獲取地下水

雨水如能順利入滲，最終即成為地下水。收集地下水是件有利的做法，因其不論雨季隨時可得、普遍來說有著高貯水容量及優良水質、對於年際氣候的適應力高、以及與替代來源相較之下擁有較低成本。

然而，影響地下水位的高度有許多因素：地表面下的土壤及岩石型態、鄰近的蓄水池或河流，及鄰近居民抽水的頻率或總抽取水量。再者，地下水的品質也需納入考量－是否太鹹或太靠近附近的農業逕流或污水區。入滲及抽水地點須設置於水最不會被污染源影響的地方。

氣候變化因素
氣候變化會影響全球降雨量及動態溫度，因而會影響地方社區對於水的供給及需求。普遍認為提升在地面上以及地面下的儲水量是應對水文衝擊（如洪水及乾旱）的策略。

RSR 473計畫
Water4Tomorrow計畫

永續環境衛生 & 地下水保護
The key to successfully managing groundwater in India
3R Smart Solutions
Africa Groundwater Literature Archive: The Archive is a searchable database of published and unpublished groundwater literature about Africa, including reports, journal articles, conference papers and maps. Many of these documents are freely available to download; for others, a link is provided to the online abstract, or a full bibliographic reference is given where the document is not known to be available online.
VIDEO: Lots of manual drilling videos. Produced by UNICEF.
Arjen van der Wal, UNDERSTANDING GROUNDWATER & WELLS In Manual Drilling: INSTRUCTION HANDBOOK for manual drilling teams on hydro-geology for well drilling, well installation and well development. Practica Foundation. June 2010 (2nd Edition). French version: CONNAISSANCES DES METHODES DE CAPTAGE DES EAUX SOUTERRAINES: appliquées aux forages manuels.
Groundwater resilience to climate change in Africa. Keyworth, Nottingham. British Geological Survey 2011.
Global Overview of Saline Groundwater Occurrence and Genesis. IGRAC, 2009.
Sustainable Development of Groundwater Resources in Southern and Eastern Africa. International Atomic Energy Agency.
Siting of Drilled Water Wells - A Guide for Project Managers RWSN Field Note 2010-5 (Cost Effective Boreholes Series). Carter, R., Chilton, J., Danert, K. et al. RWSN. St Gallen, Switzerland 2010.

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