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Groundwater potential is measured by (a) recharge rate and mechanism, (b) aquifer storage and transmission properties, and (c) suitability of the water from water quality point of view and (d) the response of the aquifer to changes such as climate, seasonality, artificial withdrawal and pollution.
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In comparison with water footprint of other countries per capita water footprint of Ethiopia is among the lowest in the world (per capita water footprint of China = 419 m3/year; Netherlands = 2377 m3/year; Kenya = 111 m3/year; Sudan = 545 m3/year; Egypt = 1138 m3/year; Djibouti = 194 m3/year).
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BP—age counting from now to the date the event started- Before Present.
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Kebede, S. (2013). Groundwater Potential, Recharge, Water Balance: Vital Numbers. In: Groundwater in Ethiopia. Springer Hydrogeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30391-3_7
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