
TIDE
TOPOGRAPHY
TRANSMISSIVITY
TSUNAMI
UNSATURATED ZONE
WATER BODY
WATER ELEVATION
WATER LEVEL
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER NEEDS
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
WATER SUPPLY
WATER TABLE
WATER TABLE AQUIFERS
WATER USE
WATER WELLS
WATERS
WELL DRILLING
WELLS
WETLANDS
WIND SPEED
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Implications of Climate Change for Fresh Groundwater Resources in Coastal Aquifers in Bangladesh
geographic_facet South Asia
Bangladesh
description The objective of this study is to improve understanding of the implications of climate change for the groundwater systems in coastal Bangladesh. This is achieved by: (a) obtaining available geologic, hydrologic, and geochemical information on coastal aquifers of Bangladesh; (b) developing groundwater flow and salt transport models representing general features and conditions along the coast of Bangladesh; and (c) simulating potential changes in the groundwater systems due to various aspects of human activity and climate change. The simulation analysis will focus on both the pattern and response time of the saltwater-freshwater distribution in subsurface aquifers, with a view towards sustainability of current and future water use under stress due to climate change. The study is aimed at understanding processes and rates of change for systems representative of a range of conditions in coastal Bangladesh, but it is expected that regional and local differences occur. Thus, only general conclusions and guidance should be drawn from this work.
format Report
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Implications of Climate Change for Fresh Groundwater Resources in Coastal Aquifers in Bangladesh
title_short Implications of Climate Change for Fresh Groundwater Resources in Coastal Aquifers in Bangladesh
title_full Implications of Climate Change for Fresh Groundwater Resources in Coastal Aquifers in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Implications of Climate Change for Fresh Groundwater Resources in Coastal Aquifers in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Implications of Climate Change for Fresh Groundwater Resources in Coastal Aquifers in Bangladesh
title_sort implications of climate change for fresh groundwater resources in coastal aquifers in bangladesh
publisher World Bank, Dhaka
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/764491468014462155/Implications-of-climate-change-for-fresh-groundwater-resources-in-coastal-aquifers-in-Bangladesh
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27489
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