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Description
The coastal planes of the southwestern shore of the island of Taiwan host several cities with a population in excess of 1 Million (Tainan, Taichung, Kaohsiung). Groundwater is a main source of drinking water, industrial water use. and irrigation. As in many coastal areas worldwide, urban growth associated with population rise is putting the long-term security of water supply under stress. Aquifers in these coastal plains consist of sedimentary deposits of sand, which are separated by clay units. Groundwater is fresh, but abstraction has led to a gradual salinisation by seawater intrusion in some places; moreover, the abstraction of groundwater has resulted in land-subsidence, which in turn makes coastal areas more prone to seawater flooding. The efficient management of coastal groundwater resources aiming to minimise the detrimental impacts of groundwater abstraction under threat of rising seas must be informed by the monitoring and modeling of hydrogeological dynamics in these coastal areas. The purpose of this short workshop is to bring together experts from the Netherlands, Canada, Japan and Taiwan to discuss novel and current practices of hydrogeological monitoring and modeling in the framework of coastal groundwater management in western Taiwan. The knowledge exchange between these experts will lead to the development of a research proposal covering a multi-year program.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 23/11/19 → 1/12/19 |
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