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Africa sitting on sea of groundwater reserves [1]

Huge reserves of underground water in some of the driest parts of Africa could provide a buffer against the effects of climate change for years to come, scientists said on Friday.

Publication Date: 
21/04/2012
Reuters [2]
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Africa [3], Water Resources [4], Groundwater [5], Climate Change [6], Scientists [7], Libya [8], Algeria [9], Egypt [10], Sudan [11], Reservoirs [12], Drinking Water [13], Nigeria [14], Irrigation [15], Congo [16], UNEP [17], Mexico [18], Water Supply [19], Water Harvesting [20]

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