Objectives
• To transfer groundwater management knowledge and technology
(mapping, databases) to countries in need of such tools.
• Provide the establishment of long term groundwater management
structures in countries where they do not exist.
What are the benefits of Global Aquifer Development Foundation projects and programs?
There are many potential benefits of GADF programs. The Foundation was created with the intent to be a player in the implementation of long-term sustainable systems to meet the crucial demand for potable water in developing countries. Many organizations drill wells, but we believe that understanding where wells should be drilled, and how aquifers may be at risk of being depleted over time, is very important.
GADF will provide a technical and funding support in the field of water management-and more specifically groundwater-but the repercussions of the organization's actions will extend beyond groundwater science.
We
believe:
•GADF will help relieve poverty by assisting partners to work toward holistic management of water resources. Providing access to safe and sustainable drinking water sources is a key way to improve the quality of life of the poorest people.
•GADF will provide advancement in education. The Foundation's activities will provide direct training and facilitate access, through bursaries or scholarships, to education in the field of hydrogeology and water management for individuals or groups in partner organizations.
•The work conducted by GADF will include a research component and will involve working in collaboration with universities in Canada and abroad.
•GADF's activities will result in the protection of the environment. Sustainable use and management of groundwater resources is critical for the sustainability of ecosystems and their associated species.
•GADF will indirectly protect the welfare of children. Understanding,
protecting and having the tools to properly manage the groundwater
resource will help provide long term water supplies to populations,
including to children. Presently, it is estimated that a person dies
due to lack of access to safe potable water every 15 seconds. The
majority are children under 5 years of age.