GROUND WATER AND HUMAN SECURITY

It is nonetheless important, when reading this book, to keep in mind the timeframe of the GWAHS-CS project: the case studies have not been updated from the time when the XII core activities of the project took place and the literature, with the exception of a few updates, reflects the status quo at the time of project execution. [...] This allowed the authors of the case study to highlight the principle factors of vulnerability in the region and to identify the social groups that were the most vulnerable, partly de- pending on which aquifer layers they could access. [...] The chapter provides useful policy advice with respect to the management of groundwater resources, some of which were considered by the city council in the aftermath of the project. [...] The case study looks principally at the advantages of managed aquifer re- charge and although it addresses most of the indicators developed in the project, the main focus was put on providing a detailed description of the hydrogeology, and what can be done to sustainably increase fresh water supply to the region from fragile aquifers. [...] (2001, p 766) presented three essential properties of resilience: • the amount of change a system can undergo and still remain within the same domain of attraction; • the degree to which the system is capable of self-organisation; and, • the degree to which the system can build and increase the capacity for learning and adaptation.