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Book/Book Chapter 
Implications of Climate Change to Groundwater 
Langridge, R; Fencl, A 
2020 
Elsevier 
Oxford 
Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes 
438-453 
Groundwater is an essential life-sustaining resource for billions of people worldwide. It is also a critical backstop during drought when surface water supplies are reduced. But unsustainable depletion of groundwater is now documented on both local and global scales. Climate change will exacerbate these problems. Higher temperatures and more extreme droughts will alter the timing and availability of surface water increasing reliance on groundwater. At the same time groundwater recharge will be reduced limiting supplies for consumptive use and for ecosystems. The net effect of climate change on groundwater depends not only on changing climatic conditions or the physical attributes of a region, but also on human actions and management decisions. Researchers, managers and policy makers involved with and responsible for groundwater stewardship are attempting to develop robust and innovative modeling tools, policies and management strategies to develop the capacity of individuals, groups, or organizations to adapt to the physical and social changes anticipated under climate change. Examples include: the development of modeling tools, an increase artificial recharge and recycled water, incentives to reduce demand, and the development of local drought reserves. 
Climate change; Drought; Drought reserve; Groundwater; Recharge; Recycled water 
DellaSala, Dominick A.