Is UN Sustainable Development Goal 15 relevant to governing the intimate land-use/groundwater linkage?

Foster, Stephen

Is UN Sustainable Development Goal 15 relevant to governing the intimate land-use/groundwater linkage? | L’ Objectif de Développement Durable 15 de l’ONU est-il pertinent pour gouverner la liaison intime entre utilisation des sols et exploitation des eaux souterraines? ¿El objetivo 15 de desarrollo sostenible de las Naciones Unidas es relevante Para gobernar el vínculo profundo entre el uso de la tierra y el agua subterránea? 联合国可持续发展目标15与管理土地利用/地下水联动相关吗? O Objetivo 15 de Desenvolvimento Sustentável da ONU é relevante Para governar a estreita relação entre uso da terra e água subterrânea?

2018

Foster, Stephen

The close link between land use and groundwater has long been recognised, but not widely translated into integrated policy and management practices. Common understanding is needed to facilitate cross-sector dialogue on governance. The process of land-use planning advocated by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UN-SDG) 15 for 2030, coupled with the launch of an independent global land-use monitoring initiative known as Land Matrix, appear to provide windows of opportunity for hydrogeologists to make specific proposals for the inclusion of groundwater protection needs in national land-use plans and the consideration of groundwater sustainability threats from major land deals and contracts. Ignoring the groundwater dimension in land-use management can result in high long-run costs for drinking-water supply and aquatic ecosystems. Thus, coordinated governance based on a coherent set of land-use sustainability criteria, aimed at enhancing both the food and groundwater harvest, is crucial for the future.

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