Many of the predicted effects of climate change have serious consequences for water security and the overall development of the Caribbean and pose significant threats to human health and well-being and the productivity of key economic sectors. The science, research and engineering communities are beginning to link climate forecasting with water security to understand the extent and nature of the risks these changes pose to regional economies, societies and environments. With climate change prolonging drought periods in the Caribbean, should member states be required to establish a State of the Water Monitoring Networks, with the requirement that the networks focus on condition monitoring quantitative and chemical status of groundwater?
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Yes required to establish Groundwater Status Monitoring Networks, especially to prevent the phenomenon of the salt sea encroachment.
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Vented (or unvented with barometric adjustment) transducers are inexpensive enough to install in existing wells of hopefully willing participants to help collect water levels, responses to withdrawals, recharge, rainfall, sea level rise locally, etc. Water quality studies are more costly and therefore probably will in some part depend on evaluating other factors as land use, likely point or non-point pollution sources, reconnaissance testing, etc. Seeking input, advice, help from US Geological Survey may help come up with assessment and monitoring plans that would fit the circumstances, identify critical needs, budget, etc.
Yes ...they should ..
The whole world are facing Environmental issues like wise climate change , groundwater and surface water issue etc. But if think about the island countries like Caribbean island..they must have to establish groundwater monitoring system. Because of climate change the level of sea is being risen that create major natural calamities in the coastal areas of the island countries. Currently we only have groundwater as a freshwater where we need to do more research inorder to conserve the groundwater resources.
William F. Hansen, Bayan Hussien's and Mamta Bisht your contributions are thanked and appreciated
Yes, it will be very useful to create a water inventary, know groundwater resources in its characteristics, quantity and risks like salts intrusion into the aquifers. Generate all this information is crucial input data for planning in a social participative and users management. Existing wells information could be a great start.
Dear Angela Méndez Mora, your relevant contribution to this discussion is much appreciated. Thank you for your contributions.
Dear Jeff,
You may find useful,
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/6/5/1187/htm
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