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Great appreciation to Dr. Alice Aureli, Chief of the Groundwater Systems and Settlements Section, UNESCO – Division of Water Sciences, for the professional assistance and support of the UNESCO -IHP project Groundwater for Emergency Situations.
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Vrba, J., Renaud, F.G. Overview of groundwater for emergency use and human security. Hydrogeol J 24, 273–276 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-015-1355-x
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