Burundi – Management and Protection of Groundwater Resources

Report of the project:

• Burundi - Management and Protection of Groundwater resources

Location of the working areas (yellow frames) in Burundi (provinces white frames) with neighbouring countries projected onto ASTER GDEM elevation model Source: BGR

The project was conducted within the bilateral technical cooperation between BGR and the partner of the “Institute Geographique du Burundi” (IGEBU).

Existent wells are mainly situated at valley bottoms. In most cases they are highly bacteria-contaminated at these locations due to lacking waste water infrastructure. Alternative drilling sites located uphill have to be determined to assure good drinking water quality sustainable.

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HAHNE, K. (2014): Lineament Mapping for the Localisation of High Groundwater Potential Using Remote Sensing. - Technical Report No. 4 of the project "Management and Protection of Groundwater Resources in Burundi", prepared by IGEBU & BGR: 52 p., 53 fig., 2 tab.; Hannover. (PDF, 9 MB)

Map „Investigation sites in Kirundo“

Literature:

NOELL, A. (2014): Report on the Geophysical measurements to support the Technical Cooperation Project in Burundi: Management and Protection of Groundwater Resources as part of the Programme Sectoriel Eau (ProSecEau); BGR, Hannover, Germany.

CHOROWICZ, J. ET AL. (1990): The evaluation of satellite imagery and field spectro-radiometer data for the study of the lithology and the ancient and reactivation tectonics in the vicinity of the East African Rift. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 45, 355-381, Elsevier, Amsterdam.