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Contrary to old practices of physically capturing and storing every bit of rain possible, sometimes allowing rain to loosely recharge an aquifer has many more advantages. Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) is a technique of managing drought that is gaining in popularity, primarily because keeping the groundwater recharged supports water (and food) security better. MAR tends to address more factors affected by drought, such as keeping soil moisture (crucial to crop success) and preventing evaporation (since aquifers have natural “lids” of earth/rock/soil on them). Plus, aquifers cover a lot of geographical area, which reduces the time people need to travel to access water, if for example, they can drill or dig a well where they are at, and have local access.

[[File:Contour_trench_on_hillcontour_Trench_hill.jpgJPG|thumb|left|300px|Contour trenches used to slow water moving down a hill so that absorption into the aquifer is possible. Photo: Unknown.]]

The CARE study really helped us rethink Akvopedia as well. It encouraged us to expand and recategorise our water technologies and helped make the information we did already have, stronger and more complete. Next up, is a new study about how floods affect water resources and how to mitigate those influences, also by CARE in the near future. In addition, there has been a request to integrate a new study on water quality solutions. If you have a study to contribute, we’d love to integrate it! Please contact Mark Tiele Westra at: m.t.westra [at] akvo.org.

The main drought page where you will find all of the links and pages concerned with the CARE study: [[Resilient_WASH_systems_in_drought-prone_areas|Resilient WASH systems in drought-prone areas.]]

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