Groundwater Management in Coastal Zones, BMZ (Germany) http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/11th-meeting-of-the-oecd-water-governance-initiative.htm

1. Groundwater management
in coastal zones
Michael Eichholz
OECD Water Governance Initiative - 11th meeting
12 November 2018

2. Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

3. El Ejido, Almeria (Spain), Source: Aster EOS, NASA JPL

4. Banda Aceh, Indonesia

5. Fresh and salt water dynamics

6. • Seawater intrusion: slow, hard to forecast, affects many
actors
• No common knowledge base („hidden resource“)
• Monitoring is often absent or fragmented
• Big gap between regulations and their implementation
 Groundwater management needs good governance
capacities that enable its implementation
 Integration into overall coastal water and
development planning
Why governance is crucial…?

7. by
V. Post, M. Eichholz and R. Brentführer
Commissioned by the Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Content
1. Introduction
2. Fresh and salt water dynamics in coastal
zones
3. Water challenges in coastal zones
Overview and case studies
4. Sustainable groundwater governance
and management in coastal zones
5. Strategies and Solutions
Overview and case studies
6. Conclusion